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AI chatbot to create a personalized gift box

AI chatbot to create a personalized gift box

July 1, 2026

"The bot offers me 7 products even though the maximum box limit is 4." "The AI allows cosmetics + chocolate even though the site blocks it." "No one is helping me stay under a €80 gift budget." Three failures where the AI invents gift set rules, ignores GIFTBOX-MAP, or confuses the product gift finder with build-a-box composition (#487).

A personalized gift set AI chatbot does not replace GIFTBOX-FLOW agents (#487). It reads GIFTBOX-MAP, guides min/max composition, filters budget and categories, double-checks gift box vs. card messages, reroutes gift shipping (#205), and handles post-order OOS handoff.

This guide #488 covers intents bot_giftbox_*, flow GIFTBOXBOT, and KPI giftbox_bot. Companion bot to the GIFTBOX playbook (#487). Distinct from the product gift finder: here, we focus on guided selling multi-SKU build-a-box composition.

Summary

Why automate gift box assembly with a bot?

Building a gift box involves several decisions: how many items, which mix, what budget, what message. A calibrated bot reduces configurator abandonment.

What the bot solves

  • Vague rules: min max items clarified before checkout

  • Budget: suggestions under the € cap grounded

  • Unauthorized mix: forbidden_mix COMPAT-MAP cited

  • Choice paralysis: 3 valid combos suggested

Shopify Enterprise reiterates that multi-product gift journeys require clear guidance at checkout (Shopify, gift 2025).

What the bot does not do

No post-pay OOS substitution (#487 agents). No hide price ops (#205 execution). No invented rules outside of GIFTBOX-MAP. No partial return policy.

GIFTBOXBOT vs GIFTBOX #487, gift finder and bundle #97

Four resources, four moments in the gift journey.

Quick matrix

Gift finder = which product to offer. GIFTBOXBOT = how to fill the multi-SKU box.

Which bot_giftbox_* intents should be classified?

Eight intents cover 90% of gift box bot sessions.

Eight bot_giftbox intents

  • bot_giftbox_how_compose: how the composer works

  • bot_giftbox_min_max: min max number of items

  • bot_giftbox_budget: suggestions under € budget

  • bot_giftbox_category_mix: allowed category mix

  • bot_giftbox_message: gift box vs card message limits

  • bot_giftbox_suggest: suggest valid combo for occasion

  • bot_giftbox_post_order: handoff #487 edit OOS

  • bot_giftbox_gift_ship: reroute #205 gift shipping

Tier 1 auto: how_compose, min_max, budget, category_mix, message, suggest. Tier 2 handoff: post_order, gift_ship complex setup.

How to consume GIFTBOX-MAP #487?

The bot reads GIFTBOX-MAP #487: min_items, max_items, allowed_categories, forbidden_mix, box_message_max, price_rule, substitute_policy.

Lookup compose session

GBB-3 reads items cart composer[], budget cap, box_code. Validates count and mix. Never any forbidden combo promised by LLM.

Shared corpus

Macros GIFTBOX-RULE-01, GIFTBOX-COMPOSE-01 (#487) + /pages/gift-box FAQ RAG.

GIFTBOXBOT-SUP Policy in Six Rules

Six bot rules for a secure gift box.

  1. GIFTBOX-MAP grounded: rules from map only

  2. NO-RULE-INVENT: block min max mix not on map

  3. BUDGET filter: suggest SKUs sum under cap

  4. MESSAGE limits: box vs card char limits cited

  5. INCOMPAT block: forbidden_mix reroute #483 if configurator

  6. POST-ORDER handoff: OOS edit → agent #487

Flow GIFTBOXBOT GBB-1 to GBB-8

Eight-step flow.

