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+ AI Catalog Price Check
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+ The AI Price Check reviews every active, priced item in your
+ Catalog Items list against your
+ shop's actual operating costs. It estimates a realistic surface area and processing time
+ for each item, calculates a cost floor, and compares that to your current price — flagging
+ anything that may be losing money, leaving margin on the table, or priced above market rates.
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+ Verdicts
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+ - Below Cost — price is at or below the estimated cost floor. The shop loses money on every sale of this item.
+ - Thin Margin — price covers costs but falls below your target margin percentage.
+ - High — price appears significantly above typical market rates, which may cost you work.
+ - OK — price is within a reasonable range given your costs and market context.
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+ How to run it
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+ - Make sure your operating costs are up to date — stale rates produce inaccurate verdicts.
+ - Go to Catalog Items and click AI Price Check in the top-right.
+ - Click Analyze Catalog with AI. A progress overlay appears while the analysis runs (allow 7–10 minutes for large catalogs).
+ - Review results sorted by severity — Below Cost items appear first. Click Edit Price on any item to update it directly from the results page.
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+ Things to know
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+ - Run limit: Analysis can be run once per quarter (90 days). The button shows the next available date when a recent run exists.
+ - Confidence levels: Each result shows High, Medium, or Low confidence. Vague item names like "Custom Part" will be Low — verify those manually.
+ - Category paths matter: The AI uses the full category path (e.g. "Cerakote › Firearms") to determine the coating type. Make sure specialty items are in the correct category.
+ - $0 items skipped: Placeholder items and category headers with no price are automatically excluded from analysis.
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+ Results are estimates based on industry knowledge and your shop's rates. Always apply
+ your own judgment before changing prices — especially for items flagged as Low confidence.
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