# VikParuchuri/apartment-finder

A Slack bot that helps you find an apartment.

Repository: https://github.com/VikParuchuri/apartment-finder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apartment-finder
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-08-08T21:06:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3822, "days_push": 2582, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1059, forks 323 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:25.487841+00:00)

## What it is
A Python Slack bot that scrapes Craigslist for real-time apartment listings matching configurable criteria (price, neighborhoods, transit proximity) and posts alerts to a Slack channel. It is deployed via Docker and configured through a Python settings file.

## Use cases
- find apartments on craigslist automatically
- get slack alerts for new rental listings
- monitor craigslist housing listings in real time
- filter apartment listings by price and neighborhood
- notify me when new apartments near transit stations are posted

## When to choose
- you want automated, real-time Craigslist apartment alerts delivered to Slack
- you need customizable filters for price, area, and transit distance
- you prefer a self-hosted Docker-based bot you can tweak in Python

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool with recent updates and support
- you don't use Slack or want alerts elsewhere
- you want a polished app rather than configuring Python settings and coordinate boxes

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-scraping, chatbot, search-engine, workflow-automation
- domain: real-estate, self-hosted, crawlers
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: slack-bot, craigslist, apartment-hunting, notifications, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- VikParuchuri/apartment-finder (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.487841+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:57:05.631282+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/VikParuchuri/apartment-finder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.487841+00:00, sha d52838f4101e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.