
Linkfox Amazon Reviews
- 195 installs
- 64 repo stars
- Updated August 3, 2026
- linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills
Mine and synthesize Amazon product reviews for listing copy, objection handling, feature gaps, and competitive positioning without manual spreadsheet scraping.
About
Helps ecommerce teams analyze Amazon reviews at scale: cluster themes, sentiment, and feature requests, then translate findings into listing optimizations, ad hooks, and competitive narratives for LinkFox-style seller workflows.
- Extracts recurring praise and complaints from reviews
- Informs listing bullets and A+ content angles
- Surfaces competitor positioning gaps
- Supports objection-led ad and email copy
- Speeds voice-of-customer research for sellers
Linkfox Amazon Reviews by the numbers
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| Installs | 195 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 64 |
| Last updated | August 3, 2026 |
| Repository | linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills ↗ |
What it does
Mine and synthesize Amazon product reviews for listing copy, objection handling, feature gaps, and competitive positioning without manual spreadsheet scraping.
Files
Amazon Product Reviews
Fetch and analyze Amazon product reviews to help sellers extract actionable insights from customer feedback.
Core Concepts
This tool retrieves real customer reviews for a given Amazon ASIN across 15 marketplaces. You can control how many reviews to fetch per star rating (1-5 stars, up to 100 each), sort by recency or helpfulness, and apply various filters. Only one ASIN per request; for multiple ASINs, make separate calls.
API Usage
All 15 marketplaces (including US) use a single unified endpoint:
- Call
scripts/amazon_reviews.py, passdomainCode: "<code>". UsedomainCode: "com"for Amazon.com. Seereferences/api.md
Parameter Guide
| Parameter | Type | Required | Scope | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| asin | string | Yes | All | Amazon product ASIN | - |
| star1Num | integer | No | Main endpoint | 1-star reviews to fetch (0-100) | 10 |
| star2Num | integer | No | Main endpoint | 2-star reviews to fetch (0-100) | 10 |
| star3Num | integer | No | Main endpoint | 3-star reviews to fetch (0-100) | 10 |
| star4Num | integer | No | Main endpoint | 4-star reviews to fetch (0-100) | 10 |
| star5Num | integer | No | Main endpoint | 5-star reviews to fetch (0-100) | 10 |
| sortBy | string | No | All | recent (newest) or helpful (most helpful) | recent |
| formatType | string | No | All | current_format or all_formats | current_format |
| domainCode | string | No | Main endpoint | Marketplace code (see Supported Marketplaces); use com for US | com |
| filterByKeyword | string | No | Main endpoint | Filter reviews by keyword (max 1000 chars) | - |
| reviewerType | string | No | Main endpoint | all_reviews or avp_only_reviews (verified only) | all_reviews |
| mediaType | string | No | Main endpoint | all_contents or media_reviews_only | all_contents |
Supported Marketplaces
| Marketplace | Code |
|---|---|
| United States | com |
| Canada | ca |
| United Kingdom | co.uk |
| Germany | de |
| France | fr |
| Italy | it |
| Spain | es |
| Japan | co.jp |
| India | in |
| Australia | com.au |
| Brazil | com.br |
| Mexico | com.mx |
| Netherlands | nl |
| Sweden | se |
| United Arab Emirates | ae |
Use domainCode for every supported marketplace. Always confirm the user's intended marketplace.
Usage Examples
1. Fetch US reviews (Amazon.com)
{"asin": "B08N5WRWNW", "domainCode": "com", "star1Num": 10, "star2Num": 10, "star3Num": 10, "star4Num": 10, "star5Num": 10, "sortBy": "recent"}2. Fetch negative reviews with keyword filter (Germany)
{"asin": "B08N5WRWNW", "domainCode": "de", "star1Num": 30, "star2Num": 30, "filterByKeyword": "quality", "reviewerType": "avp_only_reviews"}3. Fetch 5-star reviews with media (Japan)
{"asin": "B08N5WRWNW", "domainCode": "co.jp", "star5Num": 50, "star1Num": 0, "star2Num": 0, "star3Num": 0, "star4Num": 0, "sortBy": "helpful", "mediaType": "media_reviews_only"}Display Rules
1. Present data clearly: Show reviews grouped by star rating with key fields: rating, title, text, date, verified status, helpful count. 2. Summarize when appropriate: For many reviews, provide a theme/pain-point summary before listing individuals. 3. Highlight actionable insights: Call out recurring complaints in negative reviews; note praised features in positive reviews. 4. Vine and verified labels: Clearly indicate Vine Voice and verified purchase status. 5. Media indicators: Note when reviews include images or videos. 6. Response normalization: Normalize rating and helpful-count fields for consistent display when the raw response uses marketplace-specific text formats. 7. Error handling: When a query fails, explain the reason based on the response message and suggest adjusting parameters. 8. Single ASIN limitation: If the user asks about multiple ASINs, make separate requests for each.
