pp-seats-aero

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Printing Press CLI for Seats Aero. Seats.aero Partner API for award travel availability, cached search, route lists, and trip revalidation details.

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NPX Install

npx skill4agent add mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-seats-aero

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Seats Aero — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the 
seats-aero-pp-cli
binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:
  1. Install via the Printing Press installer:
    bash
    npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press install seats-aero --cli-only
  2. Verify: 
    seats-aero-pp-cli --version
  3. Ensure 
    $GOPATH/bin
    (or 
    $HOME/go/bin
    ) is on 
    $PATH
    .
If the 
npx
install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.23+):
bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/travel/seats-aero/cmd/seats-aero-pp-cli@latest
If 
--version
reports "command not found" after install, the install step did not put the binary on 
$PATH
. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

Command Reference

availability — Manage availability
  • seats-aero-pp-cli availability
    — Retrieve bulk availability for all tracked routes in a mileage program.
routes — Manage routes
  • seats-aero-pp-cli routes
    — Get all origin-destination routes tracked for a mileage program.
seats-aero-partner-search — Manage seats aero partner search
  • seats-aero-pp-cli seats-aero-partner-search
    — Search Seats.aero cached award availability between an origin and destination.
trips — Manage trips
  • seats-aero-pp-cli trips <id>
    — Get detailed trip information by revalidation/trip ID from search or availability results.

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:
bash
seats-aero-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"
which
resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 
0
means at least one match; exit code 
2
means no confident match — fall back to 
--help
or use a narrower query.

Auth Setup

Set your API key via environment variable:
bash
export SEATS_AERO_API_KEY="***"
SEATS_AERO_PARTNER_PARTNER_AUTHORIZATION
is also supported for generator compatibility. Or persist it in 
~/.config/seats-aero-pp-cli/config.toml
.
Run 
seats-aero-pp-cli doctor
to verify setup.

Agent Mode

Add 
--agent
to any command. Expands to: 
--json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes
.
  • Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
  • Filterable — 
    --select
    keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:
    bash
    seats-aero-pp-cli routes --agent --select id,name,status
  • Previewable — 
    --dry-run
    shows the request without sending
  • Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
  • Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag
  • Read-only — do not use this CLI for create, update, delete, publish, comment, upvote, invite, order, send, or other mutating requests

Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:
json
{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}
Parse 
.results
for data and 
.meta.source
to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable 
N results (live)
summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal — piped/agent consumers get pure JSON on stdout.

Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:
seats-aero-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
seats-aero-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
seats-aero-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10
Entries are stored locally at 
~/.seats-aero-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl
. They are never POSTed unless 
SEATS_AERO_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT
is set AND either 
--send
is passed or 
SEATS_AERO_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true
. Default behavior is local-only.
Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

Output Delivery

Every command accepts 
--deliver <sink>
. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:
SinkEffect
stdout
Default; write to stdout only
file:<path>
Atomically write output to 
<path>
(tmp + rename)
webhook:<url>
POST the output body to the URL (
application/json
or 
application/x-ndjson
when 
--compact
)
Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.
seats-aero-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
seats-aero-pp-cli --profile briefing routes
seats-aero-pp-cli profile list --json
seats-aero-pp-cli profile show briefing
seats-aero-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes
Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. 
agent-context
lists all available profiles under 
available_profiles
so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

Exit Codes

CodeMeaning
0Success
2Usage error (wrong arguments)
3Resource not found
4Authentication required
5API error (upstream issue)
7Rate limited (wait and retry)
10Config error

Argument Parsing

Parse 
$ARGUMENTS
:
  1. Empty, 
    help
    , or 
    --help
     → show 
    seats-aero-pp-cli --help
    output
  2. Starts with 
    install
     → ends with 
    mcp
    → MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above
  3. Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with 
    --agent
    )

MCP Server Installation

  1. Install the MCP server:
    bash
    go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/travel/seats-aero/cmd/seats-aero-pp-mcp@latest
  2. Register with Claude Code:
    bash
    claude mcp add seats-aero-pp-mcp -- seats-aero-pp-mcp
  3. Verify: 
    claude mcp list

Direct Use

  1. Check if installed: 
    which seats-aero-pp-cli
    If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill).
  2. Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above.
  3. Execute with the 
    --agent
    flag:
    bash
    seats-aero-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent
  4. If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help: 
    seats-aero-pp-cli <command> --help
    .