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Find Product Dupes and Alternatives

Find affordable alternatives to designer or expensive items with similar style and quality.

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The gap between wanting a product and being able to afford it is a consistent frustration for shoppers. A £2,000 sofa and a £400 sofa can look nearly identical — but finding the affordable version without spending hours searching is the hard part.

The find_dupe skill searches for lower-cost alternatives to a named or described product. It identifies items with similar visual style, construction, and functional features available at different price points. You can specify a budget ceiling and get alternatives that genuinely match the aesthetic without requiring the original price tag.

Budget-conscious shoppers, interior design enthusiasts working within a budget, and fashion followers who want the look without the luxury price use this to find alternatives that satisfy the aesthetic without the premium cost.

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Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Describe the item you want a dupe for and specify your budget
  3. Ask: "Use style-finder to find dupes for the Eames Lounge Chair under £500"
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ChatGPT

  1. Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration
  2. Name the original item and specify your budget
  3. Ask: "Use style-finder to find dupes for [item] under [budget]"
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Copilot

  1. Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration
  2. Ask: "Use style-finder with find_dupe to find alternatives to the Acne Studios wool coat under £150"
  3. Copilot returns structured dupe product data
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Prepare a list of products to find dupes for with budget targets
  3. Ask: "Use style-finder with find_dupe to find alternatives for each product at the specified budgets"
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