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Product & Materials Research

Build a master FF&E product library through research, web extraction, PDF parsing, and image processing.

The problem

Interior designers spend hours manually collecting product data — browsing vendor sites, copying dimensions and pricing into spreadsheets, downloading images, normalizing inconsistent formats. Data ends up scattered across browser bookmarks, email attachments, PDF catalogs, and half-filled spreadsheets with mismatched columns.

How it works

One master Google Sheet with a 33-column schema. Multiple ways to get products in — research briefs, browser clipping, URL batches, PDF catalogs. Every entry is structured the same regardless of source. Utility skills handle normalization and image processing.

Workflows (getting products in)

SourceSkillHow it works
Research brief/product-researchDescribe what you need, Claude searches the web and returns curated candidates with specs and reasoning
BrowserNorma JeanChrome extension — Alt+C on any product page, extracted and saved in ~3 seconds
URL list/product-spec-bulk-fetchBatch-extract specs from a list of product page URLs
PDF catalog/product-spec-pdf-parserExtract specs from price books, fact sheets, and spec sheets

Utilities (processing products)

SkillWhat it does
/product-spec-bulk-cleanupNormalize casing, categories, dimensions, materials, language across the sheet
/product-image-processorDownload, resize, and remove backgrounds from product images
/spec-packageRun fetch, cleanup, and images in sequence

Skills

SkillTypeDescription
/product-researchWorkflowGive a brief, get curated candidates with specs and reasoning
/product-spec-bulk-fetchUtilityBatch-extract specs from product page URLs
/product-spec-bulk-cleanupUtilityNormalize casing, categories, dimensions, materials, language
/product-spec-pdf-parserUtilityExtract specs from PDF catalogs, price books, and spec sheets
/product-image-processorUtilityDownload, resize, and remove backgrounds from product images

Master schema

All skills write to a shared 33-column Google Sheet:

SectionColumns
Product (A–J)Link, Thumbnail, Product Name, Description, SKU, Brand, Designer, Vendor, Collection, Category
Dimensions (K–P)W, D, H, Seat H, Unit, Weight
Materials (Q–S)Materials, Colors/Finishes, Selected Color/Finish
Pricing (T–V)List Price, Sale Price, Currency
Logistics (W–AA)Lead Time, Warranty, Certifications, COM/COL, Indoor/Outdoor
Meta (AB–AC)Clipped At, Image URL
Research (AD–AG)Tags, Notes, Status, Source