phatblat/streetmerchant — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2022-11-03
Get an instant Discord or text alert the moment a sold-out graphics card is back in stock.
Automatically open a browser tab and add a limited sneaker release to your cart when it drops.
Monitor multiple stores at once for a shortage item without manually refreshing pages.
Free up your time by letting the tool watch stock levels around the clock instead of you.
| phatblat/streetmerchant | 0verflowme/alarm-clock | 0verflowme/seclists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | — | CSS | — |
| Last pushed | 2022-11-03 | 2022-10-03 | 2020-05-03 |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | easy |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| Audience | general | vibe coder | ops devops |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires cloning the repo and running it via Node.js from the command line.
Street Merchant is a tool that automatically watches websites for products you want and alerts you the moment they're back in stock. Instead of constantly refreshing product pages yourself, you set it up once and it checks around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, looking for items you've told it to monitor. When something becomes available, it can notify you instantly through text, email, Discord, or other platforms, and it can even add the item to your cart and open your browser so you're ready to buy. The tool is designed to help you beat the rush when popular items drop. Rather than competing with hundreds of other people manually hitting refresh, Street Merchant does that work for you automatically. It doesn't buy anything on your behalf, you always stay in control of the actual purchase, but it removes the need to obsessively check stock levels yourself and gives you a real-time heads-up when your window to buy opens. Anyone who's struggled to buy limited items will find this useful: gamers hunting for graphics cards, sneaker enthusiasts chasing rare releases, or shoppers trying to snag products during shortages. Instead of sitting at your computer all day, you can go about your life and get a notification on your phone the moment something you want becomes available. The setup is straightforward, you clone the code from GitHub, install it on your computer using Node.js, and configure which products to watch and where to get alerts. What sets Street Merchant apart is that it's genuinely easy to set up for someone without deep technical skills, yet powerful enough to handle real-world monitoring at scale. It's free, open-source, and has a community of users sharing tips and configurations. The barrier to entry is low: if you can follow a few command-line instructions, you can have it running.
A tool that watches online stores 24/7 for a product coming back in stock and instantly alerts you (text, email, Discord) so you can buy before it sells out.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-11-03).
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly general.
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