Decide
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Decide when to buy a big-ticket item to get the best price — the sales cycles, model-refresh timing, and 'buy now vs wait' math for the specific thing you want.
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Install Big Purchase Timing
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills big-purchase-timing --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/big-purchase-timing .claude/skills/big-purchase-timing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "big-purchase-timing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timing into .claude/skills/big-purchase-timing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "big-purchase-timing", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills big-purchase-timing --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/big-purchase-timing .agents/skills/big-purchase-timing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "big-purchase-timing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timing into .agents/skills/big-purchase-timing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "big-purchase-timing", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills big-purchase-timing --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/big-purchase-timing .cursor/skills/big-purchase-timing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "big-purchase-timing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timing into .cursor/skills/big-purchase-timing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "big-purchase-timing", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/big-purchase-timing--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills big-purchase-timing --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/big-purchase-timing .gemini/skills/big-purchase-timing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "big-purchase-timing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timing into .gemini/skills/big-purchase-timing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "big-purchase-timing", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills big-purchase-timingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/big-purchase-timing .github/skills/big-purchase-timing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "big-purchase-timing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timing into .github/skills/big-purchase-timing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "big-purchase-timing", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills big-purchase-timing --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/big-purchase-timing .opencode/skills/big-purchase-timing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "big-purchase-timing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/big-purchase-timing into .opencode/skills/big-purchase-timing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "big-purchase-timing", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
big-purchase-timing- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 553 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Decide when to buy a big-ticket item to get the best price — the sales cycles, model-refresh timing, and 'buy now vs wait' math for the specific thing you want.
- Works in 5 steps: Know the category's calendar. Each… → Check for a refresh. If a new version is… → Weigh the wait. Compare the likely… → …
- Asked whens the best time to buy [item]
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Cycles, Refreshes,… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Big Purchase Timing is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Decide when to buy a big-ticket item to get the best price — the sales cycles, model-refresh timing, and 'buy now vs wait' math for the specific thing you want. Use when asked when's the best time to buy [item], should I wait for a sale, is now a good time to buy, or when do [products] go on sale. Produces the typical discount calendar for that category, whether a new model/version is due (and if the current one will drop), a buy-now-vs-wait recommendation for your timeline, and price-tracking tactics — flagging…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked whens the best time to buy [item]
- Should I wait for a sale
- Is now a good time to buy
- Do [products] go on sale
Example prompts
- “buy now vs wait”
- “/big-purchase-timing”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Know the category's calendar. Each product type has predictable sale windows (major shopping holidays, seasonal clear-outs…
- Check for a refresh. If a new version is imminent, the current model often drops in price (great if you don't need the newest) or sells…
- Weigh the wait. Compare the likely saving against how long you'd wait and how much you need it — a big saving in three weeks may beat…
- Track the price. Use price-history/alert tools to spot real drops and avoid inflated "was/now" fake sales.
- Be honest about uncertainty. These are patterns, not guarantees — say so, and don't advise waiting months to save a little on something…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Big Purchase Timing loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 145 tokens; SKILL.md has 553 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 553 words, ~1,090 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/big-purchase-timing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- big-purchase-timing
- description
- Decide when to buy a big-ticket item to get the best price — the sales cycles, model-refresh timing, and 'buy now vs wait' math for the specific thing you want. Use when asked when's the best time to buy [item], should I wait for a sale, is now a good time to buy, or when do [products] go on sale. Produces the typical discount calendar for that category, whether a new model/version is due (and if the current one will drop), a buy-now-vs-wait recommendation for your timeline, and price-tracking tactics — flagging that timing is a guide, not a guarantee.
Big-Purchase Timing
The same TV, mattress, laptop, or appliance can swing hundreds in price depending on when you buy — around holiday sales, end-of-model-year clear-outs, or a new version's launch. This lays out the typical discount calendar for what you want, whether a refresh is coming, and gives a clear buy-now-or-wait call for your actual timeline — honest that these are patterns, not promises.
