/daily-briefing
Morning operations scan — consignment leads, price drop alerts, and demand pulse in under 5 minutes
Purpose
Auction operations move fast — a dealer dropping prices on aged inventory today is a consignment opportunity this week. A morning scan of the primary DMA for new aged inventory appearing on lots, active price drops (dealers under pressure), and the current demand pulse gives consignment reps and sales execs their top 3 actions for the day before the first call is made.
/daily-briefing scans for three signals each morning: DOM > 75 vehicles appearing in the market (new wholesale-ready inventory), active price drops on dealer listings (motivation signal), and the top 5 demand segments from prior month velocity. Output is formatted as a structured briefing with three specific actions.
Arguments
How It Works
Execution flow. MCP tool calls are shown inline on each step.
Reads profile for target_dmas, state, vehicle_segments, and fee structure.
Calls search_active_cars for primary DMA sorted by DOM descending, rows=15. Focuses on DOM > 75 as new wholesale-ready signal.
Calls search_active_cars with price_change=negative sorted by DOM for dealers cutting prices — strongest wholesale motivation signal.
Calls get_sold_summary by body_type for the state, top 5 segments by sold_count.
MCP Tool Calls
| Tool | Calls | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
search_active_cars | 2 | Aged inventory scan, price drop alerts |
get_sold_summary | 1 | Demand pulse by segment |
Example Output
DAILY AUCTION BRIEFING — March 19, 2026 ════════════════════════════════════════ DMA: Texas | Southwest Auto Auction CONSIGNMENT LEADS (DOM > 75 — wholesale-ready) YMMT DOM Price Dealer City ───────────────────────────────── ──── ─────── ────────────────────── ───────── 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EUV LT 127 $18,900 Westside Auto Center Houston 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Limited 118 $24,100 Budget Auto Group Dallas 2019 Jeep Compass Latitude 112 $16,800 Rio Grande Motors El Paso 2021 Ford Escape SE 97 $19,200 Gulf Coast Pre-Owned Corpus 2022 Nissan Murano SL 94 $27,400 Premier Auto Group Dallas PRICE DROP ALERTS (dealers cutting prices — motivation signal) YMMT Was Now Drop% Dealer DOM ────────────────────────────────── ─────── ─────── ────── ────────────────────── ──── 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 $41,200 $38,900 -5.6% Lone Star Pre-Owned 87 days 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE $29,900 $28,400 -5.0% Texas Premier Cars 76 days 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe SEL $28,100 $26,800 -4.6% Capital City Motors 69 days DEMAND PULSE (Texas, Top 5 Segments) 1. SUV 61,800 sold/month — HOT 2. Pickup 44,200 sold/month — HOT 3. Sedan 38,400 sold/month — WARM 4. Luxury 12,100 sold/month — WARM 5. EV 11,200 sold/month — GROWING TOP 3 ACTIONS TODAY 1. Call Westside Auto Center — Bolt at 127 DOM, fast depreciating EV, consign urgently 2. Follow up Lone Star Pre-Owned — $2,300 price drop on Sierra, dealer ready to wholesale 3. Pitch next sale: lead with "SUV and Pickup demand is HOT in Texas"
Cost Estimate
22 briefings/month ≈ $0.70–$1.30
Limitations
- Scopes to primary DMA state from profile.
- Price drop detection depends on price_change parameter availability — only surfaces vehicles with recorded price reductions.
- Designed as a 5-minute morning habit; use consignment-sourcer or dealer-targeting for deeper analysis.