# Bitrefill Website

> Help users accomplish tasks on Bitrefill (bitrefill.com): browse and search gift cards, mobile top-ups, and eSIMs; get product and pricing info; buy and pay with crypto or card; redeem, activate, or use purchases. Use when the user mentions Bitrefill, gift cards, phone top-up, eSIM for travel, or paying with Bitcoin/Lightning for digital goods.

- Skill: `johnalbertini14-glitch/bitrefill-website` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 5 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add johnalbertini14-glitch/bitrefill-website`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/johnalbertini14-glitch/bitrefill-website/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector CAUTION)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: johnalbertini14-glitch (https://skillmd.com/u/johnalbertini14-glitch)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/johnalbertini14-glitch/bitrefill-website

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# Bitrefill Website Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to do anything on **Bitrefill** (bitrefill.com): learn about products, search, compare, buy, or use what they bought. Bitrefill sells digital goods (gift cards, mobile top-ups, eSIMs) and offers Bitcoin/Lightning services; payment can be crypto or card. All products are delivered digitally and usually instantly.

## When to Use This Skill

Activate when the user:
- Mentions **Bitrefill** or bitrefill.com
- Wants to **buy** gift cards, mobile top-up, or eSIM (with crypto or card)
- Asks how to **search**, **find**, or **compare** products on Bitrefill
- Needs **information** (pricing, availability, country restrictions, denominations)

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.md
```

## Product 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

1. Identify **product type** (gift card / top-up / eSIM) and **country** (and carrier for top-ups if known).
2. 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.
3. For **eSIM discovery by destination**, send the user to **bitrefill.com/esim/all-destinations** to browse 190+ countries/regions.
4. Otherwise direct to the right section or use site search; help filter by category, brand, or amount.
5. For depth (categories, brands, denominations): **references/search-and-browse.md**, **references/supported-categories.md**.
6. **Category = path.** To list a category (or subcategory), use `/{country}/{lang}/gift-cards/{category-slug}/`.
7. **Subcategories:** Some categories have subcategories (e.g. travel → flights, train, bus). Same path pattern; slug = subcategory.
8. **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.

## Agent Tools

Use the right tool for each task:

| Tool | When to use |
|------|-------------|
| **Official API** (`api.bitrefill.com/v2`) | Primary for product search, product details, purchases, order management. Requires auth (Bearer token or Basic auth). See [docs.bitrefill.com](https://docs.bitrefill.com) for full reference. |
| **MCP endpoint** (`api.bitrefill.com/mcp`) | For Claude Code integration. Provides search-products, product-details, buy-products, list-invoices, list-orders tools via JSON-RPC/SSE. Connect with: `claude mcp add --transport http bitrefill https://api.bitrefill.com/mcp` |
| **Chrome DevTools** | Only for visual flows not covered by the API: signup, login, account creation, visual page inspection. |
| **NOT recommended: scraping** | Cloudflare blocks all automated access to www.bitrefill.com. Do not use firecrawl or direct scraping — requests return 403. |

> **How we verified:** URLs and flows verified via chrome-devtools + API probing on bitrefill.com (2026-02-19).

## References

Load only when the agent needs more detail:

| Reference | Use when |
|-----------|----------|
| [product-types](references/product-types.md) | Explaining gift cards vs top-ups vs eSIMs, or how each works on the site |
| [search-and-browse](references/search-and-browse.md) | User wants to find or filter products |
| [supported-categories](references/supported-categories.md) | Listing categories or popular brands (gift cards, etc.) |