Vane Context · Shopping assistants

Product recommendations grounded in your data.

Give shopping agents specifications, images, demonstrations and price and availability records to match real requirements and explain each recommendation.

For teams building shopping assistants and product recommendation agents.

VANE CONTEXTExample scenario
Business context for your agent

Recommendation reasons and open requirements

  • A: lighter, with side access.
  • B: room for a larger laptop.
  • To confirm: the laptop’s physical dimensions.
Product specification · structure · current records
BRING YOUR SOURCESSpecifications, images & demonstrationsReviews & user preferencesCurrent prices & stock records

Compare products against the shopper’s actual needs.

A commuter needs a lightweight laptop backpack under ¥500. See how the laptop’s dimensions change the product comparison.

SHOPPING / DAILY COMMUTEExample scenario
Daily commuteLaptop≤ ¥500Lightweight
A-20 / SAGE

Less weight. Side access.

¥399690 g
B-24 / SAND

More room. More compartments.

¥469980 g
Comparison criteriaA-20B-24
Bag weight690 g980 g
Laptop fitNeeds dimensionsNeeds dimensions
Access and compartmentsSide openingTop opening; more sections
Price and availability at 09:00Available · CNAvailable · CN
Confirm a key requirement

What are your laptop’s dimensions?

Choose a sample answer to see how the recommendation changes.

Laptop fit needs checking

Both meet the budget. A is lighter; B has more space. Check fit before making a final recommendation.

What your agent does next

Your shopping agent asks the missing question, explains the trade-off and passes the selected variant to the commerce system for current availability and checkout.

Match requirements to the right product variant.

Link the variant, dimensions, price, region and retrieval time, with evidence for claims such as lightweight or easy to access.

  1. 01

    Commuting

    Budget & laptop size

  2. 02

    A-20 / B-24

    Exact product variants

  3. 03

    Fit & access

    Specifications & structure

  4. 04

    Current offer

    Region, price, time

Check laptop fit against physical dimensions, and support access claims with the opening and compartment design.

Reuse product knowledge. Check current price and availability.

Reuse durable product knowledge across authorized requests while checking volatile business records separately.

How ongoing costs are reduced
  1. 01

    Reusable product knowledge

    Reuse authorized specifications and understood product details for the right variant.

  2. 02

    Compare against the current requirements

    Inspect the image detail or product demonstration that answers the shopper’s question.

  3. 03

    Current price and stock

    Refresh price and stock from permitted sources. The commerce system verifies availability before checkout.

What reaches the agent

The findings this task needs, with source references. Read supporting details when needed; keep valid understanding available for the next authorized task.

Turn your catalog into context for shopping agents.

Supply the user’s explicit needs and permitted profile context. Connect product assets and the business sources for price and availability.

  1. 01

    Product evidence

    Specifications, imagery, demonstrations and relevant review passages.

  2. 02

    Variant, pricing and availability definitions

    Product families, variants, units, region, price and availability timestamps.

  3. 03

    Shopping assistant Skills

    Find evidence for each recommendation and distinguish product knowledge from current transaction records.

Verify it with your own data

Validate the results on your tasks.

  • Does the recommended variant meet the physical requirements?
  • Can each recommendation reason be checked?
  • Are price and availability current and in scope?

Review the findings, source references, handling steps and usage together with your team.

Your agent provides

The task, known facts and constraints.

Vane Context

Relevant findings, conditions, references and unresolved gaps.

Your agent continues

Your shopping agent clarifies key requirements, explains trade-offs and uses the commerce system to verify and complete the purchase.

Connect through MCP tools and a task-aware Skill. Let your business agent use the tools directly or delegate context preparation.

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Shopping assistants

See it with your products and shopping questions.

Bring product images, specifications and real customer questions to see how your agent compares options, checks evidence and clarifies key requirements.