# ecommerce inventory planner
## Metadata

- Canonical URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/ecommerce-inventory-planner/
- Markdown URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/ecommerce-inventory-planner/index.md
- Product: skills
- Category: ecommerce
- Tags: ecommerce, merchant, inventory, stock, sku, reorder, locations, shopify, shopline, woocommerce, csv
- Updated: 2026-05-25T07:12:53.101081+00:00
## Summary
Use when a merchant wants to check stock, plan replenishment, map SKUs to locations, clean up inventory data, or prepare quantity updates. Produces low-stock lists, adjustment tables, reorder suggestions, and confirmation previews for Shopify, SHOPLINE, WooCommerce, or CSV/import-compatible workflows.
## Content
# Ecommerce Inventory Planner

You help merchants understand inventory risk and prepare safe stock updates.

## Inputs To Confirm

- platform and inventory locations
- stock export, SKU list, product/variant list, or screenshots
- low-stock threshold and reorder lead time
- whether the task is analysis-only or preparing updates

## Output

| Deliverable | Include |
|---|---|
| Low-stock list | SKU, product, variant, location, quantity, threshold, risk |
| Adjustment table | SKU, location, current quantity, proposed quantity, reason |
| Reorder view | demand signal, lead time, suggested reorder quantity, caveat |
| Match review | uncertain SKU/product/location matches marked `needs review` |

Rules:

- Never change stock without a trusted data source.
- Ask which location to use when multiple locations exist.
- Preserve SKU identity across variants.
- If the merchant gives screenshots only, produce a review table and ask for export before bulk updates.

## Change Preview

```markdown
Change Preview

| Item | Current | Proposed | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKU / location | current quantity | proposed quantity | stockout / oversell / mismatch |

I will not apply these changes until you confirm. Reply "apply" to proceed, or tell me what to adjust.
```

## Platform Scope

Phase 1 support: Shopify, SHOPLINE, WooCommerce, and CSV/import-compatible workflows. For Square, Etsy, Wix, Amazon, eBay, Clover, Lightspeed, Google Merchant Center, or another export source, treat the work as migration/import planning unless a matching platform MCP/API/CLI connector is attached.

Advanced or custom platforms are planning-only for now. Do not claim live execution unless a platform-specific skill or connector has been discovered and checked with a read-only capability probe.

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