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Connect Shopify to Claude Code

Work with Shopify through Claude Code -- safely, without touching live themes.

Who this is for

Anyone working on a client Shopify store at BTT. Time needed: about 5 minutes. Requires SOP 0 (Claude Code installed).

What this does

After completing this SOP you can ask Claude things like:

  • Update the product description for SKU ABC-123 on the client Shopify.
  • Create a 20% off discount code that expires Friday.
  • List all collections on this store and their product counts.

Before you start

  • Claude Code installed and signed in (SOP 0)
  • A Shopify Admin login for the store you will work on

Step 1 - Open the plugin browser

  1. Open Claude Code.
  2. In the chat box, type a forward slash: /
  3. Type plugin and click /plugin when it appears.
  4. Press Enter. The plugin browser opens.

Step 2 - Install the Shopify plugin

  1. Search for Shopify in the plugin browser.
  2. Select the official shopify-plugin by Shopify.
  3. Click Install and wait for the confirmation.

Step 3 - Test it works

In the chat box, type:

Use the Shopify plugin to show me the shop info for the Shopify store I have connected.

The first time, Claude opens a browser window asking you to sign in to Shopify. After signing in, Claude should return the shop name, currency, and basic details.

Step 4 - Switch stores (only needed when working across multiple stores)

Use the Shopify plugin to switch to the store: [client-store-name].myshopify.com

Two hard rules -- read before every Shopify task

Rule 1 - Never edit a live theme. Duplicate first, always.

Before changing anything in the theme (templates, sections, snippets, CSS, JS):

  1. Ask Claude: Duplicate the published theme on this store and name the copy [YourName] -- [date].
  2. Wait for confirmation the duplicate exists.
  3. Tell Claude: From now on, edit only that duplicate.
  4. Check the preview URL of the duplicate.
  5. When happy, ask the AM or Chris before publishing. The AM publishes -- not you, not Claude.

If you skip the duplicate step and Claude edits the live theme, you can break the client storefront. There is no undo button.

Rule 2 - Never look at customer or order data

Do not ask Claude to list orders, show customers, pull email addresses, open abandoned checkouts, or look at payment data. If a task seems to require this, stop and Slack Chris. Customer PII must not pass through Claude -- UK GDPR.

OK to work with: products, collections, inventory counts (without buyer info), discount code creation, theme code, SEO metadata.

Common prompts

Troubleshooting