E-commerce
July 1, 2026
"Reference A452 page 18, the bot finds nothing." "The AI guesses a product that does not exist on the site." "My 2024 catalog, chatbot ignores the obsolete edition." Three failures where a poorly calibrated paper catalog bot blocks the print-to-PDP conversion.
An e-commerce paper catalog AI chatbot does not replace PRINTCAT agents (#961). It reads PRINTCAT-MAP, lookups print_ref edition page, cites pdp_url shopify_sku map, and hands off variant ops to humans.
This guide #962 covers intents bot_printcat_*, flow PRINTCATBOT PCB-1 to PCB-8 and KPI printcat_bot. Bot pair of the PRINTCAT playbook (#961). Usecase: link printed reference and tier 1 online shop.
Summary
Why botify the catalog reference lookup?
The customer cites print_ref page catalog before agent ticket. Without the print edition registry, the bot guesses the SKU or denies without pdp_url. CATALOG-REGISTRY-GATE aligns widget and agents #961.
What the bot resolves tier 1
Reference lookup: print_ref page_number → product_name_print map
PDP Link: pdp_url shopify_sku cite grounded
Catalog edition: catalog_edition validity expiry map
Print variant: variant_options_print vs PDP options
Discontinued product: alternative_sku map if discontinued_flag
The bot intercepts bot_printcat_ref_lookup before agent SKU guess or dead end without pdp_url.
DTC retail example
DTC furniture retail, 1 catalog/half-year, 14 printcat_ tickets/month. Bot sync PRINTCAT-MAP Day-0. printcat_bot_deflect +51%, printcat_bot_guess_violation 0 in 7 weeks.
PRINTCATBOT #962 vs PRINTCAT #961, OFFADBOT #960, PRIVCATbot #812, QR #963 and SHORTVID #944
Seven lookup print bot contents, seven distinct roles.
Quick Matrix
#962 PRINTCATBOT: tier 1 bot multipage catalog printed reference lookup
PRINTCAT #961: agents verify alt ops edition execute
OFFADBOT #960: promo offer flyer distinct display catalog references
PRIVCATbot #812: private B2B catalog distinct access general public print
QR print #963: expired printed QR distinct catalog text reference
SHORTVID #944: short video URL distinct paper print reference
CHATTYP #889: general typos distinct print_ref registry
Pipeline: print_ref pdp_url cite lookup bot → #961 variant ops handoff execute.
Which bot_printcat_* intents should be configured?
Eight paper catalog intents mapped printcat_* typologies #961.
Eight bot_printcat intents
bot_printcat_ref_lookup: print_ref page_number → PRINTCAT-MAP row
bot_printcat_edition_detect: catalog_edition validity expiry map
bot_printcat_pdp_link: pdp_url shopify_sku cite grounded
bot_printcat_variant_info: variant_options_print vs PDP options
bot_printcat_price_info: catalog price vs Shopify live
bot_printcat_discontinued_alt: alternative_sku if discontinued_flag
bot_printcat_not_found_ask: ask edition page photo if ref missing
bot_printcat_handoff: variant ops → #961
Tier 1 auto: ref_lookup, edition_detect, pdp_link, variant_info, price_info if print_ref entered + PRINTCAT-MAP + guardrails.
bot_printcat_handoff, printcat_ops_flag, persistent out-of-map ref → agents #961 payload printcat_id.
How should PRINTCAT-MAP #961 be consumed?
The bot reads PRINTCAT-MAP #961: printcat_id, catalog_edition, catalog_issue_date, expiry, print_ref, page_number, product_name_print, shopify_sku, pdp_url, variant_options_print, online_shop_url, qr_per_page, discontinued_flag, alternative_sku, current_edition, agent_handoff_url.
Lookup grounded reference
Ref index: print_ref + page_number + catalog_edition → row
Fuzzy ref gate: typo A45Z → A452 if spelling_variants map, otherwise handoff
REF-GROUNDED-BOT: pdp_url shopify_sku map only, do not invent
Shopify Product API: status stock live price verify
NO-SKU-GUESS-BOT: never propose product out of register
EDITION-CHECK-BOT: expiry catalog_edition before lookup
Website widget: entry "I have a catalog reference" + print_ref page edition fields.
PRINTCATBOT-SUP Policy in six rules
Six rules for a secure paper catalog bot.
CATALOG-REGISTRY-GATE : lookup PRINTCAT-MAP before reference response
REF-GROUNDED-BOT : print_ref pdp_url from map only
PDP-LINK-BOT : pdp_url always if bot_printcat_ref_lookup matches
NO-SKU-GUESS-BOT : bot does not suggest or replace shopify_sku outside map
EDITION-CHECK-BOT : catalog_edition expiry mentioned if edition is obsolete
OFFAD-REROUTE-BOT : flyer promo code → OFFADBOT #960, expired QR → #963
Flow PRINTCATBOT PCB-1 to PCB-8
Eight-step flow: ingest ref edition lookup verify answer reroute handoff log.
PCB-1 Ingest: message print_ref catalog page photo edition
PCB-2 Ref detect: bot_printcat_ref_lookup print_ref page
PCB-3 Edition check: CATALOG-REGISTRY-GATE catalog_edition
PCB-4 Registry lookup: PRINTCAT-MAP row match
PCB-5 Shopify verify: shopify_sku live stock price status
PCB-6 Tier 1 answer: pdp_url variant price edition alt
PCB-7 Reroute: OFFADBOT #960 QR #963 PRIVCATbot #812
PCB-8 Handoff log: variant ops → #961 deflect KPI
Example TPL-PRINTCAT-FIND
“Reference {{print_ref}} page {{page_number}}. Product: {{product_name_print}}. Shop: {{pdp_url}}.”
TPL-PRINTCAT templates and touchpoints
Four short templates catalog print embed widget mobile.
TPL-PRINTCAT-FIND
[print_ref map.] [page_number.] [product_name_print.] [pdp_url.] REF-GROUNDED.
TPL-PRINTCAT-VARIANT
[variant_options_print map.] Choose on PDP: [pdp_url.] VARIANT-CITE-BOT.
TPL-PRINTCAT-EDITION
[catalog_edition map.] [expiry map.] Current edition: [current_edition.] EDITION-CHECK.
TPL-PRINTCAT-HANDOFF
[agent_handoff_url.] Request [variant / ops / not_found] forwarded. Catalog [printcat_id]. Delay [handoff_sla].
Touchpoints
"Catalog reference A452": ref_lookup + pdp_link
Page 18 not found on site: ref_lookup + variant_info
Old 2024 catalog: edition_detect + current_edition
Product no longer available: discontinued_alt + alternative_sku
Edge cases: promo flyer, private B2B, QR page, reference error
Five cases outside tier 1 standard paper catalog bot.
Visible flyer discount code: reroute OFFADBOT #960 no catalog ref lookup
B2B distributor catalog: reroute PRIVCATbot #812 account access required
Expired catalog page QR code: reroute QR print #963
Typo reference excluding variants: not_found_ask then handoff #961
Product seen in video: reroute SHORTVID #944 video URL distinct from print
Bot does not add print_ref outside of PRINTCAT-MAP: handoff #961 brief register if new frequent mistake.
Essential printcat_bot KPIs
Five PRINTCATBOT steering metrics and #961 correlation.
printcat_bot_deflect: clarified catalog lookups without a printcat_ ticket
printcat_bot_ref_match_rate: % tier 1 matched print_ref sessions
printcat_bot_pdp_link_rate: % pdp_url sessions provided in widget
printcat_bot_handoff_rate: % ops variants routed #961
printcat_bot_guess_violation: guessed SKUs outside target map 0
Target: guess_violation at zero and ref_match_rate above 82% post PRINTCAT-MAP D-0 sync.
PRINTCATBOT anti-patterns
Five common paper catalog bot errors.
Guessing product off-map: NO-SKU-GUESS-BOT registry only
Ignoring obsolete edition: Systematic EDITION-CHECK current_edition
Confusing catalog promo: #962 lookup ref instead of OFFADBOT #960
Free typos without gate: fuzzy ref variants map only, otherwise handoff
Duplicating PRIVCATbot #812: #962 print general public, not B2B access
PRINTCATBOT with Qstomy
Qstomy on Shopify: detect bot_printcat intent, PRINTCAT-MAP RAG ref index, Shopify product verify, templates FIND VARIANT EDITION, handoff #961 ops payload printcat_id.
Pipeline: #962 bot lookup print_ref pdp_url → #961 variant ops execute.
Scenario: retail DTC furniture 1 catalog/semester. Registry D-0. printcat_bot_deflect +51%, guess_violation 0.
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Checklist, FAQ and going further
PRINTCATBOT Checklist (8 steps)
Sync PRINTCAT-MAP #961: RAG bot print_ref edition index
Policy PRINTCATBOT-SUP: 6 rules REGISTRY-GATE REF-GROUNDED NO-SKU-GUESS
8 intents bot_printcat_*: flow PCB-1 to PCB-8
4 templates TPL-PRINTCAT-*: FIND VARIANT EDITION HANDOFF
Catalog reference widget: ref_lookup entry print_ref page
Fuzzy ref gate: spelling_variants map only → handoff
Red team 10 refs: guess SKU edition ignore test
KPI Dashboard: printcat_bot_* section 9 + delta printcat_
FAQ
Difference #961?
#961 = agents verify alt ops edition execute. #962 = bot tier 1 lookup reference widget.
Bot guesses the product?
No, outside of PRINTCAT-MAP. NO-SKU-GUESS-BOT. Handoff if unknown.
Difference OFFADBOT #960?
#960 = promo offer flyer code. #962 = multipage catalog reference lookup.
Difference PRIVCATbot #812?
#812 = private B2B catalog access. #962 = print public catalog.
Catalog photo mandatory?
No, tier 1 bot. not_found_ask page edition if ref missing from map.
Go further
This week: sync PRINTCAT-MAP #961, catalog reference widget, FIND VARIANT templates, measure printcat_bot_deflect.
Enzo
July 1, 2026
