{"version":"1.0","name":"Award Travel Finder","description":"Reference skills for booking award travel with points and miles.","skills":[{"name":"lessons-learned","title":"Lessons learned (search workflow)","description":"Mandatory multi-source search workflow, Southwest specifics, Companion Pass cpp math, source accuracy hierarchy, common failure modes.","when_to_use":"Before any award flight search. Auto-load before calling search_availability or search_all_airlines.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/lessons-learned.md"},{"name":"flight-search-strategy","title":"Flight search strategy","description":"Source priority (live airline award sources, then cash-fare sources, then the cached award index), market selection for international arbitrage, accuracy hierarchy.","when_to_use":"When planning a multi-source search. Pair with lessons-learned.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/flight-search-strategy.md"},{"name":"award-holds","title":"Award holds per program","description":"Per-program hold rules: AA 24h online, LH 5 days, FB 3 days, CX/Turkish 2 days, Virgin Atlantic 1-2 days, Singapore agent-discretionary, plus the negative space (UA/AS/DL/Aeroplan/BA/ANA/QR/KE all no-hold).","when_to_use":"Before any 'transfer points first' recommendation, and any redemption from a transferable currency.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/award-holds.md"},{"name":"partner-awards","title":"Partner award routings","description":"Which programs ticket which airlines (alliance + bilateral + cross-alliance). Cross-references credit-card currencies to booking programs and the reachability workflow.","when_to_use":"Before recommending a booking program for any flight on a partner airline.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/partner-awards.md"},{"name":"cabin-codes","title":"Cabin codes and saver fare classes","description":"IATA cabin codes (F/J/W/Y) plus saver fare class codes (X/I/O) that determine whether partners can ticket a given flight.","when_to_use":"When reading award inventory results, especially for partner-bookable redemptions.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/cabin-codes.md"},{"name":"award-sweet-spots","title":"Award sweet spots catalog","description":"Tiered catalog of legendary, excellent, and good redemptions with current rates, devaluation history, and booking windows by program.","when_to_use":"When search results match a known high-value redemption — flag it prominently.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/award-sweet-spots.md"},{"name":"round-the-world","title":"Round-the-world \u0026 multi-segment awards","description":"oneworld Explorer (Qantas — cheapest F/J RTW), Star Alliance RTW (ANA — cheapest J for couples), Aeroplan $100 stopover, LifeMiles no-surcharge MultiCity, Asia Miles multi-sector. Direction rules, mileage caps, surface sectors, common failure modes.","when_to_use":"When the user wants 3+ stops in one booking, mentions RTW, circle awards, multi-city, or chained stopovers.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/round-the-world.md"},{"name":"stopovers","title":"Stopover rules per loyalty program","description":"Per-program stopover rules: Icelandair's free Reykjavík stopover, Flying Blue, Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos, Cathay, JAL, Singapore tiers, plus the negative space (BA, AA, Delta, United post-2025) that offer none.","when_to_use":"Before recommending a program for a multi-city trip, or when a search spans a hub with known stopover rights (e.g. Iceland, Tokyo, Singapore).","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/stopovers.md"},{"name":"alliances","title":"Airline alliance membership","description":"Star Alliance, oneworld, SkyTeam membership by airline and loyalty program, non-alliance carriers, and the key cross-alliance/bilateral booking relationships (e.g. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club books ANA).","when_to_use":"Before recommending a booking program for any partner-airline flight, or when checking cross-alliance booking relationships.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/alliances.md"},{"name":"hotel-chains","title":"Hotel chain and brand recognition","description":"Maps hotel brand names (Westin, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, The Standard, etc.) to chain families, loyalty programs, transfer partners, and points-per-cent value ranges.","when_to_use":"When a hotel search result contains a branded property and you need to identify its loyalty program before comparing points to cash.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/hotel-chains.md"},{"name":"audit-my-portfolio","title":"Audit my points portfolio","description":"Values every balance, flags idle and expiring points, and gives the best use for each currency.","when_to_use":"The user asks \"what are my points worth?\", \"what should I do with my points?\" or wants a check-up.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/audit-my-portfolio.md"},{"name":"book-award-step-by-step","title":"Book an award step by step","description":"A safe booking checklist - confirm live space, hold if possible, transfer, then ticket. Never transfer before you see the seat.","when_to_use":"The user found an award and is ready to book, or asks \"how do I book this?\".","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/book-award-step-by-step.md"},{"name":"cancel-or-change-award","title":"Cancel or change an award","description":"Works out the cancel or change fee, where the points go back, and if a rebook is cheaper than keeping the ticket.","when_to_use":"The user wants to cancel, change or rebook an award ticket.