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Quick Start: Auto-Created Attributes from Integrations

When you connect Merchkit to Shopify or another platform, you get a head start: Merchkit automatically creates attributes from your existing product fields and custom metafields. This is the fastest path to setting up your data structure.

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What Gets Auto-Created?

When you import from an integrated platform, Merchkit generates attributes for: Standard product fields — title, description, price, vendor, product type, tags, handle, and other native fields from your source platform Custom metafields — any custom fields or metafields you’ve defined in Shopify or your source system are mapped to Merchkit attributes automatically This means if you already have a “Material” metafield in Shopify, it will automatically appear in Merchkit as an attribute.

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Finding Your Auto-Created Attributes

  1. Open Workspace → Attributes in your sidebar
  2. Make sure Products is selected in the entity type dropdown
  3. Look through the table — your auto-created attributes will be listed there
[SCREENSHOT: Attributes page showing a mix of auto-created and custom attributes in the table] You’ll typically see attributes like:
  • title (product title)
  • description (product description)
  • price (product price)
  • vendor (vendor name)
  • Custom fields you created in your source platform

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What to Do Next: Review and Enable AI

Auto-created attributes are a starting point, but you’ll want to review and configure them:
  1. Review the field types — Check that each auto-created attribute has the correct field type (Text, Number, Image, etc.)
  2. Enable Use AI where needed — For attributes you want Merchkit to enrich or generate, click the attribute to open the Configure Attribute panel and toggle Use AI on
  3. Customize prompts — If an auto-created attribute has a default prompt, you can modify it to fit your needs. For example, if you auto-created a “short_description” attribute, you might customize its prompt to: “Generate a compelling product description under 100 characters based on the product title and full description.”
  4. Leave others as-is — If you want to keep an auto-created attribute as a reference field (not AI-generated), leave Use AI off
[SCREENSHOT: Configure Attribute panel showing Use AI toggle, field type, and prompt section]

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For Users Who Imported via CSV

If you imported your products via CSV rather than through an integration, skip this article. Your attributes aren’t pre-created, so go directly to Configuring an Attribute for AI Enrichment to create your first attributes manually.

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Next Steps

Once you’ve reviewed your auto-created attributes: