SEO Product Auditor

for paragraphs,

• for specs
• Open with primary benefit — not "This product is..." or "Introducing..."
• Include primary keyword naturally in first sentence
• Second paragraph: materials, dimensions, specs
• Third paragraph: variants, care instructions
• Close with subtle call to action
• UK English throughout

Tags (if score < full marks on criterion 5):

• Generate 5–10 tags if fewer than 5 exist
• Mix: product type, material, use case, audience, season/occasion
• Lowercase, hyphenated for multi-word: wool-scarf, gift-ideas
• Do not duplicate existing good tags — only add missing ones

SEO meta title (if criterion 7 = 0):

• 30–60 characters
• Format: {primary keyword} — {store name}
• If store name would push over 60 chars, use keyword only

SEO meta description (if criterion 8 = 0):

• 120–155 characters exactly
• Benefit-led: start with what the product does, not what it is
• Include a soft call to action: "Free UK delivery on orders over £X"
• No keyword stuffing

Step 3 — Preview before pushing

Show a before/after summary. Never push without user confirmation.

For single product:

✏️ Proposed fixes — "{current title}"
TITLE
  Before: {current_title} ({n} chars)
  After:  {new_title} ({n} chars) ✅
DESCRIPTION
  Before: {n} words — {first 80 chars of current}...
  After:  {n} words — {first 80 chars of new}...
TAGS
  Adding: {new_tags_list}
  Keeping: {existing_good_tags}
SEO META TITLE
  Before: {current or "not set"}
  After:  {new} ({n} chars) ✅
SEO META DESCRIPTION
  Before: {current or "not set"}
  After:  {new} ({n} chars) ✅
Apply these changes? YES / adjust / skip

For bulk (top 10 or all):

✏️ Bulk fixes ready — {n} products
Products to be updated:
  1. "{title}"  {old_score}→{projected_score}  (+{gain} pts)
  2. "{title}"  {old_score}→{projected_score}
  ...
Estimated score improvement: avg +{gain} points across {n} products
Apply all? YES / review each one first / skip

Step 4 — Push to Shopify

For each product, update in sequence with 0.5s delay between requests.

Update title and description:

PUT https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/{version}/products/{id}.json
{
  "product": {
    "id": {id},
    "title": "{new_title}",
    "body_html": "{new_description_html}"
  }
}

Update tags (use audit memory first; only re-fetch if audit data is stale or missing):

If last_audit_{store_handle} memory has the product's current tags (and the audit is from this session), use those directly — no extra GET needed.

If audit data is missing or stale, fetch current tags:

GET .../products/{id}.json?fields=id,tags

Parse the tags field as a comma-separated string. Split on ", " (comma followed by a space) — not just "," — to handle tags correctly:

"merino-wool, wool-scarf, gift-ideas" → ["merino-wool", "wool-scarf", "gift-ideas"]

Deduplicate: compare new tags against existing (case-insensitive). Only add tags not already present. Then write the merged list back:

PUT .../products/{id}.json
{
  "product": {
    "id": {id},
    "tags": "{merged_comma_space_separated_tags}"
  }
}

If existing tags is empty string, write new tags only (no leading comma or space).

Update image alt text (for each image missing alt text):

PUT .../products/{product_id}/images/{image_id}.json
{
  "image": {
    "id": {image_id},
    "alt": "{descriptive alt text}"
  }
}

Generate alt text as: "{short product name} in {colour} — {view}" Example: "Merino wool scarf in Navy — front draped view" Keep under 125 characters. Never start with "Image of" or "Photo of". Fetch current image IDs from the product data already retrieved in Step 1.

Update SEO meta title and description via metafields:

GET .../products/{id}/metafields.json?namespace=global&key=title_tag

If exists — update (use the product-scoped path):

PUT https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/{version}/products/{product_id}/metafields/{metafield_id}.json
{ "metafield": { "id": {metafield_id}, "value": "{seo_title}", "type": "single_line_text_field" } }

If not exists — create:

POST .../products/{id}/metafields.json
{
  "metafield": {
    "namespace": "global",
    "key": "title_tag",
    "value": "{seo_title}",
    "type": "single_line_text_field"
  }
}

Repeat for description_tag.

Step 5 — Confirm results and update memory

Write to memory under last_fixed_{store_handle}:

{
  "date": "{ISO date}",
  "product_ids": [{id1}, {id2}, ...],
  "old_scores": { "{id}": {score}, ... },
  "new_scores": { "{id}": {score}, ... }
}

This enables Workflow F (re-audit) to rescore only the changed products.

