Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Inventory Hero, what it does, who it's for, and how it fits into your Amazon business.
What is Inventory Hero?
Inventory Hero is the automated inventory management platform built for Amazon FBA sellers who are tired of leaving money on the table. Connect your Seller Central account and Inventory Hero analyzes your sales velocity, on-hand stock, and supply chain to prevent stockouts, cut storage fees, and help you earn more revenue from the SKUs you already sell. It also works inside Claude via its own MCP server, so your AI can read your live inventory and draft the restocks for you to approve. Sellers who manage their inventory properly with Inventory Hero commonly see a 10-50% increase in revenue, not from new products, but from never going low or out of stock.
Who is Inventory Hero for?
Inventory Hero is built for Amazon FBA sellers of every size, from small brands scaling their first catalog to very large operations managing hundreds of SKUs across multiple warehouses. If you've ever lost a ranking because of a stockout, paid a surprise long-term storage fee, or wrestled with a 47-tab spreadsheet at 2am trying to plan your next PO, you're exactly who we built this for.
What if the AI gets something wrong?
The AI doesn't need to do the math. Every quantity, date, and dollar figure it reports comes from our forecasting engine, computed from your actual sales history. It can run its own analysis on top of those numbers, but the foundation is deterministic and verifiable. And nothing that costs money happens without your approval.
Will it place orders without me?
No. Your Hero flags, calculates, and drafts. You approve. Forecasts and records stay current automatically; spending always waits for you.
Do I need Claude to use Inventory Hero?
No. The web app is a complete inventory platform on its own. Connecting Claude is what turns it from a dashboard into a team member. Other AI integrations are coming.
What's an MCP?
The open standard that lets AI assistants securely connect to real tools. Inventory Hero ships its own MCP server: adding it to Claude takes about a minute, and from then on your AI can read your live inventory and do real work with it.
How do I install the Inventory Hero MCP server?
It takes a couple of clicks. Add Inventory Hero's MCP server to Claude (Desktop, Web, or Code) or any MCP-compatible client with a single install line, no code required. Once it's connected, your AI can read your live inventory, velocity, and forecasts and do real work with them, like drafting a restock order for you to approve.
Which AI clients work with the Inventory Hero MCP server?
Any client that supports the Model Context Protocol. Today that includes Claude Desktop, Claude on the web, and Claude Code, and more AI agents are adding MCP support all the time. The same Inventory Hero MCP server works across all of them, so you are not locked into one tool.
Is the MCP connection secure?
Yes. The MCP server connects through your own authenticated Inventory Hero account, your data is encrypted in transit and at rest and isolated to your account, and nothing that costs money happens without your approval. Your AI can read your data and draft actions, but you stay in control of what actually ships.
Is my Amazon data safe?
We connect through Amazon's official Selling Partner API with your one-click authorization; we never see your password. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, isolated to your account, and handled under Amazon's strict Data Protection Policy for SP-API developers. It is never sold or shared.
How long until it's useful?
About ten minutes to set up. Recent data lands within the hour; your full history finishes syncing within hours to a couple of days. From there it compounds: the more you and your team use it, the more complete and accurate your data gets and the more your Handbook knows.
Which Amazon marketplaces does Inventory Hero support?
Inventory Hero is live on the US marketplace today, with rollouts to other major regions in progress. When you connect your Seller Central account, we pull your US sales and inventory data and start generating forecasts right away.
Does Inventory Hero support TikTok Shop, Shopify, or other sales channels?
Today, Inventory Hero is focused on Amazon FBA, Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD), and third-party logistics (3PL) warehouses. Support for additional sales channels is on our roadmap.
How does demand forecasting work?
Inventory Hero turns your historical sales into a forward-looking plan. We combine your real sales velocity with seasonality signals and configurable growth assumptions to project unit demand over the next 30, 90, and 365 days. Forecasts update automatically as new orders come in, so your plan always reflects what customers are actually doing, not a snapshot that went stale three weeks ago.
How does Inventory Hero help me avoid stockouts?
Stockouts are silent revenue killers, Amazon quietly demotes your ranking, competitors scoop up your sales, and the recovery takes weeks. Inventory Hero watches your on-hand inventory, inbound shipments, and sales velocity around the clock. The moment a SKU's projected runway drops below your configured safety stock, we surface a restock recommendation that accounts for supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, and seasonal peaks, so you know exactly how many units to order and when.
Can I track inventory across multiple warehouses?
Yes. Inventory Hero gives you a single consolidated view across FBA, Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD), and third-party logistics warehouses. Know what's available, what's in transit, and what's at risk, without bouncing between five browser tabs.
How does Inventory Hero help with long-term storage fees?
Aging inventory is expensive, and Amazon's long-term storage fees sneak up fast. Inventory Hero buckets every SKU by age (0-90, 91-180, 181-270, 271-365, and 365+ days), flags units approaching Amazon's long-term storage thresholds, and shows your projected storage cost exposure before fees hit your account, so you can run a promotion, bundle, or removal order while there's still time to react.
Is my data secure?
Yes. Inventory Hero is built by an experienced engineering team (not a no-code prototype). Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, isolated to your account, and protected with least-privilege access and audit logging. We connect through Amazon's official Selling Partner API and handle your data under Amazon's strict Data Protection Policy for SP-API developers. It is never sold or shared. For full details, see our Privacy Policy.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Every account starts with a free trial, no credit card required. Connect your Amazon account, see real recommendations against your actual SKUs, and decide if Inventory Hero is the sidekick your brand has been looking for.
Still have questions? Contact support.