Merchant Quick Start
No coding required. Seven steps to go from “I don’t understand AI agents” to “my products are visible to AI.” Reading time: ~30 minutes Hands-on time: 1-2 hours (configuring structured data, writing llms.txt, etc.)Learning Steps
1
Understand AI Agent Shopping
Read Book 1, Chapter 1: How AI Agents Are Changing ShoppingLearn what AI agents are, how they help consumers shop, and why your products might be invisible to AI right now.
2
Understand the Trust Mechanism
Read Book 1, Chapter 2: How AI Agents Evaluate TrustBefore recommending your business, AI agents run a background check. Learn about the six evaluation dimensions and trust badges.
3
Three Must-Do Actions (Concepts)
Read Book 1, Chapter 3: Three Essentials for AI DiscoverabilityStructured data, llms.txt, and Sitemap — understand what they are and why they matter, explained through simple analogies.
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Hands-On: Structured Data
Read Book 6, Chapter 3: Schema.org in PracticeAdd machine-readable labels to your products. This is the foundation that enables AI to understand your catalog.
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Hands-On: Write llms.txt
Read Book 6, Chapter 6: llms.txt Authoring GuideCreate a concise company profile for AI agents. Takes about 5 minutes.
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Connect Your Platform
Follow the guide for your ecommerce platform:
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Verify Your Score
Go back to orbexa.io/verify, re-enter your domain, and check whether your score has improved.Compare the before-and-after changes across all six dimensions.
What’s Next
Your products are now discoverable by AI agents. From here, you can:- Dive deeper into the six dimensions of OTR trust scoring
- Learn more AI-SEO optimization techniques
- Browse the Glossary for any unfamiliar terms