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Notes on what AI agents are told.

Studies, explainers and how-tos about Shopify’s AI catalog and the shopping agents that read it. Quoted exactly, brands never named.

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[explainer] What is Shopify Catalog? A plain guide for merchants Shopify Catalog is the product feed behind ChatGPT, Copilot and other AI shopping channels. Here’s what it holds, what Shopify’s AI adds to it, and the handful of settings you actually control. Read6 min read
[how-to] Shopify products not showing in ChatGPT? What to check “Not in ChatGPT” has two very different causes: your products never reached ChatGPT, or they did and aren’t being picked. Here’s how to tell which, and what to check for each. Read5 min read
[how-to] Shopify Catalog requirements: why products get left out A checklist of Shopify Catalog’s requirements, from private mode to zero prices to hidden-from-search products, with where to check each one in your admin and what to change. Read5 min read
[explainer] What Shopify’s AI adds to your listings: inferred fields Shopify’s developer docs mark six catalog fields as “Inferred”, written or enriched by Shopify rather than by you. Here’s what each one is, what can go wrong, and how to see what yours say. Read5 min read
[explainer] How AI shopping agents choose which products to show Every AI shopping channel ranks products its own way, and none publishes a formula. Here’s what OpenAI, Shopify, Google and Microsoft have actually said about what goes into the pick. Read5 min read
[study] We checked 192 products Shopify describes to AI agents What AI agents were told about 192 top-ranked products on one day in September, checked claim by claim against each brand’s own copy. With the method, the receipts, and what it can’t tell you. Read2 min read