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title: ByProductShipped groups multi-item combos as single product
status: resolved
area: discovery
phase_origin: 11-uat
created: 2026-03-20
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# ByProductShipped: Multi-Item Combos Treated as Single Product

## Issue

In ByProductShipped discovery mode, cards with multiple items (pipe-separated `item_summary` like "Wireless Earbuds | Laptop") are treated as a single product category. The option grid shows "Wireless Earbuds | Laptop" as one tile instead of splitting into separate "Wireless Earbuds" and "Laptop" tiles.

## Expected Behavior
Each individual product name should appear as its own category tile in the option grid. A card with "Wireless Earbuds | Laptop" should appear under both "Wireless Earbuds" and "Laptop" tiles.

## Root Cause
The option grid generation likely uses the full `item_summary` string as the grouping key rather than splitting on the ` | ` delimiter.

## Related
- Phase 6: Advanced Discovery and Fuzzy Search (option grid generation)
- Phase 9: Pipe-separated delimiter decision for multi-item item_summary