Shopify Automation

Shopify Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Shopify operations through Composio's Shopify toolkit via Rube MCP.

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/shopify

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Shopify connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit shopify
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

• Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
• Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit shopify
• If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Shopify OAuth
• Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Manage Products

When to use: User wants to list, search, create, or manage products

Tool sequence:

• SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS / SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS_PAGINATED - List products [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCT - Get single product details [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_BULK_CREATE_PRODUCTS - Create products in bulk [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS_COUNT - Get product count [Optional]

Key parameters:

• product_id: Product ID for single retrieval
• title: Product title
• vendor: Product vendor
• status: 'active', 'draft', or 'archived'

Pitfalls:

• Paginated results require cursor-based pagination for large catalogs
• Product variants are nested within the product object

2. Manage Orders

When to use: User wants to list, search, or inspect orders

Tool sequence:

• SHOPIFY_GET_ORDERS_WITH_FILTERS - List orders with filters [Required]
• SHOPIFY_GET_ORDER - Get single order details [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_GET_FULFILLMENT - Get fulfillment details [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_GET_FULFILLMENT_EVENTS - Track fulfillment events [Optional]

Key parameters:

• status: Order status filter ('any', 'open', 'closed', 'cancelled')
• financial_status: Payment status filter
• fulfillment_status: Fulfillment status filter
• order_id: Order ID for single retrieval
• created_at_min/created_at_max: Date range filters

Pitfalls:

• Order IDs are numeric; use string format for API calls
• Default order listing may not include all statuses; specify 'any' for all

3. Manage Customers

When to use: User wants to list or search customers

Tool sequence:

• SHOPIFY_GET_ALL_CUSTOMERS - List all customers [Required]

Key parameters:

• limit: Number of customers per page
• since_id: Pagination cursor

Pitfalls:

• Customer data includes order count and total spent
• Large customer lists require pagination

4. Manage Collections

When to use: User wants to manage product collections

Tool sequence:

• SHOPIFY_GET_SMART_COLLECTIONS - List smart collections [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_GET_SMART_COLLECTION_BY_ID - Get collection details [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_CREATE_SMART_COLLECTIONS - Create a smart collection [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_ADD_PRODUCT_TO_COLLECTION - Add product to collection [Optional]
• SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS_IN_COLLECTION - List products in collection [Optional]

Key parameters:

• collection_id: Collection ID
• product_id: Product ID for adding to collection
• rules: Smart collection rules for automatic inclusion

Pitfalls:

• Smart collections auto-populate based on rules; manual collections use custom collections API
• Collection count endpoints provide approximate counts

5. Manage Inventory

When to use: User wants to check or manage inventory levels

Tool sequence:

• SHOPIFY_GET_INVENTORY_LEVELS / SHOPIFY_RETRIEVES_A_LIST_OF_INVENTORY_LEVELS - Check stock [Required]
• SHOPIFY_LIST_LOCATION - List store locations [Optional]

Key parameters:

• inventory_item_ids: Inventory item IDs to check
• location_ids: Location IDs to filter by

Pitfalls:

• Inventory is tracked per variant per location
• Location IDs are required for multi-location stores

Common Patterns

Pagination

• Use limit and page_info cursor for paginated results
• Check response for next link header
• Continue until no more pages available

GraphQL Queries

For advanced operations:

1. Call SHOPIFY_GRAPH_QL_QUERY with custom query
2. Parse response from data object

Known Pitfalls

API Versioning:

• Shopify REST API has versioned endpoints
• Some features require specific API versions

Rate Limits:

• REST API: 2 requests/second for standard plans
• GraphQL: 1000 cost points per second

Quick Reference

| Task | Tool Slug | Key Params |

|------|-----------|------------|

| List products | SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS | (filters) |

| Get product | SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCT | product_id |

| Products paginated | SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS_PAGINATED | limit, page_info |

| Bulk create | SHOPIFY_BULK_CREATE_PRODUCTS | products |

| Product count | SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS_COUNT | (none) |

| List orders | SHOPIFY_GET_ORDERS_WITH_FILTERS | status, financial_status |

| Get order | SHOPIFY_GET_ORDER | order_id |

| List customers | SHOPIFY_GET_ALL_CUSTOMERS | limit |

| Shop details | SHOPIFY_GET_SHOP_DETAILS | (none) |

| Validate access | SHOPIFY_VALIDATE_ACCESS | (none) |

| Smart collections | SHOPIFY_GET_SMART_COLLECTIONS | (none) |

| Products in collection | SHOPIFY_GET_PRODUCTS_IN_COLLECTION | collection_id |

| Inventory levels | SHOPIFY_GET_INVENTORY_LEVELS | inventory_item_ids |

| Locations | SHOPIFY_LIST_LOCATION | (none) |

| Fulfillment | SHOPIFY_GET_FULFILLMENT | order_id, fulfillment_id |

| GraphQL | SHOPIFY_GRAPH_QL_QUERY | query |

| Bulk query | SHOPIFY_BULK_QUERY_OPERATION | query |

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