carto-site-selection
Installation
SKILL.md
Site Selection and Cannibalization Analysis
Builds CARTO Workflows that identify optimal locations for new facilities (stores, stations, offices) by combining spatial criteria, and that quantify cannibalization risk from overlapping catchment areas. Also covers twin-area and similar-location discovery.
Prerequisites: Load carto-create-workflow for the development process, JSON structure, and validation. It covers both access paths — the MCP server's workflow tools (create_workflow, validate_workflow, run_workflow) when attached, the carto workflows CLI otherwise. Routing signals: carto-basics/references/access-paths.md. Load carto-trade-area-analysis if the workflow involves isochrones, buffers, or catchment enrichment — it covers the catchment pipeline in detail.
Decision Tree
| User intent | Pattern |
|---|---|
| "Where should I open a new store?" | Site Selection (scoring + ranking) |
| "Will a new store hurt existing ones?" | Cannibalization Analysis |
| "Find locations similar to my best performers" | Twin Areas / Similar Locations |