Multimodal Product Image Similarity Analysis

This skill guides you on how to analyze and group products by the visual similarity of their main images. It helps Amazon sellers identify same-style products, detect competitor lookalikes, and organize product lists into visually coherent clusters.

Core Concepts

Product Image Similarity Analysis uses multimodal AI to compare the main images of products and automatically group them based on visual features such as appearance, color, composition, and material. It is a post-processing tool -- it operates on product data that has already been retrieved by a preceding step (e.g., product search, product recommendations).

Similarity threshold: The similarityThreshold parameter controls how visually close two products must be to land in the same group. It is an integer from 0 to 100 representing a percentage. A higher value means stricter matching (only near-identical images group together); a lower value means more lenient matching (broader visual clusters). The default is 60.

Single-brand group filtering: The includeSingleBrandGroups flag (default true) controls whether groups containing products from only one brand are included in the results. Setting it to false filters out single-brand groups, which is useful when the user wants to focus on cross-brand visual overlaps (e.g., competitor lookalike analysis).

Input Data Requirement

This tool requires a products list from a preceding step. It cannot fetch product data on its own. The typical workflow is:

1. Run a product search or recommendation tool to obtain a product list.
2. Pass that product list into this tool via refResultData for visual similarity grouping.

The input data must be a JSON object containing a products array.

Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |

|-----------|------|----------|-------------|

| similarityThreshold | integer | No | Similarity threshold (0-100), default 60. Higher = stricter matching. |

| includeSingleBrandGroups | boolean | No | Whether to include groups with only one brand, default true. Set to false to focus on cross-brand similarity. |

| refResultData | string | No | JSON string of the preceding tool's result data containing the product list. |

| userInput | string | No | The original user query or instruction text. |

Response Fields

| Field | Type | Description |

|-------|------|-------------|

| groups | array | List of similarity groups. Each group contains groupNumber, reason, brandCount, and an asins array of product details. |

| analysisInfo | object | Summary: totalProductsAnalyzed, totalGroupsFound, similarityThreshold, analysisTimestamp. |

| tables | array | Tabular result data, each element with data, columns, and name. |

| total | integer | Total number of result items. |

| title | string | Result title. |

| type | string | Rendering style hint. |

| costToken | integer | Total LLM tokens consumed (input + output). |

Group Item (asins array element)

| Field | Type | Description |

|-------|------|-------------|

| asin | string | Product ASIN |

| productId | string | Product ID |

| brand | string | Brand name |

| price | number | Price |

| rating | number | Rating score |

| ratings | integer | Number of ratings |

| monthlySalesUnits | integer | Monthly sales units |

| monthlySalesRevenue | number | Monthly sales revenue |

| monthlySalesUnitsGrowthRate | number | Monthly sales growth rate |

| imageUrl | string | Main image URL |

| productImageUrls | array | All product image URLs |

| imagePrompt | string | AI-generated image description |

| asinUrl | string | Product detail page URL |

| availableDate | string | Listing date |

| color | string | Color |

| material | string | Material |

调用方式

• API 端点：POST /multimodal/analyzeProductSimilarity（完整参数/响应/错误码见 references/api.md）
• Python 脚本：python scripts/multimodal_analyze_product_similarity.py '' [--inline]
• 成本约束：本工具会消耗积分；同一会话同一参数组合默认只调用一次，脚本带 24h 本地缓存。失败/空结果不得自动换关键词、翻页或改邮编连续试探；需要继续检索时先向用户说明会产生额外消耗。

输出策略（脚本默认行为）：

• 始终将完整响应写入 /linkfox///data/linkfox-multimodal-product-similarity-.json（ 为脚本执行时的工作目录，在 Claude Code 里即当前项目目录； 取自环境变量 SESSION_ID，按用户任务自动聚合；禁止写入 /tmp，当前目录不可写则报错）
• 响应体 ≤ 8 KB：落盘后把完整 JSON 打印到 stdout
• 响应体 > 8 KB：落盘后 stdout 只输出摘要（顶层字段、常见计数如 total/costToken、最大列表字段的长度 + 前 3 条样本）
• 加 --inline 强制全量打印到 stdout（同样落盘）

读数据建议：先看摘要判断是否足够；需要具体字段时优先用 jq或ConvertFrom-Json 从保存的 json 文件按需抽取，避免整份 JSON 进入上下文。

Usage Examples

1. Group search results by visual similarity (default threshold)

After obtaining a product list from a search tool, pass the results to this tool to cluster visually similar items:

User: "Group these products by how similar they look."
Action: Call the API with refResultData set to the preceding product list JSON, using the default similarityThreshold of 60.

2. Find near-identical products (strict matching)

User: "Which of these products have almost the same main image?"
Action: Call the API with similarityThreshold set to 85 or higher for strict visual matching.

3. Cross-brand competitor lookalike detection

User: "Show me groups where different brands have similar-looking products."
Action: Call the API with includeSingleBrandGroups set to false to filter out single-brand clusters.

4. Broad visual clustering (lenient threshold)

User: "Roughly categorize these products by appearance."
Action: Call the API with similarityThreshold set to 40 for broad grouping.

5. Combined: strict similarity across brands

User: "Find products from different brands that look nearly identical."
Action: Call the API with similarityThreshold set to 80 and includeSingleBrandGroups set to false.

Display Rules

1. Present grouping results clearly: Show each similarity group with its group number, the reason for grouping, brand count, and a table of products within the group.
2. Show product images when possible: If image URLs are available, include them to help users visually verify the grouping.
3. Highlight cross-brand groups: When the user cares about competitor analysis, emphasize groups containing multiple brands.
4. Analysis summary: Always present the analysis summary (total products analyzed, total groups found, similarity threshold used, timestamp).
5. No subjective advice: Present the grouping data objectively. Do not inject business recommendations unless the user asks.
6. Large result sets: When there are many groups, show the most significant ones first (e.g., groups with the most products or the most brands) and inform the user about additional groups.
7. Error handling: When a request fails, explain the reason based on the response message and suggest adjustments (e.g., check that the input product data is valid, adjust the threshold).

Important Limitations

• Post-processing only: This tool cannot fetch product data on its own. It must receive product data from a preceding step.
• No database storage: Results are not stored in a database. Do not use database query tools for secondary analysis on the output.
• Input format: The input must be a JSON object containing a products array.
• Direct to summary: After this tool completes, pass the results directly to the summary stage. Do not perform additional intermediate data computations.

User Expression & Scenario Quick Reference

Applicable -- Visual similarity analysis on product lists:

| User Says | Scenario |

|-----------|----------|

| "Group these by how they look" | Visual clustering |

| "Find similar-looking products", "find lookalikes" | Similarity detection |

| "Which products look the same" | Image deduplication |

| "Show me competitor copycats" | Cross-brand lookalike analysis |

| "Cluster by appearance / color / style" | Visual categorization |

| "Are there duplicates in this list" | Image-based dedup |

| "Same-style products from different brands" | Cross-brand similarity |

Not applicable -- Needs beyond image similarity:

• Text-based product comparison (titles, descriptions, keywords)
• Price or sales-based grouping without visual component
• Product search or discovery (this tool only post-processes existing lists)
• Review analysis, listing optimization, advertising strategy

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 references/api.md. Do not interrupt the user's flow.

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