The week's problems, one at a time.
Five things that land on a founder's desk, and how Marline handles each: what the agents do on their own, what Claude checks, and where you come in. Every number here is an example.
Walmart suppressed my listing.
A tee that sells on every channel disappears from Walmart overnight. The title ran past Walmart's limit and used a claim Walmart doesn't allow. Until someone notices, it sells nowhere on Walmart.
How Marline handles it
Walmart
Flags MRL-TEE-BLK-M: title over 75 characters, prohibited claim “best”.
Fast model
Triages it as high priority, since the item can't be bought, and routes it to the listings agent.
Agent
Rewrites the title from the catalog in Walmart's order: brand, product, color, size. 47 characters.
Claude
Checks the rewrite against Walmart's rules and the other three channels. It changes a live listing, so it needs a person.
You
Approve, edit, or reject. On approval the listing updates and the change is written to the log.
Try it
The suppressed title is loaded. Switch channels to see each one's rules, or paste your own title.
Example data. Simulated.
Listing fixer
In the product: The listings agent checks every title against each channel's rules, drafts a rewrite per channel, and stages it for your approval before anything goes live.
I'm about to stock out.
Your best mug has 41 units left and sells about 4.6 a day. The supplier needs 21 days. The question isn't whether you're late, it's how late, and what to do about the gap.
How Marline handles it
3PL
The warehouse feed shows 41 units of MRL-MUG-12OZ on hand.
Fast model
Compares cover with lead time: 9 days of stock, 21 days to restock. High priority.
Agent
The supply agent drafts PO-1042, 600 units at $5.70 for $3,420, and flags the ads on this SKU.
Claude
Checks 60 days of sales, the case pack, and open orders, and states the gap: stock runs out 12 days before the order lands.
You
A purchase order commits money, so it waits for you. Approve it, change the quantity, or reject it.
Try it
The low-stock mug is loaded. Move velocity, lead time, or stock and the plan redraws.
Example data. Simulated.
Reorder planner
In the product: The supply agent runs this math for every SKU, every day, and drafts the purchase order. Every purchase order waits for your approval.
An ad kept spending after the season.
Holiday gift sets did its job in December. Nobody turned it down after Dec 26, and it kept spending $80 a day into January.
How Marline handles it
Amazon Ads
Since Dec 26, Holiday gift sets spent $412 for $96 in sales.
Fast model
Spots spend continuing past the season's end. Medium priority, routed to the ads agent.
Agent
Proposes lowering the daily budget from $80 to $35 rather than pausing, since branded terms still sell.
Claude
Checks the search terms that still convert and last January's numbers, and writes down why $35.
You
Budget changes wait for you. Approve it and the new budget applies, with the reasoning in the log.
Try it
The seasonal campaign is loaded. Try the other scenarios, or set your own daily budget.
Example data. Simulated.
Ad pacing
In the product: The ads agent compares spend with the month's plan every morning and proposes budget changes with the numbers behind them. Increases always wait for you.
A wholesale buyer is waiting.
A boutique asked for a line sheet and net-30 terms three days ago. The email is under two hundred others. A first order is waiting on it.
How Marline handles it
Email
A buyer asks for the fall line sheet and net-30 on a first order of $1,240.
Fast model
Sorts it out of the inbox as a wholesale inquiry with terms requested.
Agent
The wholesale agent drafts a reply with the current line sheet and net-30, per your written terms for first orders over $500.
Claude
Checks the terms against your policy and the tone against your past replies to buyers.
You
Setting terms with a new account waits for you. Approve, edit the terms, or reject.
Try it
The buyer's proposal is selected. Work the rest of the queue with A, E, and R.
Example data. Simulated.
Approval inbox
In the product: Every proposal reaches you one at a time with its reasoning and numbers. Your edits are saved as rules the agent follows next time, and every decision lands in one log.
A supplier slipped a ship date.
PO-1038 was due to ship Oct 3. The supplier's confirmation now says Oct 9, so the order lands six days later than planned, after the shelf is empty.
How Marline handles it
Supplier
The confirmation for PO-1038 moves the ship date from Oct 3 to Oct 9.
Fast model
Matches it to the open order and the SKU's cover. High priority: six days late.
Agent
The supply agent re-projects stock, finds the gap, and drafts a message asking to ship 200 units on Oct 3.
Claude
Checks transit time and past threads with this supplier, and confirms the request cites the PO.
You
A new message to a supplier waits for you. Approve it and it sends, and the inbound date updates.
Try it
The slipped order is loaded. See the gap it opens, and what a partial shipment does to it.
Example data. Simulated.
Reorder planner
In the product: The supply agent runs this math for every SKU, every day, and drafts the purchase order. Every purchase order waits for your approval.
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