Bitrefill Website Skill
Use this skill when the user wants to explore Bitrefill (bitrefill.com): learn about products, search, compare, or understand pricing and availability. Bitrefill sells digital goods (gift cards, mobile top-ups, eSIMs) and offers Bitcoin/Lightning services. All products are delivered digitally.
Programmatic access & purchases: For searching via API, buying products, managing orders, or any automated workflow, use the bitrefill-cli skill instead. This skill is browse-only — it helps users navigate and understand the website.
When to Use This Skill
Activate when the user:
- Mentions Bitrefill or bitrefill.com
- Asks how to search, find, or compare products on Bitrefill
- Needs information (pricing, availability, country restrictions, denominations)
- Wants to understand what Bitrefill offers or how a product type works
Redirect to bitrefill-cli when the user wants to:
- Buy a product, make a purchase, or pay with crypto
- Use the Bitrefill API or MCP endpoint programmatically
- Manage orders or invoices
- Perform any automated or CLI-based workflow
If the request is vague (e.g. "I need a gift"), ask what type of product and for whom (country/interests).
Quick Decision: What Does the User Want to Do?
User intent?
├─ Learn what Bitrefill offers / product types → See "Product types at a glance" below; details in references/product-types.md
├─ Search or browse for a product → references/search-and-browse.md
└─ Get detailed info (price, country, how it works)→ references/search-and-browse.mdProduct Types at a Glance
| Product type | What it is | Main URL | Load details when needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gift cards | Digital gift cards (shopping, streaming, gaming, food, travel) | bitrefill.com/{country}/{lang}/gift-cards/ | references/product-types.md, references/supported-categories.md |
| Mobile top-ups | Prepaid airtime/data for a phone number (200+ countries) | bitrefill.com/refill/ | references/product-types.md |
| eSIMs | Travel data plans (data-only, QR activation, 190+ countries) | bitrefill.com/esim/all-destinations or bitrefill.com/{country}/{lang}/esims/ | references/product-types.md |
| Bitcoin / Lightning | Channel opening, liquidity, payment tools | bitrefill.com (relevant sections) | references/product-types.md (brief) |
| Account & Auth | Signup, login, password reset, referral program | bitrefill.com/signup, /login | references/account-and-auth.md |
Critical: Many products are country- or region-specific. Always confirm or infer the user's country (and, for top-ups, carrier) before recommending a product or flow.
- Country in URL: The first path segment is country, the second is language (e.g.
/us/en/gift-cards/,/mx/es/gift-cards/). The country segment filters the inventory shown to gift cards usable in that country. To see a specific country's inventory, use that country in the URL. - Geolock: Purchasability is enforced at IP level, not by the URL. If a product is not purchasable, it is due to the user's IP/location, not the country chosen in the URL.
Task Flows (High Level)
Browse or search
- Identify product type (gift card / top-up / eSIM) and country (and carrier for top-ups if known).
- For quick discovery of gift cards, send the user directly to search results:
https://www.bitrefill.com/{country}/{lang}/gift-cards/?q={query}(e.g.https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en/gift-cards/?q=amazon) — no need to navigate from the home page. - For eSIM discovery by destination, send the user to bitrefill.com/esim/all-destinations to browse 190+ countries/regions.
- Otherwise direct to the right section or use site search; help filter by category, brand, or amount.
- For depth (categories, brands, denominations): references/search-and-browse.md, references/supported-categories.md.
- Category = path. To list a category (or subcategory), use
/{country}/{lang}/gift-cards/{category-slug}/. - Subcategories: Some categories have subcategories (e.g. travel → flights, train, bus). Same path pattern; slug = subcategory.
- Listings filters & sort: Gift-card listings (all / category / subcategory) support query params: filters —
redemptionMethod(online|instore),minRating(2–5),minRewards(1–10 cashback); sort —s=2(A–Z),s=3(recently added),s=4(cashback); default = popularity. See references/search-and-browse.md.
Tips and Common Pitfalls
- Country first: Use the country in the URL to show the right inventory (cards usable in that country). Region-locked products (e.g. Amazon US vs UK) are the main source of errors — align product country with the user's.
- Geolock vs URL: Whether a product can be bought is determined by the user's IP (geolock), not by the country in the URL. The URL only controls which inventory is listed.
- Refunds: Digital goods are typically non-refundable once delivered; set expectations before purchase.
Limitations
- No scraping: Cloudflare blocks automated access to www.bitrefill.com. Do not use firecrawl or direct scraping — requests return 403.
- No API access: This skill does not use the Bitrefill API or MCP endpoint. For programmatic access (search, buy, order management), use the bitrefill-cli skill.
References
Load only when the agent needs more detail:
| Reference | Use when |
|---|---|
| product-types | Explaining gift cards vs top-ups vs eSIMs, or how each works on the site |
| search-and-browse | User wants to find or filter products |
| supported-categories | Listing categories or popular brands (gift cards, etc.) |