Everything You Need to Track & Score PC Deals
Explore the technology powering RigScouter-AI — from cloud-rendered headless scraping to Supabase PostgreSQL Row-Level Security, AI Deal Scoring, and automated scheduled digests.
Autonomous Multi-Retailer Web Scraper
RigScouter-AI connects directly to live pricing across Amazon and eBay, with Best Buy now in testing and automated scraper pipelines for Micro Center, Newegg, and B&H Photo rolling out soon.
- Extracts structured JSON: current price, MSRP, retailer, product URL, and stock status.
- Normalizes partner graphics cards (ASUS Dual, MSI Ventus) into canonical base models (e.g. RTX 4070 Super).
- Rejects non-PC part queries with instantaneous "Not compatible (N/A)" validation.
{
"title": "ASUS Dual RTX 4070 Super 12GB",
"currentPrice": 549.99,
"originalPrice": 599.99,
"retailer": "Micro Center",
"inStock": true,
"canonicalModel": "RTX 4070 Super",
"dealScore": 94
}Algorithmic AI Deal Scoring Engine (0–100)
Our quantitative Deal Score cuts through artificial retailer markdowns. We analyze MSRP variance, 90-day historical lowest pricing, cross-retailer pricing spread, and stock availability to provide a verified 0–100 quality score.
- Weights MSRP discounts against true 90-day historical price floors.
- Flags instant flash drops and historical All-Time Low (ATL) price matches.
Personalized Watchlist & Supabase RLS Security
Your hardware target alert prices and component watchlists are protected using Supabase Row-Level Security (RLS). Users sign in to save and manage their private hardware lists.
- Email Sign-In & Registration via Supabase Auth.
- Database-Direct Reads load your watchlist in ~20ms with 0 slow API requests on page load.
- Custom Target Price thresholds automatically arm alert triggers and calculate savings.
CREATE POLICY "User Watchlist Isolation" ON watchlist_items FOR ALL USING (auth.uid() = user_id) WITH CHECK (auth.uid() = user_id);
Automated Daily Price Digest & Cron Job
Subscribed users receive automated daily digests delivered straight to their Email inbox or Discord channel via webhook. Includes executive price drop summaries, historical trend deltas, and AI deal scores.
Ready to Track PC Deals Autonomously?
Launch the dashboard to search PC hardware, configure your watchlist, and enable automated daily price digests across Micro Center, Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, and B&H.