Contact person: Business Client

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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"AI Shopping Visibility Platform

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Product Type

Standalone SaaS platform for e-commerce stores

Core Objective

Enable online stores to be discoverable, understandable, and clickable by AI shopping assistants (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok), resulting in measurable traffic and orders from AI-driven buyers.

Out of Scope
• Store theme or UI modifications
• Checkout or payment access
• Order management
• On-site chatbot functionality

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2. HIGH-LEVEL ARCHITECTURE

Core Components
1. SaaS Web Application (Merchant Dashboard)
2. Backend API
3. Store Integration Layer
4. AI Indexing Engine
5. AI Content Generation Engine
6. Analytics & Attribution Engine

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3. USER FLOW
1. Merchant signs up on the platform
2. Merchant connects their online store via secure authorization
3. Products and categories are synced automatically
4. AI discovery assets are generated and deployed
5. Platform monitors updates, traffic, and performance

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4. FUNCTIONAL SCOPE

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4.1 STORE CONNECTION LAYER

Features
• Secure OAuth-based store connection
• Encrypted token storage
• Read-only access to:
• Products
• Categories
• Prices
• Availability
• Images
• Event listeners for:
• Product creation
• Product updates
• Product deletion

Acceptance Criteria
• Connection completes in under 30 seconds
• No write access to store data
• Connection can be revoked instantly

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4.2 PRODUCT SYNC ENGINE

Features
• Initial full catalog import
• Incremental updates via events
• Scheduled reconciliation job

Data Stored
• Product ID
• Title
• Description
• Price
• Category
• Product URL
• Image URLs
• Availability status

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4.3 AI INDEXING ENGINE ([login to view URL])

Purpose

Expose store structure and product data in a format consumable by large language models and AI crawlers.

Features
• Automatic generation of [login to view URL]
• Contents include:
• Store metadata
• Category URLs
• Product URLs
• Auto-update on any catalog change
• Public hosting with guaranteed accessibility

Acceptance Criteria
• Update latency ≤5 minutes
• File always valid and reachable
• No manual merchant intervention required

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4.4 AI PRODUCT CARD ENGINE

Purpose

Increase click-through rates from AI-generated shopping responses.

Features
• Deterministic generation of AI-readable product cards
• Card structure includes:
• Product name
• Concise factual description
• Price
• Primary image
• Purchase URL
• Structured for machine readability
• Non-intrusive deployment (no visual disruption)

Controls
• Enable / disable per store
• Category-level inclusion rules

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4.5 AI DISCOVERY PAGE ENGINE (INCEPTION PAGES)

Purpose

Capture AI-driven discovery and comparison queries not covered by standard product pages.

Features
• Automatic generation of discovery-focused pages
• Page components:
• Query-aligned headline
• Natural-language explanatory content
• Embedded AI product cards
• Indexable and canonicalized
• No duplicate or thin content

Controls
• Page generation toggle
• Maximum page limit
• Category targeting

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4.6 MERCHANT DASHBOARD

Core Sections
1. Connection status
2. AI indexing status
3. AI discovery pages overview
4. AI product cards status
5. Traffic and click metrics

Requirements
• Real-time status indicators
• Clear, non-technical language
• Error visibility with resolution hints

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4.7 ANALYTICS & ATTRIBUTION

Metrics (Phase 1)
• Visits originating from AI platforms (best-effort detection)
• Clicks on AI product cards
• Orders attributed to AI-originated sessions (probabilistic)

Notes
• Attribution transparency disclaimer required
• Data refresh interval ≤24 hours

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5. NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Performance
• Dashboard load time <2 seconds
• AI asset generation <10 seconds per update

Security
• Encrypted credentials
• Least-privilege access model
• GDPR-compliant data handling

Reliability
• 99.5% uptime target
• Event retry and failure logging" (client-provided description)