Front Section 4 — First-Time Workflow (What to Expect)

First-Time Workflow (What to Expect)

CatalogPilot is designed to get you real results early, while ensuring accuracy, safety, and human oversight during your first interaction with the system.

Your first enrichment is intentionally guided and verified, not instant — this is by design.

Step 1 — Connect Your Catalog

After signing up, you provide:

• Read-only API access to your platform
  
• Your public storefront URL
  
  

CatalogPilot begins collecting and normalizing your catalog data in the background.

Depending on catalog size and system load, this initial collection can take minutes to a few hours.

No changes are made to your storefront during this stage.

Step 2 — Initial Enrichment Preparation

Once your catalog data is available:

• A small initial set of products (currently up to 10) is queued for enrichment
  
• These first enrichments are handled within controlled system limits
  
• Processing may begin immediately or after a short queue delay, depending on current activity
  

In most cases, enrichment starts within minutes, but it can take longer during busy periods.

Step 3 — Review by CatalogPilot & Notification

When the initial enrichments complete:

• Results are reviewed as part of the onboarding process
  
• You’ll receive a notification when they are ready
  
• In some cases, a support agent may reach out to walk you through the results
  

This first cycle typically completes within the same day, and always within a reasonable onboarding window.

Step 4 — Review Your First Enriched Products

You’ll be directed to the Review page where you can:

• Toggle between Original and Enriched
  
• Visually confirm improvements
  
• Focus primarily on the Product tab
  
• Ignore deeper tabs unless something looks incorrect
  

This step is designed to take minutes, not hours.

Step 5 — Approve and Take Control

Once approved:

• You immediately gain control of the enrichment process
  
• You can run future batches yourself
  
• You’ll see clear estimates for cost and time before starting any batch
  
• Processing continues in the background with live progress indicators
  

From this point forward, you control when, how much, and what gets enriched.

What Changes After the First Cycle

The initial process is the most structured.

After that:

• Enrichment becomes self-serve
  
• Timing estimates are shown clearly before each batch
  
• Review effort continues to decrease
  
• No additional gatekeeping is required
  

CatalogPilot is designed to earn trust first, then move out of your way.