Why AIEO now?
Traditional SEO is still useful for web discovery, but agentic commerce depends on structured product data. Shopify now syndicates eligible catalog data to AI channels through Shopify Catalog, where titles, descriptions, options, images, pricing and availability are parsed by AI systems. PAL uses AIEO — AI Engine Optimization — as shorthand for auditing that source data before AI channels consume it.
AIEO complements SEO; it does not guarantee ranking, recommendation, inclusion, or checkout availability on any AI platform. Shopify Catalog and each AI channel control eligibility and presentation.
What PAL checks for AI readability
AI-readable product identity
Titles, vendor/brand, product URLs and images so machine systems can identify the exact product reliably.
Image readiness
Observable image dimensions are checked against the 500×500 readiness target used in current Merchant Center preparation.
Variant identifiers
Flags variants with neither SKU/MPN nor barcode/GTIN, without inventing identifiers.
Price, availability and variant clarity
Flags pricing and duplicate-option ambiguity that can make AI comparison and recommendation less reliable.
Current scan boundaries
- Up to 2,500 products per scan.
- Up to 100 variants per product.
- Up to 20 images per product.
- The app warns when a scan boundary is reached.
This is an AIEO/catalog-readiness check, not a guarantee of approval, ranking or recommendation by Google, Shopify, ChatGPT or any other AI or sales channel. The app does not connect to a merchant's Google Merchant Center account.
Fix data once for AI channels and Merchant Center
Start free. Add continuous AIEO monitoring only if it earns its place.
Run a real read-only AIEO scan on the Free plan first. If you need larger bounded scans, saved history, change detection, recurring AI-readiness monitoring, alerts, and report/export workflows, Pro is available directly through Shopify at $19/month or $199/year.
Billing stays inside Shopify. PAL does not require Google Merchant Center credentials and does not edit products or variants.
Optional merchant growth tool
Reputon Customer Reviews
If you also need review-management tooling after catalog cleanup, PAL has an affiliate relationship with Reputon. Referred users receive a 10% discount on the Customer Reviews app, and PAL may earn a commission on qualifying paid use.
This recommendation is separate from PAL Catalog Check and does not affect PAL scan results. See the affiliate disclosure.
Live on the Shopify App Store
PAL Catalog Check launched publicly on September 22, 2026. Shopify merchants can install the Free plan directly from the Shopify App Store. Pro is available at $19/month or $199/year.
The app is read-only and requests product access for catalog scanning. It does not edit products or variants and does not require Google Merchant Center credentials.