# Pair products

> Find complementary pieces for a selected product.

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## Start here

- [Install](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-product-pair#capability-setup)
- [New to skills?](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/agents)
- [All skills](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities?kind=skills)

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## What it does

Give Norma the anchor product and the room brief. Norma suggests complementary categories and products, with reasoning about scale, materials, color and the way the grouping will be used.

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## Install

Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.

- [Add to Claude](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install?host=claude&surface=app&method=mcp)
- [Add to ChatGPT](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install?host=chatgpt&surface=app&method=mcp)
- [Setup guide](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install)

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## Versions and source

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP — Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source — Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: Pair products — Suggest complementary pieces to complete a furniture grouping.

- [Hosted release details](https://architecturestudio.ai/releases/hosted-1-5-1-2-0692a162)
- [Read public source](https://github.com/AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects/blob/b85cba155ddbabe8e721fc79044e5a9ef4aa7540/skills/product-pair/SKILL.md)
- [Public release details](https://architecturestudio.ai/releases/public-1-5-1-2)

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## Usage

Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.

```text
Use Arch Studio to suggest a side table and floor lamp for this selected lounge chair. Use the room brief and chair dimensions, explain the visual relationship, and keep candidate prices and dimensions tied to sources.
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## What it considers

### The anchor piece

Norma identifies the selected product’s scale, palette and visual character.

### Companion categories

Norma chooses relevant companion types, such as a table or reading lamp for a lounge chair.

### Design and product evidence

Norma explains the design relationship and separately checks the candidate’s source-backed specifications.

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## Workflow

1. **Read** — Norma reads the anchor product and the room context.
2. **Research** — Norma finds complementary candidates in relevant categories.
3. **Present** — Norma explains the pairing choices for your review.

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## Pairs with

Norma can research a companion category more broadly when the initial pairings need more options.

- [Research products](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-product-research)

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## Related skills

Find similar products — Find alternatives to a product you like.

Research products — Find product candidates that fit your design brief.

- [Find similar products](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-product-match)
- [Research products](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-product-research)