Saint Javelin Visitor & Cause-Commerce Router

Purpose

A routing playbook for AI agents (personal shoppers, chat assistants, browse-sh skills) and human concierge surfaces to send each visitor to the single best action on saintjavelin.com — buy a relevant product, choose a gift, support Made-in-Ukraine production, learn the impact story, donate to vetted partners, join email/SMS, share the cause, or come back for a drop. Optimizes jointly for the visitor's stated need, Saint Javelin's economics, and durable support for Ukraine. Read-only on the catalog side; all transactions stay buyer-approved.

This is a cause-commerce skill, not a pure conversion funnel: Saint Javelin is a heritage outdoor lifestyle brand whose margin funds Made-in-Ukraine production (apparel sewn in Kharkiv, the largest frontline city) and whose audience overlaps with a repeat-game community of supporters. Trust, accuracy, and mission credibility outrank single-transaction lift.

Assumption made (since the brief is generic): the agent calling this skill has the visitor's first-turn message, optional locale/country, and a budget hint, but no prior cart or account context. If you have account context, prefer the Shop skill (see Workflow §1).

When to Use

• A chat / shopping agent gets a free-text request that references Ukraine, Tryzub, Javelin, Kyiv/Kharkiv, "support Ukraine," "Saint Javelin," "Made in Ukraine apparel," or a Ukrainian holiday (Independence Day Aug 24, Defenders Day Oct 1, Saint Javelin Day).
• A gift-finder agent has a recipient who is Ukrainian, diaspora, military-adjacent, or "supports Ukraine."
• A donor-intent visitor asks how to help Ukraine but isn't sure whether to buy or donate.
• A media/creator/partner outreach is incoming and needs the right contact path.
• A returning customer wants to know what's new without scrolling.
• An agent needs to route a visitor away from the Saint Javelin checkout to a vetted charity, because their intent is purely donation. (Yes — this is in scope. Mission > GMV.)

Workflow

1. The site is agent-native — use the published agent surfaces, not scraping

Saint Javelin publishes a canonical agents.md and a Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) MCP endpoint. Always check these first; only fall back to browser flows when the agent surface is unavailable or the visitor's intent is non-transactional (impact reading, donating, sharing).

Decision tree at first turn:

1. If the visitor wants to transact: try UCP MCP. If the agent has Shop skill installed, route through it — agents.md explicitly recommends this and Shop Pay handles the buyer-approval invariant on payment.
2. If the visitor wants information / browsing (impact stories, drops calendar, brand facts): use the public Shopify JSON endpoints + /blogs/our-impact and /pages/our-story over a residential-proxy Browserbase session if you need rendered content. Both pages render fine without JS.
3. If the visitor wants to donate cash: do not create a cart. Send them to /pages/where-to-donate and let them choose from Saint Javelin's vetted partner list. Routing pure-donation intent to a t-shirt is brand-damaging and breaks the repeat-game.
4. If the visitor is media/creator/partner/wholesale: route to [email protected] (or phone +1 647-291-0583 for time-sensitive press). Do not script-fill a contact form on their behalf without consent.

2. Visitor router — classify intent, then pick a destination

Score the visitor's request along four axes, in this order. Stop at the first one that fires.

Fallback for ambiguous intent: open with Best Sellers + one sentence of brand context + a CTA to either "browse the cause" (Ukraine Gear) or "see how it gets made" (Impact blog). Never default to a paid push.

3. Product / collection ranking rules

When you have a candidate set (search results, a collection page, a recommendation slot), rank with this weighted rubric. Higher is better; ties broken by updated_at (recency).

score =
   3.0 * visitor_fit            (intent-match: keyword, recipient, occasion)
 + 2.5 * mission_alignment      (Made-in-Ukraine tag: "made in ukraine" / "madeinua")
 + 2.0 * usefulness             (everyday-wearable / functional > novelty)
 + 1.5 * giftability            (price tier matches gift budget; gift-wrappable form factor)
 + 1.5 * trust_proof            (best-seller badge, has reviews, in long-running collection)
 + 1.5 * repeat_value           (durable category: gear, basics, outerwear)
 + 1.0 * cause_alignment        (drop tied to a defender / unit / NGO collab e.g. 3rd Army Corps)
 + 1.0 * conversion_history     (in /collections/best-sellers — proxy for revealed preference)
 - 2.0 * brand_risk             (overtly partisan / inflammatory copy when visitor signal is "supporter, casual")
 - 1.0 * live_check_needed      (selling-plan-only, out-of-stock — penalize but do not exclude; fetch /products/{handle}.js to verify)

