The living market layer behind every recommendation.
Pricing, inventory, resale, review consensus and rumor signals are modeled as independent pipelines, then composed into calm buyer guidance.
Realtime surface health
Signals
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Products
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Pipelines
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AI stages
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Market signals · sample
Market events worth noticing
Historic low in Canada
Henry's dropped to $2,299 CAD — the lowest price we've ever tracked.
Price drop across US retailers
B&H and Adorama matched $2,298 ahead of the rumored A7 V.
Used prices climbing again
Average used sale price is now 4% above MSRP as supply tightens.
A7 V announcement expected soon
Multiple sources point to a Q3 reveal — consider waiting or buying used.
Back in stock at Vistek
Limited availability restocked after a 3-week wait.
Currently trading near peak
No discounts in 60 days. Historically, Q4 brings 8–10% off.
Bundle discount live
Fly More Combo effectively $999 — best value since launch.
Best time to buy
Resale leaders
Market volatility
Data plane
Ingestion pipelines
Manufacturer Catalog Normalizer
dailymanufacturer specs, firmware pages, press releases -> products, spec_groups, firmware_updates
Retail and Affiliate Commerce Sync
hourlyretailer APIs, affiliate feeds, stock pages -> offers, retailers, inventory_events
Used Market and Resale Intelligence
hourlyMPB, KEH, eBay sold listings -> used_observations, depreciation_curves, liquidity_scores
Review and Community Consensus
dailyYouTube, Reddit, forums -> review_sources, review_summaries, video_takeaways
Release, Rumor and Firmware Radar
realtimeRSS, social feeds, manufacturer support pages -> market_signals, release_events, firmware_events
Reasoning plane
AI orchestration
Intent Understanding
Transform natural language into budget, workflow, skill and ownership priorities.
Grounded Retrieval
Pull products, offers, reviews, used-market observations and ecosystem context.
Decision Ranking
Score fit across workflow, price, resale, ecosystem, availability and hidden costs.
Grounded Explanation
Explain why, tradeoffs, upgrade paths and ownership implications with citations.
Commerce and Ecosystem Actions
Recommend complete kits, compare retailers and route affiliate/rental actions.
Schema map
Database domains
Canonical Catalog
Stable source of truth for every comparison, guide and recommendation.
brands / categories / products / product_specs / mount_systems / firmware_updates
Commerce Intelligence
Realtime availability, local pricing, stock, affiliate attribution and best-time-to-buy signals.
retailers / offers / price_points / inventory_events / rental_offers / affiliate_events
Used and Resale
Ownership cost, exit value, market depth and depreciation risk.
used_observations / depreciation_curves / liquidity_scores / resale_forecasts
Review Knowledge
Saves hours of research by extracting consensus and real-world issues.
review_sources / review_summaries / review_issue_clusters / video_reviews / video_takeaways
AI Memory and Retrieval
Vector retrieval, personalization, explainability and continuous product learning.
documents / document_chunks / recommendation_runs / user_preferences / gear_profiles
Content and SEO
Programmatic evergreen surfaces that remain grounded in current product intelligence.
content_pages / comparison_pages / guide_templates / structured_data_snapshots
Revenue plane
Trust-first monetization
Contextual Affiliate Routing
Trusted retailer comparison by region, price, stock and condition.
Never change ranking solely because a retailer pays commission.
Complete Kit Attach
Essential accessories explained by workflow and compatibility.
Separate essential items from nice-to-have items and show hidden costs plainly.
Rental and Try-Before-Buy Referrals
Lower purchase anxiety for expensive or specialized gear.
Surface rental when confidence is low or replacement risk is high.
Premium Future Analytics
Depreciation alerts, gear portfolio tracking and resale timing.
Keep buying advice free; charge for ongoing ownership tools only.