• DATA
  • STRATEGY
  • PLAN
  • HUMAN

How to optimize product bundles with your AI

Connect your AI to Walmart Luminate to find natural product pairings. Your agent uses transaction data to see what customers actually buy together.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to find better product bundles?

Your AI identifies high-affinity product pairings by analyzing market basket patterns. You get a list of items that frequently appear in the same transactions. This breakdown shows how to turn those insights into merchandising plans.

The outcomes

Where your insights land.

Running this process gives you actionable merchandising intelligence.

DATA

Identify high-affinity pairs

The AI scans transaction history to find products with high co-occurrence rates. You get a list of items that naturally belong together.

STRATEGY

Build bundle logic

Use the identified pairings to create digital or physical bundles. This helps you move slow-moving items by attaching them to high-velocity products.

PLAN

Draft merchandising plans

The AI organizes these pairings into logical categories for your next promotion. You'll have a structured list ready for your retail team.

HUMAN

Finalize assortment

You review the AI's suggestions against your current inventory and margin goals. You make the final call on which bundles actually make sense for your bottom line.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of scanning massive transaction datasets.

  1. Scan transaction history

    The AI pulls raw basket data to see which SKUs appear in the same receipts.

    luminate_market_basket

  2. Calculate affinity scores

    It measures the strength of the relationship between different product categories.

    luminate_market_basket

  3. Filter by volume

    The agent narrows down the results to pairings that have enough transaction frequency to be statistically significant.

    luminate_market_basket

  4. Generate pairing lists

    It compiles the most profitable and frequent combinations into a readable format.

    luminate_market_basket

Try it

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Use these prompts to kick off your analysis.

Starting points

These are starting points. Swap out the specific categories or SKUs with your own data.

Walmart Luminate Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kkwSGhgq65Ub9XDjZZgYkWfArZlsSQ9Igx8Zb9gZ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Walmart Luminate capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "walmart-luminate-analytics-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kkwSGhgq65Ub9XDjZZgYkWfArZlsSQ9Igx8Zb9gZ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Start here

Connect Walmart Luminate Analytics once, then ask.

Log in once to link your account. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking questions about your basket data.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my product prices in Walmart?

    No. The AI only reads market basket data to provide insights. It cannot modify any pricing or product information in your Walmart account.

  • 02

    Does the AI create the actual bundles in the system?

    No. The AI identifies the best pairings and suggests them to you. You must manually implement those bundles in your merchandising system.

  • 03

    Can I use this to find out why sales are dropping?

    Yes, by looking at basket patterns, the AI can identify if certain core products are no longer being paired with their usual companions.

  • 04

    How much data does the AI need to see?

    The AI uses the data provided through the luminate_market_basket tool to perform its analysis.

  • 05

    Can the AI delete my existing product data?

    No. This MCP is read-only. It cannot delete, edit, or overwrite any of your existing Walmart Luminate data.

  • More questions about Walmart Luminate Analytics? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Walmart Luminate Analytics Connector can do

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