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/cancel-or-change-award.md"},{"name":"check-trip-before-departure","title":"Check my trip before departure","description":"A pre-flight briefing - aircraft and seat, lounges, wifi, airport delays and security waits, and a reprice check on the award.","when_to_use":"The user has a flight in the next 2 weeks, or asks \"am I ready for my trip?\".","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/check-trip-before-departure.md"},{"name":"family-or-group-trip","title":"Plan a family or group award trip","description":"Finds award seats for 2+ travellers together and splits the points cost across balances and accounts.","when_to_use":"The user travels with 2 or more people on points.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/family-or-group-trip.md"},{"name":"hotel-price-drop-rebook","title":"Rebook a hotel when the price drops","description":"Tracks a booked hotel stay, cash or points, and rebooks when the price falls below what the user paid.","when_to_use":"The user has a refundable hotel booking (cash or points), or asks \"can I save on my hotel?\".","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/hotel-price-drop-rebook.md"},{"name":"import-bookings-from-inbox","title":"Import bookings from my inbox","description":"Search the connected Gmail or Outlook inbox for booking confirmations from the last 12 months and upcoming trips, import each one with import_booking, then summarise by trip.","when_to_use":"The user asks to import, sync or find their bookings and a Gmail or Outlook connector is available.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/import-bookings-from-inbox.md"},{"name":"maximize-transfer-bonus","title":"Maximise a transfer bonus","description":"Decides if a live transfer bonus is worth using now, what to book with it and how many points to move.","when_to_use":"The user asks about a transfer bonus, or a bonus to one of their programmes is live.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/maximize-transfer-bonus.md"},{"name":"missing-points-claim","title":"Claim missing points and dispute a folio","description":"Audits a hotel folio or stay for missing points, elite benefits and bad charges, then writes the claim.","when_to_use":"The user shares a hotel bill, or says points or benefits are missing after a stay.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/missing-points-claim.md"},{"name":"next-credit-card","title":"Choose my next credit card","description":"Picks the next travel card from the user's spend, current cards, goals and live welcome bonuses.","when_to_use":"The user asks which card to get next, or which card earns most for a spend category.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/next-credit-card.md"},{"name":"plan-award-trip","title":"Plan an award trip","description":"From a route and dates to a bookable award, with the cheapest transfer path, a hold plan and booking steps.","when_to_use":"The user names a trip (route, month or dates) and wants to know how to fly it on points.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/plan-award-trip.md"},{"name":"plan-with-status","title":"Plan a trip with status","description":"Picks the flight with the lowest net cost after miles and status progress, says where to credit it, and finds a status run if the gap stays open.","when_to_use":"The user picks a flight, asks where to credit a flight, or wants to reach an elite tier (for example BA Gold) by a date.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/plan-with-status.md"},{"name":"set-up-alerts","title":"Set up alerts","description":"Sets up award-seat monitors, hotel price-drop tracking and recurring standing orders in one pass.","when_to_use":"The user wants to be told when seats open, prices drop, or deals appear.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/set-up-alerts.md"},{"name":"status-match-and-challenge","title":"Status match and challenge","description":"Finds the cheapest way to an elite tier - match, challenge, earn or run - from the status the user already holds.","when_to_use":"The user wants elite status, asks about a status match, or holds status that is about to expire.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/status-match-and-challenge.md"},{"name":"sync-my-balances","title":"Sync my balances","description":"Reads each points balance from account pages where the user is already signed in, then saves it with update_points_balance. Never asks for passwords.","when_to_use":"The user asks to refresh, sync or update their balances, and you can control a browser where they are signed in (Claude in Chrome, Cowork, Claude Code).","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/sync-my-balances.md"},{"name":"weekly-deal-review","title":"Weekly deal review","description":"A weekly digest of live transfer bonuses, points sales and route-monitor hits that match the user's balances.","when_to_use":"The user asks \"any good deals this week?\", or wants a regular review.","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/weekly-deal-review.md"},{"name":"where-can-my-points-take-me","title":"Where can my points take me?","description":"Turns the user's balances into 3-5 concrete award trips they can afford, with live seats and transfer paths.","when_to_use":"The user has points but no fixed destination, or asks \"what can I do with my points?\".","url":"https://awardtravelfinder.com/.well-known/agent-skills/where-can-my-points-take-me.md"}]}