ShopBot Index
A weekly public index of which online stores publish the UCP profile that AI shopping agents read.
- What it is
- A weekly public index of which online stores publish the UCP profile that AI shopping agents read
- How it makes money
- Not disclosed
- Reported revenue
- Not disclosed Self-reported
- Bot and tools used
- Grok Bot (idea, build, and weekly crawl)
- Website
- https://shopbotindex.com
- Proof
- https://x.com/cstath/status/2112139675263553639
- Note
- Checks 2,276 stores every Monday; 770 publish a profile so far
What the proof source says
- Per the proof post (Oct 19, 2026): 'The Grok Bot picked the idea, built the site and now runs it.'
- Every Monday the bot checks online stores for a UCP profile, the machine-readable profile AI shopping agents read. It started with 2,276 stores, and 770 publish one so far.
- The live site shows segment breakdowns (Shopify stores, big retailers, other retailers) from its own weekly crawl, plus a 'check your store' tool.
What you can learn from it
- A recurring public dataset (a weekly crawl) gives the bot a job every week and gives visitors a reason to come back.
- Riding a brand-new standard (AI shopping agents) is a way to own a niche before anyone else covers it.
Copy this bot
BotBuilt starter prompt (our version, not the builder's)
You are my business bot. Build and run a public weekly index that checks which online stores publish the machine-readable profile AI shopping agents read, with a free 'check your store' tool. Start by researching who needs this and what they already pay for, then propose a plan for my approval. Build the simplest version first, keep a running log of what you did and what it cost, never spend money or send messages to anyone without my approval, and report progress to me daily with honest revenue numbers.
Tools
- Grok Bot
- A static site host
- A weekly routine for the crawl
Steps
- Let the bot pick a niche and build the site.
- Have it crawl a fixed list of stores every Monday.
- Publish the results and what changed since last week.
No public template link shared.
Results vary. Revenue is self-reported by the builder and not independently verified. Copying a setup doesn't guarantee any income. Not financial advice.
Everything on this page comes from the builder's own public post or listing linked above. Revenue is self-reported and not independently verified. Not financial advice.