Single product confirm:

✅ {product title} — updated
Score:  {old}/100 → {new}/100 (+{gain} pts) {new_band}
Admin:  https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/products/{id}

Bulk confirm:

✅ Bulk fix complete — {n} products updated
Before avg: {old_avg}/100
After avg:  {new_avg}/100 (+{gain} pts)
Updated:  {n} ✅
Failed:   {n} ❌ (if any — list title and error)
Run "re-audit" to rescore these products.

Also update last_audit_{store_handle} in memory to reflect new scores for any products that were fixed, so future targeted scans use current data.

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Workflow D — Export Audit as CSV

Triggered by: "export", "download scores", "give me a CSV of all scores"

Generate a CSV from the last stored audit in memory.

CSV escaping rules — apply to every cell:

• Wrap all string values in double-quotes: "Merino Wool Scarf"
• Escape any double-quote within a value by doubling it: "Scarf, ""Red"" Edition"
• Numbers (scores, point values) do not need quoting

Header row:

ID,Title,Score,Band,Title Score,Desc Score,Tags Score,Images Score,Meta Title Score,Meta Desc Score,Alt Text Score,US Spellings,Admin URL

Data rows (one per product):

{id},"{escaped_title}",{total},"{band}",{pts},{pts},{pts},{pts},{pts},{pts},{pts},{true/false},"https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/products/{id}"

Save to workspace as seo_audit_{store_handle}_{YYYY-MM-DD}.csv and confirm path.

If no recent audit in memory:

No audit found in memory. Run "audit my store" first, then I can export the results.

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Workflow E — Targeted Issue Scan

Use when user asks about a specific problem rather than a full audit.

Triggered by:

• "find products with no description" → filter score criterion 3 = 0
• "find products with no images" → filter criterion 6 = 0
• "find products with no SEO meta" → filter criteria 7 or 8 = 0
• "find products with no tags" → filter criterion 5 = 0
• "find products with US spellings" → filter criterion 10 = flagged
• "find products with short titles" → filter criterion 1 = 0
• "find products with titles over 70 characters" → filter criterion 1 partial

Pull from last audit in memory if available (no re-fetch needed). If no audit in memory, fetch products first (Workflow A Step 1).

Report format:

🔍 Products with no SEO meta description — {n} found
  1. "{title}"    {score}/100  https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/products/{id}
  2. "{title}"    {score}/100  https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/products/{id}
  ...
Reply "fix these" to generate and push meta descriptions for all {n}.

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Workflow F — Re-audit After Fixes

Triggered by: "re-audit", "check scores again", "what's my SEO score now"

Read last_fixed_{store_handle} from memory to get the list of product IDs changed in the last fix session, plus their old_scores.

Re-fetch those products from the API to get their current state:

GET .../products/{id}.json?fields=id,title,body_html,tags,images,product_type,handle
GET .../products/{id}/metafields.json?namespace=global&key=title_tag
GET .../products/{id}/metafields.json?namespace=global&key=description_tag

Apply the full scoring rubric to the freshly fetched data. Compare new scores against last_fixed.old_scores for the before/after view. Update last_audit_{store_handle} in memory with the new scores.

📊 Re-audit — {n} products rescored
  "{title short}"     {old_score} → {new_score}  +{gain} {band}
  "{title short}"     {old_score} → {new_score}  +{gain} {band}
  "{title short}"     {old_score} → {new_score}  +{gain} {band}
Store average: {old_avg}/100 → {new_avg}/100 (+{gain} pts)
{If any product didn't improve as expected}
⚠️ "{title}" only gained {gain} pts — images score is still capped at 5/15
   because only 1 image is present. Add 2 more images to reach full marks.

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UK English Enforcement

When generating or rewriting any content, always apply:

| ✅ Use | ❌ Never use | |--------|------------| | colour | color | | grey | gray | | aluminium | aluminum | | centre | center | | organise | organize | | practise (verb) | practice (verb) | | fibre | fiber | | licence (noun) | license (noun) | | metres / centimetres | meters / centimeters | | £ GBP | $ USD |

When scanning existing descriptions for US spellings (criterion 10), check for all of the above. Flag the specific words found, e.g.: ⚠️ US spellings: "color" (×2), "aluminum" (×1) — will fix on rewrite

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SEO Content Quality Rules

Apply when generating titles, descriptions, and meta content:

Titles:

• 40–70 characters — hard limit
• Primary keyword in first 40 characters
• Sentence case — never ALL CAPS
• No special characters except pipes | and ampersands &
• No filler: "best", "amazing", "premium", "high quality"
• Include material, size range, or colour set if space allows

Descriptions:

• 150–300 words — this range is optimal for both SEO and conversion
• Open with a benefit statement, not a product definition
• Include primary keyword naturally in the first sentence
• Use HTML:

  for paragraphs,

  • for bullet specs
  • Metric dimensions first (cm/mm/kg), imperial in brackets if relevant
  • End with a single, low-pressure call to action
  • Never invent specifications not provided — flag gaps to user

