Research Library

The Squiggle Research Library

We read real product catalogues to understand how AI shopping assistants actually decide what to recommend — and what quietly stops them. These are genuine findings, not marketing copy: every claim here traces back to something we actually observed.

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Category findings

Beauty & Skincare

The gap that holds even at the best brands →

A pattern that appeared at every skincare brand we checked — including the ones that do almost everything else right.

Automotive

The question that decides almost every sale →

One near-binary question decides an automotive purchase — and it's the one listings most often leave for the buyer to work out.

Food & Beverage

The label that never makes it into the listing →

The marketing claim almost always made the page. The information that decides an allergy-conscious purchase almost never did.

Home & Garden

The dimensions an AI assistant can't read →

The measurement that decides “will it fit?” was often right there on the page — as an image the assistant couldn't read.

Apparel & Fashion

The fit answer that's on the page — just not in the text →

Almost every listing we checked had the fit answer somewhere — a size chart, a fit-finder, a tag. Almost none had it in the description an AI actually reads.

Sporting & Outdoor

The fit question a size chart can't answer →

These merchants get one big thing right — and consistently miss the details that decide the sale.

Coming to the Research Library

Baby & Kids

In preparation

Emerging research into Baby & Kids listings — age range, size and safety information look like the questions that matter most. No findings shown until they’re checked.

Pet Supplies

In preparation

Emerging research into Pet Supplies listings — animal size, breed suitability and usage instructions look like the deciding details. No findings shown until they’re checked.

Books & Media

In preparation

Books are identified through product metadata (ISBN, edition, format); a dedicated reference set is being prepared under Product Understanding research.

Digital Products

In preparation

Not yet studied in depth — digital and downloadable products raise different buyer questions to physical goods, and are on our roadmap for Product Understanding research.

Under investigation

Consumer Electronics

Under investigation

Under investigation — some compatibility signals have been probed, but there’s nothing to show here yet.

Jewellery & Watches

Under investigation

Under investigation — sizing, materials and authenticity look like likely deciding questions. Nothing to show here yet.

Furniture

Under investigation

Under investigation — dimensions, materials and assembly look like likely deciding questions, echoing what we’ve seen in Home & Garden. Nothing to show here yet.

Services

Under investigation

Under investigation — we’re exploring whether Squiggle’s product-understanding approach extends usefully to service listings. Nothing to show here yet.

A separate, sibling effort

AI Commerce Intelligence

A graded, honest view of the wider AI-commerce market →

This library studies individual product listings. Intelligence watches AI shopping assistants, agentic commerce, and merchant readiness more broadly — with the same evidence discipline: every claim graded, hype separated from fact.

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