Important Limitations
- One ASIN per request: Only a single ASIN can be queried at a time.
- Per-star cap: Each star rating returns max 100 reviews per request.
- Parameter scope:
filterByKeyword,reviewerType,mediaTypeare available on/amazon/reviews/list, includingdomainCode: "com". - No historical snapshots: Reviews are fetched in real-time.
- Review text language: Reviews are returned in their original language as posted.
User Expression & Scenario Quick Reference
Applicable — Tasks involving Amazon product reviews:
| User Says | Scenario |
|---|---|
| "Show me the reviews for this ASIN" | Direct review lookup |
| "Get US reviews for B08N5WRWNW" | Marketplace-specific lookup |
| "What are customers complaining about" | Negative review analysis |
| "Get me all the 1-star reviews" | Star-filtered retrieval |
| "Any common issues in the bad reviews" | Pain point mining |
| "What do people like about this product" | Positive review analysis |
| "Find reviews mentioning 'battery'" | Keyword-filtered reviews |
| "Show me reviews with photos" | Media-filtered reviews |
| "Verified purchase reviews only" | Reviewer-type filtering |
| "Help me analyze competitor reviews" | Competitor review research |
| "Product improvement suggestions from reviews" | Actionable insight extraction |
Not applicable — Needs beyond product review data:
- ABA search term data / keyword research (use ABA Data Explorer instead)
- Sales estimation or revenue analysis
- Listing copywriting or A+ content creation
- Advertising / PPC strategy
- Pricing strategy or profit margin calculations
Boundary judgment: If "product research" or "competitor analysis" boils down to reading customer reviews for specific ASINs, this skill applies. If it involves search volume, keyword rankings, sales estimates, or market sizing, it does not.
Feedback:
Auto-detect and report feedback via the Feedback API when any of the following apply: 1. The functionality or purpose described in this skill does not match actual behavior 2. The skill's results do not match the user's intent 3. The user expresses dissatisfaction or praise about this skill 4. Anything you believe could be improved
Call the feedback API as specified in the references. Do not interrupt the user's flow.
<!-- LF_LARGE_RESPONSE_BLOCK -->
Handling Large Responses
To avoid overflowing the agent context, persist the response to disk and extract only the fields you need:
python scripts/response_io.py run --script scripts/amazon_reviews.py --out-dir <DIR> '<params>'
python scripts/response_io.py read <file> --fields "<paths>" # or --path "<JMESPath>"Pick--out-diroutside any git working tree (e.g./tmp/...on Unix,%TEMP%/...on Windows). Persisted responses may contain PII, pricing, or auth-sensitive data — do not commit them. Files are not auto-deleted; clean up when the task is done.
This skill exposes one entry script: amazon_reviews.py.run writes the full response to a file and emits only a schema preview + file path. read projects specific fields, with --limit/--offset for slicing and --format json|jsonl|csv|table for output.
When to prefer this pattern — apply your judgment based on the response characteristics, e.g.:
- High field count per record, or fields you don't need
- Batch/paginated results (multiple items per call)
- Long-text fields (descriptions, reviews, HTML, time series)
- Output reused across later steps rather than consumed immediately
For small, single-use responses, calling the main script directly is fine.
⚠️ The preview is a truncated schema + sample, not the full data. Any field-level decision must read from the persisted file via read. <!-- /LF_LARGE_RESPONSE_BLOCK -->
--- For more high-quality, professional cross-border e-commerce skills, visit [LinkFox Skills](https://skill.linkfox.com/).
亚马逊商品评论 API 参考
调用规范
- 请求地址:
https://tool-gateway.linkfox.com/amazon/reviews/list - 请求方式:POST,Content-Type: application/json
- 认证方式:Header
Authorization: <api_key>,api_key 从环境变量LINKFOXAGENT_API_KEY读取(如未配置,提示用户前往 https://skill.linkfox.com/linkfoxskills/guide.htm 申请)
请求参数
POST Body(JSON):
| 参数 | 类型 | 必填 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|
| asin | string | 是 | 亚马逊商品ASIN |
| domainCode | string | 否 | 亚马逊域名代码,默认 com。可选值:com、ca、co.uk、in、de、fr、it、es、co.jp、com.au、com.br、nl、se、com.mx、ae。美国站使用 com |
| star1Num | integer | 否 | 1星评论数量,默认获取10条,最多100条 |
| star2Num | integer | 否 | 2星评论数量,默认获取10条,最多100条 |
| star3Num | integer | 否 | 3星评论数量,默认获取10条,最多100条 |
| star4Num | integer | 否 | 4星评论数量,默认获取10条,最多100条 |
| star5Num | integer | 否 | 5星评论数量,默认获取10条,最多100条 |
| filterByKeyword | string | 否 | 按关键词筛选评论,最大长度1000字符 |
| sortBy | string | 否 | 评论排序方式:recent(最新评论)或 helpful(最有用评论),默认 recent |
| reviewerType | string | 否 | 评论者类型:all_reviews(所有评论)或 avp_only_reviews(仅认证购买),默认 all_reviews |
| mediaType | string | 否 | 媒体类型:all_contents(所有内容)或 media_reviews_only(仅包含媒体的评论),默认 all_contents |
| formatType | string | 否 | 格式类型:current_format(当前格式)或 all_formats(所有格式),默认 current_format |
响应结构
| 字段 | 类型 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|
| total | integer | 总评论数 |
| data | array | 评论列表(详见下方评论对象) |
| columns | array | 渲染的列 |
| costToken | integer | 总Token消耗 |
| type | string | 渲染的样式 |
评论对象
| 字段 | 类型 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|
| reviewId | string | 评论ID |
| asin | string | 产品ASIN |
| title | string | 评论标题 |
| text | string | 评论内容 |
| rating | string | 评分 |
| date | string | 评论日期 |
| userName | string | 评论者名称 |
| verified | boolean | 是否已验证购买 |
| vine | boolean | 是否Vine Voice评论 |
| numberOfHelpful | integer | 有用数量 |
| imageUrlList | array | 评论图片列表 |
| videoUrlList | array | 评论视频列表 |
| domainCode | string | 国家代码 |
| productTitle | string | 产品标题 |
| productRating | string | 产品评分 |
| countRatings | integer | 产品评分数量 |
| countReviews | integer | 产品评论数量 |
| variationId | string | 变体ID |
| variationList | array | 变体列表 |
| profilePath | string | 评论者个人资料路径 |
| currentPage | integer | 当前页码 |
| sortStrategy | string | 排序策略 |
| statusCode | integer | 状态码 |
| statusMessage | string | 状态消息 |
| locale | object | 区域信息 |
| reviewSummary | object | 评论摘要数据 |
| filters | object | 已应用的筛选条件 |
错误码
正常情况下,接口的 HTTP 状态码均为 200,业务的成功与否通过响应体中的 errorCode 字段区分(errorCode = 200 表示成功,其他值表示业务错误)。当遇到未授权等情况时,HTTP 状态码为 401,且对应的 errorCode 也是 401。
| errcode | 含义 | 处理建议 |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | 成功 | 正常解析业务字段 |
| 401 | 认证失败 | 检查请求头 Authorization 是否正确携带 API Key;API Key 申请方式请参考上述调用规范下的认证方式。 |
| 其他非200值 | 业务异常 | 参考 errmsg 字段获取具体错误原因 |
错误响应示例:
{
"errcode": 401,
"errmsg": "authorized error"
}curl 示例(美国站)
curl -X POST https://tool-gateway.linkfox.com/amazon/reviews/list \
-H "Authorization: $LINKFOXAGENT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"asin": "B08N5WRWNW",
"domainCode": "com",
"star1Num": 10,
"star2Num": 10,
"star3Num": 0,
"star4Num": 0,
"star5Num": 0,
"sortBy": "recent",
"reviewerType": "all_reviews"
}'---
Feedback API
This endpoint is separate from the tool API above. Do not mix the two base URLs.
- POST
https://skill-api.linkfox.com/api/v1/public/feedback - Content-Type:
application/json
{
"skillName": "linkfox-amazon-reviews",
"sentiment": "POSITIVE",
"category": "OTHER",
"content": "Results were accurate, user was satisfied."
}Field rules:
skillName: Use this skill'snamefrom the YAML frontmattersentiment: Choose ONE —POSITIVE(praise),NEUTRAL(suggestion without emotion),NEGATIVE(complaint or error)category: Choose ONE —BUG(malfunction or wrong data),COMPLAINT(user dissatisfaction),SUGGESTION(improvement idea),OTHERcontent: Include what the user said or intended, what actually happened, and why it is a problem or praise
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Amazon Reviews List - LinkFox Skill
Calls the amazon/reviews/list API endpoint
Usage:
python amazon_reviews.py '{"asin": "B08N5WRWNW", "domainCode": "com", "star1Num": 10, "star2Num": 10}'
"""
import json
import os
import sys
from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
API_URL = "https://tool-gateway.linkfox.com/amazon/reviews/list"
def get_api_key():
"""Retrieve the API key from environment, with a friendly prompt if missing."""
key = os.environ.get("LINKFOXAGENT_API_KEY")
if not key:
print(
"API Key not configured. Please complete authorization first:\n"
"1. Visit https://skill.linkfox.com/linkfoxskills/guide.htm to obtain your Key\n"
"2. Set the environment variable: export LINKFOXAGENT_API_KEY=your-key-here",
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(1)
return key
def call_api(params: dict) -> dict:
"""Call the tool gateway API."""
api_key = get_api_key()
data = json.dumps(params).encode("utf-8")
req = Request(
API_URL,
data=data,
headers={
"Authorization": api_key,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"User-Agent": "LinkFox-Skill/1.0",
},
method="POST",
)
try:
with urlopen(req, timeout=60) as response:
return json.loads(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
except HTTPError as e:
body = e.read().decode("utf-8") if e.fp else ""
return {"error": f"HTTP {e.code}: {e.reason}", "details": body}
except URLError as e:
return {"error": f"Connection failed: {e.reason}"}
def main():
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("Usage: amazon_reviews.py '<JSON parameters>'", file=sys.stderr)
print(
'Example: amazon_reviews.py \'{"asin": "B08N5WRWNW", "domainCode": "com", "star1Num": 10}\'',
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(1)
try:
params = json.loads(sys.argv[1])
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
print(f"Invalid parameter format: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
result = call_api(params)
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Skill response I/O helper — wraps any main script to persist large API
responses to disk, then offers a `read` subcommand to extract specific fields
from those persisted files. Generic, business-agnostic.
This script is bundled into each skill's scripts/ directory by tools/response_io/sync.py.
The agent must pass --script <path> to identify which main script to execute.
Usage:
python scripts/response_io.py run --script <PATH> --out-dir <DIR> '<json_params>' [--label NAME] [--timeout SEC]
python scripts/response_io.py read <file> (--path "<JMESPath>" | --fields "f1,f2,...") [--limit N] [--offset M] [--format json|jsonl|csv|table]
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import sys
if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
sys.exit(
"Error: Python 3.10+ required (current: "
f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}). "
"Please upgrade Python."
)
import argparse
import csv
import io
import json
import os
import re
import secrets
import subprocess
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
# Force UTF-8 stdout/stderr so non-ASCII chars in previews and API responses
# print correctly on Windows (default cp936 / gbk).
for stream in (sys.stdout, sys.stderr):
try:
stream.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8") # type: ignore[attr-defined]
except (AttributeError, OSError):
pass
try:
import jmespath # type: ignore
HAS_JMESPATH = True
except ImportError:
HAS_JMESPATH = False
MAX_STRING_LEN = 120
MAX_DEPTH = 3
SAMPLE_KEY_CAP = 15
RAW_TEXT_PEEK = 500
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC = 300
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Shared helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _err(msg: str, code: int = 1) -> None:
print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(code)
def _resolve_script(script_arg: str) -> Path:
p = Path(script_arg).expanduser()
if not p.is_absolute():
# Resolve relative to the current working directory the agent invoked from.
p = (Path.cwd() / p).resolve()
else:
p = p.resolve()
if not p.is_file():
_err(f"--script path not found: {p}")
return p
def _resolve_skill_name(main_script: Path) -> str:
"""Best-effort skill name extraction for filename prefixing.
main_script lives at <skill_dir>/scripts/<name>.py — return <skill_dir>'s
folder name. Fall back to the script's stem if structure differs.