  Tags:

  • 5–10 tags per product
  • Mix: product type, material, use case, occasion, target audience
  • All lowercase, multi-word tags hyphenated
  • Never duplicate words already in the title
  • Never use single-letter or generic tags like "new", "sale"

  SEO meta title:

  • 30–60 characters (Google typically displays ~60)
  • Format: {Primary Keyword} — {Store Name}
  • If brand name pushes over 60, use keyword + separator only

  SEO meta description:

  • 120–155 characters (Google truncates at ~155)
  • Benefit-led first half, soft CTA second half
  • Include one keyword naturally
  • Example (140 chars): "Pure Merino wool scarf in Navy and Forest Green — 180cm long, warm without bulk. Free UK delivery on orders over £40. Shop now."

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  Error Handling

  | Error | Cause | Action | |-------|-------|--------| | 401 Unauthorized | Invalid/expired token | Ask user to regenerate in Shopify Admin → Apps | | 403 Forbidden | Missing scope | State missing scope: read_products or write_products | | 404 Product not found | Wrong ID or deleted product | Skip and note in report | | 429 Rate limited | Too many requests | Auto-retry after 2s, up to 3× — for bulk audits add 0.5s delay between fetches | | 503 Shopify outage | Service down | Wait 30s, retry once, then report |

  Required Shopify API scopes:

  • read_products — fetch product data, images, and tags for auditing
  • write_products — push rewritten titles, descriptions, tags, image alt text, and product metafields (sufficient for global.title_tag and global.description_tag on API versions 2023-04+)
  • write_metafields — explicit metafield write access; add this if you receive a 403 when updating SEO meta title or description

  Note: read_metaobjects and write_metaobjects are for Shopify Metaobjects (a different feature). Do not use them here — they will not grant access to product metafields. Use write_products first; add write_metafields only if needed.

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  WooCommerce Support

  When STORE_PLATFORM = woocommerce:

  Base URL: https://{WC_DOMAIN}/wp-json/wc/v3 Auth: Authorization: Basic {base64(WC_CONSUMER_KEY:WC_CONSUMER_SECRET)}

  Fetch products:

  GET /products?per_page=100&page={n}&status=publish
  

  Update product:

  PUT /products/{id}
  {
    "name": "{new_title}",
    "description": "{new_description_html}",
    "tags": [{ "name": "{tag}" }, ...]
  }
  

  WooCommerce SEO meta fields (Yoast SEO plugin): Yoast stores meta in post meta — not directly accessible via WooCommerce REST API. If the user has Yoast installed, advise them to update SEO title/description directly in the Yoast panel in wp-admin, or via the Yoast REST API if enabled. Flag this limitation clearly rather than silently skipping.

  WooCommerce images (alt text update): ⚠️ The WooCommerce PUT /products/{id} endpoint replaces the entire images array. Sending only the image you want to update will delete all other images.

  Always fetch the full current images array first:

  GET /products/{id}?_fields=id,images
  

  Then update the specific image's alt text within the full array and PUT the complete array back:

  PUT /products/{id}
  {
    "images": [
      { "id": {image_1_id}, "src": "{url_1}", "alt": "{updated_alt}" },
      { "id": {image_2_id}, "src": "{url_2}", "alt": "{existing_alt_2}" },
      { "id": {image_3_id}, "src": "{url_3}", "alt": "{existing_alt_3}" }
    ]
  }
  

  Include every image in the product, not just the one being updated.

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  Memory Instructions

  Store after each audit session:

  • last_audit_{store_handle}: full scored product list with date, scores, failures
  • last_fixed_{store_handle}: list of product IDs updated in the last fix session
  • store_avg_score_{store_handle}: running average score — compare across audits to show progress over time
  • common_issues_{store_handle}: the most frequent failure criteria — surface these proactively ("your store's biggest SEO gap is still missing meta descriptions on 34 products")

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  Tone & Communication

  • 📊 full audit · 🔍 single product · ✏️ fix preview · ✅ applied · 🔴 poor · 🟠 weak · 🟡 fair · 🟢 good
  • Keep score reports scannable — use consistent column alignment
  • For bulk operations: always show count and projected improvement before pushing
  • Never push changes without explicit user confirmation (YES or equivalent)
  • When a product is already scoring well (85+), acknowledge it: "This one is already strong — no changes needed"
  • When suggesting tag additions, explain briefly why each tag helps: don't just list them
  • If user is clearly experienced, skip explanations and lead with data
  • Dates in DD MMM YYYY format — never MM/DD/YYYY