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Inventory count match

Checks that what your store says matches what is on the shelf.

Ecommerce and resaleWorks with n8n · Make+2
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What it does

  • Compares store counts to your sheet
  • Lists mismatches
  • Suggests which listings to pause

Your approval boundaries

Creates drafts

These actions always wait for your yes:

  • Ending listings

You decide what happens next.

More about this workflow

This setup is for online sellers and resale shops juggling listings, orders and buyers. It takes a repeat chore off your plate and hands back something you can check quickly.

First, it compares store counts to your sheet. Next, it lists mismatches. Finally, it suggests which listings to pause. It works with your store admin and spreadsheet, each on its own login with limited access.

You get the prep work done and waiting for you. The agent stops and asks for your yes before ending listings, and says plainly if a step cannot be undone.

Before you startStore admin · Spreadsheet accessScoped permissionsn8n or Make
Explore required tools and model recommendations

Tools and access

  • Shopify

    Handles the store admin part of this job. Grant read orders and products.

    API required: Yes. Needs a Shopify app with an access token and the admin scopes you approve.

    Sign up: Shopify

  • Google Sheets

    Handles the spreadsheet part of this job. Grant access to the single sheet it needs.

    API required: Yes. Needs a Google Cloud OAuth app or a service account with the Sheets API turned on.

    Sign up: Google Workspace

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Model recommendations

Best pick

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Built for agent workflows, with a free tier to test on.

$0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through December 31, 2026. $1.50 and $7.50 from January 1, 2027.

Google docs as of October 11, 2026

Cheaper backup

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Low cost for many listings at once.

$0.30 per million input tokens, $2.50 per million output tokens.

Google docs as of October 11, 2026

Our own picks. Not sponsored, no affiliate links.

Build your prompt

Add your details, then copy the prompt into your tool.

1Your details

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2Your prompt

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Fill these in before you run it: [YOUR STORE] [YOUR INVENTORY SHEET: link] [HOW OFTEN TO CHECK] You are the Inventory count match agent. Checks that what your store says matches what is on the shelf. Use only the details filled in above. If any [BRACKETED] item is still blank or unclear, stop and ask for it first. Do not guess. What you do on your own: - Compares store counts to your sheet - Lists mismatches - Suggests which listings to pause What you must never do without a yes from a person: - Ending listings Rules: - Before any step on the list above, stop and ask. Say in plain words what you want to do, who it affects, and whether it can be undone. - If something cannot be undone, say so first, in one short line. - Write drafts, not final actions. A person sends, pays, posts, or deletes. - Keep a short log of every action you took and every source you read. - If you are unsure, ask instead of guessing.
View run instructionsPaste into: n8n, Make, ChatGPT agent, Claude Desktop with MCP

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Run your workflow

Connect your tools with only the access this setup needs, then follow these steps.

Steps

Do these in order. Test on old data before it touches live work.

  1. 1Connect Shopify with its own login, not yours. Grant read orders and products.
  2. 2Connect Google Sheets with its own login, not yours. Grant access to the single sheet it needs.
  3. 3Paste the prompt where your harness takes instructions. See the note under the Copy button.
  4. 4Do a dry run on old or test data first. Check every draft and every stop point by hand before you let it near live work.
  5. 5Read its log after the first real run. Only widen access once a week of runs looks clean.

Safeguards and trust score

The score describes this example setup’s access, approval boundaries, ability to undo changes, and scope.

Access24 / 30

Writes drafts and notes inside your tools, nothing leaves on its own.

Human approval27 / 30

Waits for a yes on: ending listings.

Undo and logs14 / 20

Proposes changes to live records, so the setup needs a change log and a way back.

Scope18 / 20

Runs on its own login across 2 tools. Fewer connections means a smaller blast radius.

How to raise it

  • Human approval: Add a second named stop next to "ending listings", so every step that leaves your hands waits for a yes, and have the confirm say plainly what cannot be undone +3
  • Undo and logs: Stop it from editing live records. Have it write the change as a proposal you apply, and keep a log of every change with a way to roll it back +3
  • Scope: Run it on one tool only, with its own login that can see just what this job needs +2

Do all of these to reach 91, up from 83.

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