"""
try:
if main_script.parent.name == "scripts":
return main_script.parents[1].name
except IndexError:
pass
return main_script.stem
def _sanitize_label(label: str) -> str:
"""Allow only safe filename chars in --label to prevent path traversal."""
cleaned = re.sub(r"[^\w\-]", "_", label)
return cleaned[:64] # cap length
def _truncate_string(s: str) -> str:
if len(s) <= MAX_STRING_LEN:
return s
return s[:MAX_STRING_LEN] + f"...(truncated, total {len(s)} chars)"
def _truncate_value(value: Any, depth: int = 0) -> Any:
"""Recursively truncate strings, deep nesting, and large arrays for preview."""
if depth >= MAX_DEPTH:
if isinstance(value, dict):
return f"<truncated nested object, keys: {list(value.keys())[:10]}>"
if isinstance(value, list):
return f"<truncated nested array, length: {len(value)}>"
if isinstance(value, str):
return _truncate_string(value)
return value
if isinstance(value, str):
return _truncate_string(value)
if isinstance(value, dict):
out = {k: _truncate_value(v, depth + 1) for k, v in value.items()}
return out
if isinstance(value, list):
if not value:
return []
truncated = [_truncate_value(value[0], depth + 1)]
if len(value) > 1:
# Note total length on the parent — keep the array type-homogeneous
# so downstream consumers can iterate without special-casing strings.
truncated.append({"_omitted_items": len(value) - 1})
return truncated
return value
def _shape_of(value: Any, top: bool = False) -> Any:
"""Lightweight schema description for the preview block."""
if isinstance(value, dict):
keys = list(value.keys())
out: dict[str, Any] = {"type": "object", "top_keys" if top else "keys": keys}
if top:
for k in keys[:8]:
out[k] = _shape_of(value[k])
return out
if isinstance(value, list):
out = {"type": "array", "length": len(value)}
if value and isinstance(value[0], dict):
out["item_keys"] = list(value[0].keys())
elif value:
out["item_type"] = type(value[0]).__name__
return out
return {"type": type(value).__name__}
def _build_sample(value: Any) -> Any:
"""First-record sample with explicit truncation marker."""
if isinstance(value, list):
if not value:
return {"_truncated_record": True, "_note": "array is empty"}
first = value[0]
if isinstance(first, dict):
sample = {"_truncated_record": True, "_note": f"first of {len(value)} items"}
sample.update(_truncate_value(first, depth=1))
return sample
return {"_truncated_record": True, "_note": f"first of {len(value)} items", "value": _truncate_value(first, depth=1)}
if isinstance(value, dict):
sample = {"_truncated_record": True, "_note": "top-level object (truncated)"}
sample.update(_truncate_value(value, depth=1))
return sample
return {"_truncated_record": True, "value": _truncate_value(value, depth=1)}
def _shrink_preview(preview: dict) -> dict:
"""Cap the sample's value fields when it has many keys.
`shape.*.item_keys` is the single source of truth for the full key list
(always complete, no truncation). The sample only ever shows up to
SAMPLE_KEY_CAP fields with their concrete values, since the agent only
needs a feel for value shapes — for the full menu of available fields,
they read `shape`.
"""
sample = preview.get("sample")
if isinstance(sample, dict):
meta_keys = {"_truncated_record", "_note"}
data_keys = [k for k in sample.keys() if k not in meta_keys]
if len(data_keys) > SAMPLE_KEY_CAP:
kept = data_keys[:SAMPLE_KEY_CAP]
new_sample = {k: v for k, v in sample.items() if k in meta_keys or k in kept}
base_note = sample.get("_note", "")
extra = (
f"showing first {SAMPLE_KEY_CAP} of {len(data_keys)} fields "
f"(see `shape` for the complete key list)"
)
new_sample["_note"] = f"{base_note}; {extra}" if base_note else extra
preview["sample"] = new_sample
return preview
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# `run` subcommand
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def cmd_run(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
main_script = _resolve_script(args.script)
skill_name = _resolve_skill_name(main_script)
out_dir = Path(args.out_dir).expanduser().resolve()
try:
out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
except OSError as e:
_err(f"Failed to create --out-dir {out_dir}: {e}")
if not os.access(out_dir, os.W_OK):
_err(f"--out-dir is not writable: {out_dir}")
timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
rand = secrets.token_hex(3)
safe_label = _sanitize_label(args.label) if args.label else ""
label_part = f"__{safe_label}" if safe_label else ""
out_file = out_dir / f"{skill_name}__{timestamp}_{rand}{label_part}.json"
