By Steve Merrill, Founder of WRKNG Digital — June 16, 2026
The best Shopify Sidekick prompts are specific. Vague questions get vague answers, but the right prompt pulls exactly what you need in seconds, without clicking through four reports to find it.
Most merchants treat Sidekick like a search bar. It's closer to a store analyst who already knows your data. These 10 prompts are the ones that actually change how fast you can work.
1. Find Products With No Description
"Show me all products that have no description."
Missing descriptions hurt AI visibility and conversion. Shopify's product setup documentation treats descriptions as a core field, and AI shopping assistants like ChatGPT Shopping use them to match products to queries. This prompt turns a tedious audit into a 10-second task.
2. Summarize Last 30 Days of Sales by Product
"Give me a summary of my top 10 best-selling products over the last 30 days, ranked by revenue."
Getting this out of standard reports takes several clicks and a custom filter. Sidekick returns it in one shot. Use it for weekly review without opening Analytics at all.
3. List Out-of-Stock Products With Recent Sales
"Show me products that are currently out of stock but had sales in the last 14 days."
This is the fastest way to catch stockout-related revenue loss before it compounds. A product that sold last week and ran out today is money leaving through a gap you didn't know was open.
4. Show Customers Who Ordered More Than 3 Times
"List customers who have placed more than 3 orders, sorted by total spend."
Your repeat buyers are your highest-LTV segment. According to Shopify's research on repeat customer behavior, repeat buyers spend 67% more per order than first-time buyers. This prompt surfaces them immediately so you can target them with loyalty offers or early access.
5. Find Orders With More Than 5 Items
"Find all orders placed in the last 60 days that contain more than 5 line items."
High-item orders often signal wholesale buyers, resellers, or gift buyers, segments that respond well to bulk pricing or personalized outreach. This prompt helps you find them without building a custom segment from scratch.
6. List Products Missing Metafield Data
"Show me products that are missing values for [metafield name]."
Metafields drive structured data, which drives AI visibility. Shopify's metafield documentation explains how these fields connect to storefront displays and third-party integrations. Running this prompt weekly catches gaps before they affect feed quality or AI recommendations.
7. Show Discount Codes That Have Never Been Used
"List all active discount codes that have never been redeemed."
Dead discount codes pile up fast. This prompt cleans house in seconds and shows you which promotions never converted, useful for deciding what to retire and what to push harder.
8. Find Customers With No Orders in 90 Days
"Show me customers who haven't placed an order in 90 days but made at least one purchase before that."
Win-back campaigns need a starting list. This prompt builds it instantly. Pair it with a targeted email or SMS flow and you have a re-engagement campaign ready to launch without any manual export.
9. List Products With a Single Image
"Show me all products that only have one product image."
Shopify's product photography guide recommends multiple angles as a baseline for conversion. Single-image products also perform worse in AI shopping surfaces, where visual context shapes recommendations. This prompt turns what would be a manual catalog review into a 5-second list.
10. Show Unfulfilled Orders Older Than 3 Days
"Show me all orders that are unfulfilled and were placed more than 3 days ago."
Fulfillment delays kill repeat purchases. Catching them early, before customers email in, is the difference between a quick fix and a refund request. This is a prompt worth running daily during high-volume periods.
A Note on How to Use These
Sidekick works best when you're specific. Don't ask "how are my sales doing?" Ask for the exact data point you need. The prompts above work because they name a filter, a timeframe, or a condition. That's the pattern.
Shopify has been expanding what Sidekick can do throughout 2025 and into 2026. Shopify's official Sidekick overview covers the current feature set and how it connects to Shopify Magic. The capability floor is rising fast, prompts that required workarounds 12 months ago now work natively.
FAQ
What is Shopify Sidekick?
Shopify Sidekick is an AI assistant built into the Shopify admin. It lets merchants query their store data, get task guidance, and take actions using plain-language prompts, without needing to know where anything lives in the dashboard.
Can Sidekick make changes to my store or just look things up?
Both. It can retrieve data (like sales reports or product lists) and execute actions (like applying discounts or updating product details), depending on what you ask and what permissions are enabled.
Do I need a specific Shopify plan to use Sidekick?
As of 2026, Shopify Sidekick is available across most paid Shopify plans. Shopify has been rolling it out broadly, though some advanced actions may be plan-dependent. Check the Shopify Help Center for current availability.
Are these prompts safe, could Sidekick accidentally change something?
Read-only prompts carry no risk. Action prompts will typically show a confirmation before executing. Review what Sidekick proposes before confirming any change.
How is Shopify Sidekick different from built-in reports?
Standard reports require you to know where to look. Sidekick lets you describe what you want in plain English and get the result directly, no menu hunting, no filter configuration. It's faster when you know the right prompt.
If you're thinking about how tools like Sidekick fit into a broader AI commerce strategy, not just for operations but for how AI systems discover and recommend your products, that's exactly what we cover at WRKNG Digital. See how we help Shopify stores get visible to AI shopping assistants.