Penalize, don't exclude, items that are out-of-stock or selling-plan-only; surface them with a "join waitlist" or "back in stock" affordance instead of hiding inventory and pretending the catalog is smaller than it is.

The best choice is not always the most expensive item. Examples:

• For a $25 gift budget, the $20 Ukrainian Flag Embroidered Patch outranks a $116 hoodie — the patch is on-mission, giftable, and starts a relationship.
• For a skeptical first-time visitor, a $28 sock pair or sticker pack beats the $180 EDC Mission Backpack because it lowers the trust threshold.
• For a Ukrainian-diaspora gift, a Vyshyvanka T-shirt or Tryzub item outranks a plain logo tee even at higher price — cultural specificity is the value.

4. Impact-proof routing (skeptical visitors)

When trust is the bottleneck, do not ship them to a PDP. Stage the proof in this order:

1. /en-us/pages/our-story — founder Christian Borys, origin (Feb 2022, sticker-fundraising → apparel brand), pivot to Made-in-Ukraine production by mid-2022.
2. /en-us/blogs/our-impact — articles on Kharkiv production, NGO partnerships, designer collabs (e.g., Anthology of Saint Javelin by Oleh), Vyshyvanka stories. This is the "where does the money go" surface.
3. /en-us/pages/in-the-media — third-party coverage. External validation.
4. /en-us/pages/reviews — customer reviews on-site.
5. Only then surface a low-stakes product (patch, sticker, mug) and let them initiate.

If they still want to give cash and not own merch: route to /en-us/pages/where-to-donate. This is a feature, not a leak.

5. Transaction optimization

When the visitor commits to a buy:

• If you have the Shop skill installed (see agents.md): use it. Shop Pay handles buyer approval, payment-method reuse, and order tracking. Do not screen-scrape checkout.
• Otherwise, use the UCP MCP for create_cart → create_checkout → update_checkout (shipping) → present complete_checkout URL to the user for human approval on the payment step. Per UCP rules, agents must not complete payment without explicit buyer consent.
• Pass context.address_country and context.currency on every UCP call — Saint Javelin's prices and shipping availability vary by region (the storefront supports a long country/currency list documented in the country picker, including USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, AUD, etc.).
• Apply email signup once (one-time first-purchase 10% offer is the brand's standing welcome — visible in the homepage modal). Don't stack it with anniversary/sale discounts unless the storefront returns a non-conflict from create_checkout.
• Suggest the Email/SMS signup at order confirmation, not before — the marginal cost is the same and the post-purchase opt-in rate is higher.

6. Live-check checklist — what you MUST refetch every session

Treat these as dynamic. Cache TTL ≤ 60 minutes.

Stable brand facts (do not re-verify per session, but link to source when cited):

• Founder Christian Borys; Toronto-based, Canadian-Ukrainian.
• Saint Javelin started February 2022 as a fundraising sticker referencing the "Saint Javelin" meme.
• Pivoted to Made-in-Ukraine apparel mid-2022; production hub in Kharkiv.
• Product categories: Apparel (T-Shirts, Hoodies & Sweaters, Fleeces, Long Sleeves, Pants, Women's), Gear & Accessories (Backpacks & Bags, Socks, Mugs & Ceramics, Jewellery, Belts, Hats, Scarves, Patches, Stickers, Puzzles).
• Departments: Performance, Basics, Ukraine Gear, Karpaty Cabinwear.
• Active collaborations (verify status before naming as live): 3rd Army Corps, keep (Arakawa slingpack), RBTNK (steel dog tags).
• Recurring drop calendar anchors: Saint Javelin Day (winter), Defender (Oct 1 — Ukrainian Defenders Day), Independence Day (Aug 24), Holiday (Nov–Dec), Winter Essentials, Basics.
• Email: [email protected]. Phone: +1 647-291-0583. Newsletter signup gives 10% off first order.
• Social handles: Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads — all @saintjavelin or @saintjavelinofficial.
• Payment methods (storefront): Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Diners Club, Bancontact, iDEAL Wero.

