Ask why profit dropped
Have your assistant rank the drivers of a profit drop across product mix, fees, ads and missing COGS.
Use it when profit, sales or margin moved unexpectedly and you want ranked causes rather than another chart. Connect your assistant first (see Connect to Claude).
AI assistants8 min
What you get
A ranked explanation with the date range and assumptions stated. The worked examples show a full investigation with the tool route and quality checks.
Starter prompt
Why did realized profit drop for my shop this month to date versus the same number of days immediately before it? Rank the drivers by profit impact. Separate product mix, fees, ads, missing COGS and unsettled orders. Show only the product rows needed to support the conclusion.
Steps
- Paste the prompt and name the shop and the two windows to compare. Equal-length windows keep the comparison fair.
- The assistant resolves your shop, then runs a diagnostic for the direction of profit, GMV, margin, orders and COGS coverage.
- It drills into the financial and product evidence only where a signal needs it. The playbooks tell it when to stop. See Native playbooks.
- Read the ranked drivers. Recent days can read low by design because marketplaces settle orders one to two weeks later.
- Ask it to simulate a fix before you change anything. Writes need a scope you grant yourself.