Inventory alerting

Ranks low-stock items by days of cover against supplier lead times to produce reorder decisions.

49|11|Updated Jul 31, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/vstorm-co/agenticos --skill inventory-alerting-vstorm-co
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Skill: Inventory alerting
Source: https://github.com/vstorm-co/agenticos/tree/main/backend/app/core/catalog/skill_gallery/ecommerce/inventory-alerting
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/vstorm-co/agenticos --skill inventory-alerting-vstorm-co

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Raw lists of low-stock items do not tell a buyer what to do or when. This Skill converts stock levels, sales rates, and supplier lead times into a small set of prioritized reorder decisions with dates and quantities attached. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Days-of-cover ranking: Divides units remaining by recent daily sales rate and compares the result against each supplier's lead time, so urgency reflects sell-through speed rather than raw unit counts. - Three action buckets: Classifies items into Order today (cover below lead time), Order this week (cover below lead time plus safety), and Watch (trending toward the line). - Order quantity guidance: Computes suggested quantities from rate, lead time, and minimum order quantity so buyers do not redo the arithmetic. - Use Case: A retailer with hundreds of SKUs uses this Skill each morning to surface the five items that will stock out before their next supplier delivery, including how many units to order, while flagging items with upcoming promotions where recent sales rates are misleading. ## Quick Start Review my current stock levels and recent sales rates and tell me which items to order today, this week, or just watch, with suggested quantities.

Frequently Asked Questions about Inventory alerting

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I prioritize which low-stock items to reorder first?▼

Rank items by days of cover: units remaining divided by recent daily sales rate, compared against the supplier's lead time. Items whose cover falls below lead time need ordering today, regardless of how many units remain.

What is days of cover in inventory management?▼

Days of cover is current stock divided by the recent daily sales rate, estimating how many days inventory will last. Comparing it to supplier lead time shows whether a stockout will occur before replenishment arrives.

Why is alerting on every low item a bad practice?▼

Alerting on every low item creates noise because a fixed unit threshold ignores different sell-through rates. Four hundred units of a weekly seller is safe, while forty units of a six-a-day item with a fourteen-day lead time is urgent.

How do I calculate reorder quantity from sales rate and lead time?▼

Base the quantity on the recent daily rate multiplied by the lead time, then round up to the supplier's minimum order quantity if one exists. This gives buyers an actionable number instead of leaving the arithmetic to them.

When is the recent sales rate the wrong basis for reorder alerts?▼

The recent rate is misleading when a promotion or seasonal peak falls inside the lead-time window, since demand will exceed the historical rate. These items should be flagged separately rather than bucketed by standard cover calculations.