# Force the child process to emit UTF-8 regardless of the host console
# encoding (Windows defaults to cp936 / gbk and would otherwise corrupt
# non-ASCII bytes when we read them back).
child_env = os.environ.copy()
child_env["PYTHONIOENCODING"] = "utf-8"
timed_out = False
try:
proc = subprocess.run(
[sys.executable, str(main_script), args.params],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
encoding="utf-8",
errors="replace",
env=child_env,
timeout=args.timeout,
)
stdout_text = proc.stdout or ""
stderr_text = proc.stderr or ""
returncode = proc.returncode
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
timed_out = True
stdout_text = (e.stdout.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if isinstance(e.stdout, bytes) else (e.stdout or "")) or ""
stderr_text = (e.stderr.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if isinstance(e.stderr, bytes) else (e.stderr or "")) or ""
returncode = 124 # convention for timeout
# Always write the captured stdout to disk, even if not JSON.
try:
out_file.write_text(stdout_text, encoding="utf-8")
except OSError as e:
_err(f"Failed to write output file {out_file}: {e}")
if stderr_text:
sys.stderr.write(stderr_text)
# Try to parse the captured stdout as JSON for the preview.
try:
parsed = json.loads(stdout_text) if stdout_text.strip() else None
format_kind = "json"
except json.JSONDecodeError:
parsed = None
format_kind = "raw_text"
preview: dict[str, Any] = {
"_preview": {
"is_preview": True,
"warning": (
"PREVIEW ONLY — NOT FULL DATA. The full response is saved to `file`. "
"Use `python scripts/response_io.py read <file> --fields '...'` to extract "
"specific fields, or `--path '<JMESPath>'` for complex projections."
),
},
}
# Surface failures prominently so agents don't mistake a stub preview for success.
if returncode != 0 or timed_out:
stderr_snippet = stderr_text[-500:] if stderr_text else ""
preview["_error"] = {
"exit_code": returncode,
"timed_out": timed_out,
"stderr_snippet": stderr_snippet,
"hint": "The wrapped script failed or timed out. The output file may be empty or partial.",
}
preview.update({
"file": str(out_file),
"size_bytes": out_file.stat().st_size,
"skill": skill_name,
"exit_code": returncode,
"format": format_kind,
"label": safe_label or None,
"next_steps_hint": (
"use: python scripts/response_io.py read <file> --fields '...' | --path '...'"
),
})
if format_kind == "json":
preview["shape"] = _shape_of(parsed, top=True)
preview["sample"] = _build_sample(parsed)
else:
peek = stdout_text[:RAW_TEXT_PEEK]
preview["raw_text_peek"] = peek
preview["raw_text_total_chars"] = len(stdout_text)
preview["sample"] = {
"_truncated_record": True,
"_note": f"stdout was not valid JSON; first {RAW_TEXT_PEEK} chars shown above in raw_text_peek",
}
preview = _shrink_preview(preview)
print(json.dumps(preview, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
return returncode
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# `read` subcommand
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _load_json(path: Path) -> Any:
try:
text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
except OSError as e:
_err(f"Failed to read file {path}: {e}")
try:
return json.loads(text)
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
_err(f"File is not valid JSON: {path}\n{e}")
def _basic_dot_path(data: Any, path: str) -> Any:
"""Pure-stdlib dot-path resolver. No [*] support — callers fall back here only when jmespath is unavailable AND the path has no [*]."""
cur = data
for part in path.split("."):
if isinstance(cur, dict):
cur = cur.get(part)
else:
return None
return cur
def _resolve_field(data: Any, expr: str) -> Any:
if HAS_JMESPATH:
return jmespath.search(expr, data)
if "[" in expr or "*" in expr:
_err(
f"jmespath is required for expression '{expr}'. "
f"Install with: pip install jmespath"
)
return _basic_dot_path(data, expr)
def _project_fields(data: Any, fields: list[str]) -> Any:
"""Run each field expr; if any returns a list, zip them into list-of-dicts."""
