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Shopify Expert

Guides building and debugging Shopify themes, apps, and Storefront API integrations

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Jeffallan/claude-skills
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MIT
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What it does

When installed, the agent works like a Shopify specialist: it can write and debug Liquid theme templates and sections, build custom Shopify apps with OAuth and webhooks, and write GraphQL queries for headless storefronts. It also follows Shopify's own CLI workflows, such as linting themes with shopify theme check before deploying, and points to reference notes on checkout extensions and performance tuning.

Great for

  • Developers building or repairing a Shopify online store theme
  • Engineers creating custom Shopify apps with the Shopify CLI
  • Teams building a headless storefront with the Storefront API or Hydrogen

Skip it if

  • Non-developers who want a store set up with no coding; the skill assumes familiarity with Liquid, GraphQL and the CLI and will generate code that must be reviewed and tested
  • Live production stores edited without a staging copy; the skill recommends pushing and deploying changes, which can affect a real shop if run carelessly
  • Work requiring guaranteed current API details; the skill pins versions such as Storefront API 2024-10 and may be out of date as Shopify changes

Try asking

  • “Build a product template in Liquid that shows a custom metafield and variant availability”
  • “Write a Storefront API GraphQL query to fetch a product by handle with images and prices”
  • “Scaffold a Shopify app with shopify app create and add OAuth-authenticated admin API calls”
  • “Help me debug a theme that fails shopify theme check”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Shopify ExpertInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 6 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    shopify-expert.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip shopify-expert.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip shopify-expert.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Give the agent your store's current theme files or app repo so it works from real code rather than assumptions.
  • Always run shopify theme check and test in a development store before shopify theme push or shopify app deploy.
  • Verify API version numbers and scopes against Shopify's current documentation, since the skill's version references may be outdated.

What's inside

  • references/app-development.md
  • references/checkout-customization.md
  • references/liquid-templating.md
  • references/performance-optimization.md
  • references/storefront-api.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from Jeffallan/claude-skills under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.