# Pp Airbnb

Skip the Airbnb platform fee.

- Repository: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library (2101 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-31
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-airbnb -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-airbnb -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-airbnb -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-airbnb -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Skip the Airbnb platform fee. Find the host's direct booking site for any Airbnb listing. Trigger phrases: `find the direct booking site`, `skip the airbnb fee`, `vacation rental cheapest`, `book direct`, `use airbnb-pp`, `run airbnb-pp`. NOTE: VRBO support is currently disabled, pending Akamai workaround.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

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# Airbnb, Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `airbnb-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install airbnb --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `airbnb-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/travel/airbnb/cmd/airbnb-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## When to Use This CLI

Reach for this CLI when an agent or user names an Airbnb listing URL, asks about Airbnb fees or direct-booking savings, mentions 'book direct,' or wants to plan a trip across listings. The cheapest command is the headline; plan and compare extend it. The local store accumulates listings, hosts, and price history across sessions, so re-running queries gets faster and richer over time.

## When Not to Use This CLI

The rest: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/blob/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-airbnb/SKILL.md