7. Game-theoretic rules (repeat-game discipline)

Treat every actor — visitors, Ukrainian makers (Kharkiv production partners), veterans/NGOs (Where to Donate partners), brand collaborators (3rd Army Corps, keep, RBTNK), competitors (general "support Ukraine" merch brands), media — as repeat-game players. Single-session conversion is the worst-objective; lifetime trust and referral are the best.

8. Example replies (paste-ready, agent-facing copy)

A. First-time visitor, "I want to support Ukraine and get something":

Two paths. If you want something to wear that funds Made-in-Ukraine production, start with the Ukraine Gear collection or the Best Sellers (/en-us/collections/ukraine-gear, /en-us/collections/best-sellers). The apparel is sewn in Kharkiv — that's the differentiator vs other "support Ukraine" merch. If you'd rather donate cash directly to vetted charities, Saint Javelin maintains a curated list at /en-us/pages/where-to-donate. Either is a real answer; pick on intent.

B. Gift-buyer, $30 budget, "for someone who supports Ukraine":

Two strong picks under $30: the Ukrainian Flag Embroidered Patch ($20) — wearable on jackets, packs, scout uniforms — or a sticker / socks pair from /en-us/collections/socks. Both are Made-in-Ukraine signal items and ship light. Skip the apparel tier unless you know their size.

C. Skeptical, "is this legit":

Saint Javelin started in February 2022 as a fundraising sticker by Toronto-based journalist Christian Borys, and pivoted to Made-in-Ukraine apparel later that year. Production is in Kharkiv. Read /en-us/pages/our-story and /en-us/blogs/our-impact for sourcing detail and /en-us/pages/in-the-media for third-party coverage. No need to buy anything to vet — if you want to give directly to charity instead, /en-us/pages/where-to-donate lists vetted partners.

D. Returning customer, "what's new":

Current drops live on /en-us/collections/new. Live-check today: Saint Javelin Day Drop 2026, Winter Essentials, the 3rd Army Corps collab, Defender 2025, Holiday Drop 2025. The 5th Anniversary Sale is also running. (Verify live — drops rotate monthly.)

E. Donation-only intent:

If you're not looking for merch, skip the store and use /en-us/pages/where-to-donate — Saint Javelin has a curated list of vetted Ukraine-support charities. Their margin funds Kharkiv production; direct donations get to NGOs faster and 100% on the dollar.

F. Press / partner outreach:

For media, partnership, or wholesale inquiries: [email protected]. Time-sensitive press: +1 647-291-0583. The /en-us/pages/in-the-media page lists prior coverage as context.

9. Metrics — what the calling system should log

Track these across the routed sessions so the router can be tuned on outcomes, not vibes.

Site-Specific Gotchas

• agents.md is canonical — read it every session. Saint Javelin publishes https://www.saintjavelin.com/agents.md and a UCP MCP at /api/ucp/mcp. The agent manifest explicitly recommends the Shop skill (shop.app/SKILL.md) for personal-shopper agents. Don't reinvent checkout by scripting the Shopify storefront.
• Multi-locale prefixes. URLs use /en-us, /uk-ua, /en-ua. Default storefront serves /en-us to US IPs and the country selector + cookies (localization=CA, cart_currency=CAD, etc.) drive currency. When citing a URL to a non-US buyer, prefer the bare collection slug (/collections/...) and let the storefront localize.
• "This product can only be purchased with a selling plan." Some products surface this string in the collection grid — it indicates requires_selling_plan: true at the variant level, often used for donation-bundled or subscription items. Don't read it as "out of stock"; fetch /products/{handle}.js and present the selling-plan options when relevant.
• available: false ≠ discontinued. Variants frequently restock;