Cut checkout steps and fields
More shoppers finish paying instead of leaving at checkout.
The number it moves
Carts left behind · Typical: 70.22% is the documented average
Share of shoppers who add to cart but never finish paying.
What your AI does
Find the checkout code (Shopify checkout/cart templates, Stripe Checkout session creation, or a custom checkout form). Count steps and form fields, and look for forced account creation, a hidden guest option, and shipping cost shown only at the last step. Propose one bounded change: make guest checkout the default, drop non-essential fields, and show shipping and tax estimates in the cart.
Done when
- Guest checkout is the default
- Checkout asks only for fields the order needs
- Shipping and tax estimates show in the cart
The prompt
Paste this into any AI coding tool, or run it in MightyMouse and your AI works on your own project.
Cut checkout steps and fields (Online store) Find the checkout code (Shopify checkout/cart templates, Stripe Checkout session creation, or a custom checkout form). Count steps and form fields, and look for forced account creation, a hidden guest option, and shipping cost shown only at the last step. Propose one bounded change: make guest checkout the default, drop non-essential fields, and show shipping and tax estimates in the cart. Done when: - Guest checkout is the default - Checkout asks only for fields the order needs - Shipping and tax estimates show in the cart Read the code first. If it already does this well, change nothing and say so. Otherwise make the smallest change that makes every line above true. Work with what this project already uses. Do not add a paid tool or service unless I ask for one. Playbook: https://getmightymouse.com/playbooks/store-cut-checkout-steps-and-fields/ - published by MightyMouse. Source: Baymard Institute, https://baymard.com/lists/cart-abandonment-rate
The skill file
Save this as SKILL.md and Claude Code or Cursor can run the playbook any time you ask.
--- name: store-cut-checkout-steps-and-fields description: More shoppers finish paying instead of leaving at checkout. Use on a online store project to improve "Carts left behind". --- # Cut checkout steps and fields Find the checkout code (Shopify checkout/cart templates, Stripe Checkout session creation, or a custom checkout form). Count steps and form fields, and look for forced account creation, a hidden guest option, and shipping cost shown only at the last step. Propose one bounded change: make guest checkout the default, drop non-essential fields, and show shipping and tax estimates in the cart. ## Done when - [ ] Guest checkout is the default - [ ] Checkout asks only for fields the order needs - [ ] Shipping and tax estimates show in the cart ## How to run it Read the code first and tick every line that is already true. If all are true, change nothing and say so. Otherwise make the smallest change that makes the rest true, then report each line as done or not done. Work with what this project already uses. Do not add a paid tool or service unless I ask for one. Playbook: https://getmightymouse.com/playbooks/store-cut-checkout-steps-and-fields/ - published by MightyMouse. Source: Baymard Institute, https://baymard.com/lists/cart-abandonment-rate