AI Prompt Configuration: fix missing prompts and weak AI results
Learn how to fix the missing prompt error and improve titles and descriptions the AI writes.
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Key points
- One real error: "⚠️ Missing prompt" stops AI optimization for eBay.
- Most other problems are prompt quality: Restore the default and change one thing at a time.
- Prompts are saved per computer: A new computer starts with the default prompts.
"⚠️ Missing prompt — Title and description prompts are required for eBay optimization"
You may also see "⚠️ Missing title/description prompt — set it in settings" in the Activity Log.
Cause: The DropFlowLister AI didn't get a title or description prompt for an eBay listing. Fix:
- Open eBay Settings → AI Prompt Configuration in the popup, or the same section in Flow Lister.
- Click Restore Default under Title Prompt.
- Click Restore Default under Description Prompt.
- Run the listing again with Retry Skips.
The AI ignores my product details
Cause: The {paste product details…} placeholder was removed or changed, so the details were added at the end of the prompt instead.
Fix: Click Restore Default, then make your edits again without touching the placeholder.
Titles are too long or get cut off
Cause: eBay limits titles to 80 characters. This is an eBay rule, not a DropFlowLister limit. Fix: Add a line to your Title Prompt such as "Keep the title under 80 characters." Check the 80-character counter in the Single Lister.
Descriptions include text I don't want
Cause: The prompt asks for sections or wording you don't need. Fix:
- Add a clear rule to the Description Prompt, such as "Don't mention returns."
- If Use Template Description is on in the eBay Flow Lister, check your description template too. It wraps every description.
Note: The AI writes from the supplier's product details. If the supplier page is thin, the AI has less to work with.
My prompt changes disappeared
Cause: Prompts are saved in your browser on one computer. A different computer or Chrome profile has its own prompts. Fix: Copy your prompts into a text file, and paste them on each computer you use.
What to send support
Email contact@dropflowlister.com with:
- your full title and description prompts
- 1–2 product links
- the title or description you got, and what you expected
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Message our team and we’ll walk you through it. You can also email contact@dropflowlister.com.
