Shopify Admin GraphQL API, Catalog Sync & Order Ops Playbook

Query and mutate Shopify stores using the Admin GraphQL API (`2026-04`): bulk product/variant inventory sync, fulfillment tracking, metaobject schemas, and

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name: shopify-admin
description: Query and mutate Shopify stores using the Admin GraphQL API (`2026-04`): bulk product/variant inventory sync, fulfillment tracking, metaobject schemas, and ShopifyQL analytics. Use when working with Shopify Admin GraphQL, Shopify CLI, ShopifyQL, Inventory Sync.
triggers:
  - shopify admin
  - shopify admin graphql
  - shopify cli
---

# Shopify Admin GraphQL API, Catalog Sync & Order Ops Playbook

## 1. When to Use This Skill
Load `skill-shopify-admin` whenever an engineering or operations task involves **Shopify Admin GraphQL, Shopify CLI, ShopifyQL, Inventory Sync**. Specifically:
- Query and mutate Shopify stores using the Admin GraphQL API (`2026-04`): bulk product/variant inventory sync, fulfillment tracking, metaobject schemas, and ShopifyQL analytics.
- Designing, reviewing, or debugging production configurations without guesswork or deprecated flags.
- Running deterministic pre-flight and post-execution verification checks before reporting completion.

## 2. Prerequisites & Required Environment
- **Target Stack:** Shopify Admin GraphQL, Shopify CLI, ShopifyQL, Inventory Sync
- **Permissions:** Read-only inspection by default; ask for explicit confirmation before executing destructive mutations or production deployments.
- **Reference Repository:** `https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql`

## 3. Step-by-Step Execution Playbook
1. **Context & Configuration Discovery:**
   Inspect existing project manifests (`package.json`, `wrangler.jsonc`, schema files, or environment declarations) before proposing changes. Never overwrite existing bindings or credentials blindly.
2. **Deterministic Implementation:**
   Apply the canonical patterns for **Shopify Admin GraphQL**:
   - Enforce strict schema/type validation at every external boundary.
   - Include explicit error handling, structured logging, and idempotency keys on all mutating calls.
   - Keep secrets in environment variables or secret stores—never hardcode tokens in source files.
3. **Verification & Regression Gate:**
   Run the verification commands below and inspect both exit codes and output payloads before marking the task complete.

## 4. Reference Commands & CLI Workflow
```bash
shopify app dev
shopify app deploy
```

## 5. Edge Cases & Anti-Hallucination Guardrails
- **Zero Unverified Claims:** Never claim a deployment, migration, or API call succeeded without inspecting the command output or HTTP status code.
- **Rollback Readiness:** Always record the previous state or migration version so changes can be reverted cleanly if downstream health checks fail.

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