AisleAgent

PRD

AI-powered grocery price intelligence

Started: March 23, 2026 · ~8 hours over 2 days

AI:

Claude

Stack:AI AgentOCRUSDA APIPrice Analytics

A conversational AI agent for multi-store grocery price monitoring. Designed to track 100+ items across retailers, parse receipts via OCR, detect deals, and provide seasonal pricing intelligence powered by USDA data.

// highlights

Persistent watchlist with target price alerts
Receipt photo parsing via OCR for automatic price capture
USDA FoodData Central nutritional enrichment
Seasonality-aware pricing with produce calendars

// takeaways

A well-structured PRD is the highest-leverage artifact before writing code
USDA APIs have rich nutritional data that's underutilized in consumer apps
AI agents need clear scope boundaries to avoid infinite feature creep in planning