What This Skill Produces
- The discount calendar — when this category typically goes on sale (seasonal events, holidays, end-of-quarter/model-year)
- The refresh read — whether a new model/version is likely due, and whether the current one will get discounted or discontinued
- A buy-now-vs-wait call — for your timeline and how much the saving is worth waiting for
- Price-tracking tactics — how to watch the price, set alerts, and recognize a genuine deal vs. a fake "sale"
- A honest caveat — timing is probabilistic; if you need it now or the saving is small, waiting may not be worth it
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
- The item — category and, ideally, the specific model
- Your timeline — need it now, flexible, or purely opportunistic
- Budget sensitivity — how much a potential saving matters vs. convenience
- New vs. any — must-have latest model, or happy with last year's
- Where you'd buy — region/retailers (affects the sales calendar)
Framework: Cycles, Refreshes, And Your Timeline
- Know the category's calendar. Each product type has predictable sale windows (major shopping holidays, seasonal clear-outs, back-to-school, end-of-model-year) — map the item to its cycle.
- Check for a refresh. If a new version is imminent, the current model often drops in price (great if you don't need the newest) or sells out — factor the release cadence in.
- Weigh the wait. Compare the likely saving against how long you'd wait and how much you need it — a big saving in three weeks may beat buying today; a small one may not.
- Track the price. Use price-history/alert tools to spot real drops and avoid inflated "was/now" fake sales.
- Be honest about uncertainty. These are patterns, not guarantees — say so, and don't advise waiting months to save a little on something needed now.
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Output Format
Buy timing: [item] · timeline: [now/flexible] · [region]
Discount calendar: best windows are [events/seasons] — typical saving ~[range]. Refresh watch: new model [likely when] → current one [drops/discontinues]. Recommendation: [buy now / wait until X] — because [saving vs. your timeline]. Track the price: [alerts/history tools] · spot fake "sales" by [checking price history].
Timing is a guide, not a guarantee — prices vary. If you need it now or the saving is small, don't over-wait.
Quality Checks
- Gives the category's actual typical sale windows
- Checks whether a model refresh affects timing/price
- Weighs the saving against the person's timeline
- Includes price-tracking and fake-sale detection
- Honestly caveats that timing isn't guaranteed
Anti-Patterns
- "Just wait for a sale" with no calendar or timeframe.
- Ignoring the person's actual timeline/need.
- Missing an imminent model refresh that changes everything.
- Trusting "was/now" pricing without price history.
- Advising a long wait to save a trivial amount on something needed now.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "When's the best time to buy a new TV?"
- "Should I buy this laptop now or wait for a sale?"
- "Is now a good time to buy a mattress, or is a sale coming?"
- "When do appliances usually go on sale?"
- "New phone's rumored soon — should I wait or buy the current one cheap?"
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/big-purchase-timing of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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Questions about Big Purchase Timing
What does Big Purchase Timing do?
Decide when to buy a big-ticket item to get the best price — the sales cycles, model-refresh timing, and 'buy now vs wait' math for the specific thing you want. Big Purchase Timing is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Decide when to buy a big-ticket item to get the best price — the sales cycles, model-refresh timing, and 'buy now vs wait' math for the specific thing you want.
When should I use Big Purchase Timing?
Big Purchase Timing fits situations like: asked whens the best time to buy [item]; should I wait for a sale; is now a good time to buy; do [products] go on sale.
How do I install Big Purchase Timing in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/big-purchase-timing in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/big-purchase-timing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Big Purchase Timing in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/big-purchase-timing in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/big-purchase-timing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Big Purchase Timing in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill big-purchase-timing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/big-purchase-timing, .gemini/skills/big-purchase-timing, .github/skills/big-purchase-timing and .opencode/skills/big-purchase-timing in your project.
What does Big Purchase Timing need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Big Purchase Timing is instructions for the agent only.
Does Big Purchase Timing access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Big Purchase Timing safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Big Purchase Timing use?
Big Purchase Timing is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Big Purchase Timing use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Big Purchase Timing?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Big Purchase Timing: Decide (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Decide (superset-sh/superset, 15k stars), Time Tracking (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Time Ledger (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Big Purchase Timing?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.