resolved: dict[str, Any] = {f: _resolve_field(data, f) for f in fields}
list_lengths = [len(v) for v in resolved.values() if isinstance(v, list)]
if not list_lengths:
return resolved
# All list values must be same length to zip cleanly.
if len(set(list_lengths)) > 1:
# Fallback: return the dict as-is so caller can inspect mismatches.
return resolved
n = list_lengths[0]
rows = []
for i in range(n):
row = {}
for f, v in resolved.items():
row[f] = v[i] if isinstance(v, list) else v
rows.append(row)
return rows
def _apply_slice(value: Any, limit: int | None, offset: int | None) -> Any:
if not isinstance(value, list):
return value
start = offset or 0
end = (start + limit) if limit is not None else None
return value[start:end]
def _format_output(value: Any, fmt: str) -> str:
if fmt == "json":
return json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
if fmt == "jsonl":
if isinstance(value, list):
return "\n".join(json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False) for item in value)
return json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False)
if fmt in ("csv", "table"):
if not isinstance(value, list) or not value:
_err(f"--format {fmt} requires a non-empty list result")
if not all(isinstance(item, dict) for item in value):
_err(f"--format {fmt} requires list-of-objects, got list of {type(value[0]).__name__}")
keys: list[str] = []
for item in value:
for k in item.keys():
if k not in keys:
keys.append(k)
if fmt == "csv":
buf = io.StringIO()
writer = csv.DictWriter(buf, fieldnames=keys, extrasaction="ignore")
writer.writeheader()
for item in value:
writer.writerow({k: _stringify(item.get(k)) for k in keys})
return buf.getvalue().rstrip("\n")
# table: simple aligned columns
rows = [[_stringify(item.get(k)) for k in keys] for item in value]
widths = [len(k) for k in keys]
for row in rows:
for i, cell in enumerate(row):
widths[i] = max(widths[i], len(cell))
lines = [
" ".join(k.ljust(widths[i]) for i, k in enumerate(keys)),
" ".join("-" * widths[i] for i in range(len(keys))),
]
for row in rows:
lines.append(" ".join(row[i].ljust(widths[i]) for i in range(len(keys))))
return "\n".join(lines)
_err(f"Unknown --format: {fmt}")
return "" # unreachable
def _stringify(v: Any) -> str:
if v is None:
return ""
if isinstance(v, (dict, list)):
return json.dumps(v, ensure_ascii=False)
return str(v)
def cmd_read(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
if not args.path and not args.fields:
_err("read: either --path or --fields is required")
if args.path and args.fields:
_err("read: --path and --fields are mutually exclusive")
file_path = Path(args.file).expanduser().resolve()
data = _load_json(file_path)
if args.path:
result = _resolve_field(data, args.path)
else:
fields = [f.strip() for f in args.fields.split(",") if f.strip()]
if not fields:
_err("--fields parsed to empty list")
result = _project_fields(data, fields)
result = _apply_slice(result, args.limit, args.offset)
print(_format_output(result, args.format))
return 0
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLI
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
prog="response_io.py",
description="Persist large skill API responses to disk and read fields on demand.",
)
sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
p_run = sub.add_parser(
"run",
help="Execute a main script and persist its stdout to a file; "
"print only a lightweight preview to stdout.",
)
p_run.add_argument("params", help="JSON params string passed verbatim to the main script (argv[1]).")
p_run.add_argument("--script", required=True, help="Path to the main script to execute, e.g. scripts/my_api.py")
p_run.add_argument("--out-dir", required=True, help="Directory to write the response file into (created if missing).")
p_run.add_argument("--label", default=None, help="Optional filename suffix; sanitized to safe filename characters.")
p_run.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC, help=f"Subprocess timeout in seconds (default: {DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC}).")
p_run.set_defaults(func=cmd_run)
p_read = sub.add_parser(
"read",
help="Extract specific fields from a previously persisted response file.",
)
p_read.add_argument("file", help="Path to the persisted JSON response file.")
g = p_read.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
g.add_argument("--path", default=None, help="JMESPath expression, e.g. 'data[*].{asin: asin, title: title}'.")
g.add_argument("--fields", default=None, help="Comma-separated field paths, e.g. 'data[*].asin,data[*].title'.")
p_read.add_argument("--limit", type=int, default=None, help="Take at most N items (when result is a list).")
p_read.add_argument("--offset", type=int, default=None, help="Skip the first M items (when result is a list).")
p_read.add_argument("--format", choices=["json", "jsonl", "csv", "table"], default="json", help="Output format (default: json).")
p_read.set_defaults(func=cmd_read)
args = parser.parse_args()
return args.func(args)
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())