venue-watch

Venue Watch Skill

Monitor your favorite venues and artists for upcoming events.

Usage

• /venue-watch - Check all watched venues for upcoming events
• /venue-watch add [name] - Add a venue to watchlist
• /venue-watch add-artist [name] - Add an artist to watchlist
• /venue-watch remove [slug] - Remove venue from watchlist
• /venue-watch remove-artist [name] - Remove artist from watchlist
• /venue-watch list - Show current watchlist

Data Files

• Watchlist: data/watchlist.json — venues and artists being monitored
• Venue DB: data/venues.json — full venue database with metadata

Workflow

Step 0: Setup Check

Read data/preferences.json. If metadata.setup_complete is false, say:

"Run /date-plan setup first to set your city and preferences!"

/venue-watch — Check for Events

1. Read data/watchlist.json for watched venues and artists

2. Read data/venues.json for venue metadata

3. Read city from data/preferences.json

4. For each watched venue with a ticketmaster_venue_id (if Ticketmaster API available):

   python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/fetch_events.py --venue <slug> --days 30 --format json
   

5. For watched venues WITHOUT Ticketmaster ID: WebSearch: "[venue name] [city] upcoming shows schedule"

6. For watched artists:

   • WebSearch: "[artist name] concert [city] 2026"
   • If Ticketmaster available: python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/fetch_events.py --city "{city}" --artist "<name>" --format json

7. Display results grouped by venue:

## Venue Watch Report
*Last checked: [date]*

### [Venue Name] (category)
1. **[Event]** — [Date] — $XX-XX — [Tickets](url)
2. **[Event]** — [Date] — $XX-XX — [Tickets](url)

### [Venue Name] (category)
No upcoming events found. Check website: [url]

---

### Artist Alerts
No watched artists currently. Add with `/venue-watch add-artist [name]`

/venue-watch add [name] — Add a Venue

This is the key flow that builds the venue database organically:

1. Read data/venues.json — check if venue already exists (match on name)
2. If not found, discover the venue via WebSearch:
   • WebSearch: "[name] [city] venue"
   • Extract: name, address, neighborhood, category, website
3. Create a venue entry:

   {
     "slug": "name-slugified",
     "name": "Full Venue Name",
     "category": "music|comedy|theater|museum|food",
     "subcategory": "",
     "neighborhood": "Neighborhood",
     "address": "Address",
     "website": "URL",
     "ticketing_platform": "ticketmaster|axs|direct",
     "ticketmaster_venue_id": null,
     "notes": ""
   }
   

4. Add to data/venues.json
5. Add slug to data/watchlist.json watched_venues
6. If Ticketmaster API available, search for venue ID:

   python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/fetch_venues.py --venue "[name]"
   

   Update the entry if found.
7. Confirm: "Added [Venue Name] to your watchlist! ([category], [neighborhood])"
8. Git commit: git add data/venues.json data/watchlist.json && git commit -m "date-planner: watch [venue-name]"

/venue-watch add-artist [name]

1. Add to data/watchlist.json watched_artists array
2. Immediately search:
   • WebSearch: "[artist name] concert [city] 2026 tour dates"
   • If Ticketmaster available: python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/fetch_events.py --city "{city}" --artist "<name>" --format json
3. Show results or: "No upcoming dates for [artist] in [city]. I'll flag them when they're announced."
4. Git commit

/venue-watch remove [slug]

1. Remove from data/watchlist.json watched_venues
2. Confirm and git commit

/venue-watch remove-artist [name]

1. Remove from data/watchlist.json watched_artists
2. Confirm and git commit

/venue-watch list

Display current watchlist with venue details:

## Your Watchlist

### Venues ([count])

**Music:**
- [Venue Name] ([subcategory], [neighborhood])

**Comedy:**
- [Venue Name] ([neighborhood])

**Museums:**
- [Venue Name] ([neighborhood])

### Artists ([count])
- [Artist Name]

---
*[N] venues in database total. Add more with `/venue-watch add [name]`*

Notes

• Ticketmaster API: 5000 calls/day limit. Checking venues = 1 call each.
• Comedy venues often don't have Ticketmaster listings → WebSearch fills the gap
• Museums don't have "events" in Ticketmaster → WebSearch for exhibitions