  1. GBB-1 Classify: bot_giftbox_* intent

  2. GBB-2 Context: box_code, items[], budget, occasion tag

  3. GBB-3 GIFTBOX-MAP: rules validation

  4. GBB-4 Reroute: gift finder, #205, #487, #483

  5. GBB-5 Respond: TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-* grounded

  6. GBB-6 Branch: add to compose | suggest combo | handoff

  7. GBB-7 Log: intent, items count, budget

  8. GBB-8 Conversion: tag giftbox_bot_compose if checkout

Example bot_giftbox_budget

TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-BUDGET: "Budget €80, box with 4-6 items. Suggestions: [sku A €22, sku B €18, sku C €24, sku D €14] = €78. [composer link]"

TPL-GIFTBOXBOT templates and touchpoints

Four essential templates.

TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-RULE

Gift box [name]: [min]-[max] items. Categories [list]. [forbidden_mix if any].

TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-SUGGEST

For [occasion] under [budget] €: [combo 3-4 sku]. Total [X] €. [link].

TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-MSG

Gift box message max [N] char. Inside card [M] char. Two distinct fields.

TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-HANDOFF

Post-order modification or OOS: transfer to agent within 4 hours. Order [id].

Touchpoints

  • Builder page: "Help build my gift box" chip

  • Box cart: bot recap items + budget

  • Checkout gift flag: reroute #205 hide price FAQ

Edge cases and reroutes

Five cases outside tier 1 bot.

  • OOS post-pay: handoff #487 GIFTBOX-OOS

  • Dietary allergen: #261 + map

  • Corporate logo B2B: sales handoff

  • Single product choice: reroute gift finder

  • Incompatible option configurator: reroute #483

Essentials giftbox bot KPI

Five GIFTBOXBOT management metrics.

  • giftbox_bot_auto_resolve: tier 1 without agent

  • giftbox_bot_compose_complete: checkout box after bot assist

  • giftbox_bot_rule_invent_violation: NO-RULE-INVENT, target 0

  • giftbox_bot_budget_hit_rate: % combos under requested cap

  • giftbox_bot_handoff_oos: sessions → #487

Monthly review: top blocked mix → enrich GIFTBOX-MAP forbidden_mix row.

GIFTBOXBOT anti-patterns

Six common mistakes.

  1. Inventing max items: NO-RULE-INVENT

  2. Allowing forbidden mix: forbidden_mix violation

  3. Exceeding budget without alert: BUDGET filter missed

  4. Confusing gift finder: single product vs custom box

  5. Promising OOS swap bot: handoff #487

  6. Single message: box vs card limits ignored

GIFTBOXBOT with Qstomy

Qstomy on Shopify: classify bot_giftbox_*, GIFTBOX-MAP validator, budget suggester, handoff compose payload items[] budget occasion.

Pipeline: upstream gift finder → #488 compose → checkout → #205 gift → #487 if OOS.

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Checklist, FAQ and going further

GIFTBOXBOT Checklist (8 steps)

  1. Sync GIFTBOX-MAP #487: RAG + validator API

  2. Policy GIFTBOXBOT-SUP: 6 rules

  3. 8 intents bot_giftbox_*: flow GBB-1 to GBB-8

  4. 4 templates TPL-GIFTBOXBOT-*: RULE SUGGEST MSG HANDOFF

  5. Composer Touchpoints: helper chip in composer

  6. Reroutes: #487 #205 gift finder #483

  7. Tests 6 scenarios: min max, budget, mix block, suggest, message, post-order handoff

  8. KPI Dashboard: giftbox_bot_* section 9

FAQ

Bot = gift finder?
No. Finder = which product. GIFTBOXBOT = fill multi-SKU box.

Difference from #487?
#487 agents OOS disputes. #488 bot guide compose tier 1.

Card wrap?
Bot quotes message limits. Wrap execution → #337 ops agents.

Going further

This week: sync GIFTBOX-MAP, activate "Help build my box" chip, test budget 80 € 4 items, verify NO-RULE-INVENT forbidden mix in staging.

Enzo

July 1, 2026

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