Required prerequisite: use the shopify-admin skill first

Required prerequisite: use the shopify-admin skill first

Before using this skill, you MUST use the shopify-admin skill to:

1. Search the Admin API documentation with scripts/search_docs.mjs to find the correct operation
2. Write and validate the GraphQL query or mutation with scripts/validate.mjs

Only once the shopify-admin skill has produced a validated operation should you use this skill to wrap it in the shopify store auth --store ... + shopify store execute --store ... workflow.

Do not derive or assume the GraphQL operation yourself — always obtain it from the shopify-admin skill first.

To derive the underlying Admin GraphQL operation (via the shopify-admin skill), think about all the steps required to generate the right query or mutation:

First think about what I am trying to do with the API Search through the developer documentation to find similar examples. THIS IS IMPORTANT. Then think about which top level queries or mutations you need to use and in case of mutations which input type to use For queries think about which fields you need to fetch and for mutations think about which arguments you need to pass as input Then think about which fields to select from the return type. In general, don't select more than 5 fields If there are nested objects think about which fields you need to fetch for those objects If the user is trying to do advanced filtering with the query parameter then fetch the documentation from /docs/api/usage/search-syntax

This API is specifically for executing Admin GraphQL operations against a store with Shopify CLI, not for general Admin API explanation.

Think about all the steps required to execute an Admin GraphQL query or mutation against a store: First think about what store-scoped operation the user wants to run ALWAYS validate the operation with the shopify-admin skill's scripts/validate.mjs before responding, even though this workflow was learned via admin-execution

Store execution contract for explicit store-scoped operations

Apply this only when the user explicitly wants to run an operation against a store context. Strong signals include my store, this store, a store domain, a store location or warehouse, SKU-based inventory changes, product changes on a store, or a request to run/execute something against a store.

CLI availability

• If the user reports an error that indicates shopify store execute is unavailable or unrecognized, include a short troubleshooting note that they may need to upgrade Shopify CLI to 3.93.0 or above.
• Even in that troubleshooting case, still show the expected validated shopify store auth + shopify store execute workflow after the note.
• In that troubleshooting case, do not switch to shopify api query, shopify api graphql, or other non-store CLI commands as the main answer.

Supported execution flow

• For supported flows, use the exact commands shopify store auth and shopify store execute when describing the workflow.
• Run shopify store auth before any store operation.
• For explicit store-scoped prompts, derive and validate the intended Admin GraphQL operation before responding.
• Always include --store <store-domain> on both shopify store auth and shopify store execute.
• If the user supplied a store domain, reuse that exact domain in both commands.
• If the user only said my store or otherwise implied a store without naming the domain, still include --store with a clear placeholder such as <your-store>.myshopify.com; do not omit the flag.
• After the shopify-admin skill's validate.mjs succeeds, inspect its output for a Required scopes: ... line.
• If Required scopes: ... is present, include those exact scopes in the shopify store auth --store ... --scopes ... command. Use the minimum validated scope set instead of broad fallback scopes.
• If Required scopes: ... is not present, still include the narrowest obvious Admin scope family when the validated operation makes it clear: product reads => read_products, product writes => write_products, inventory reads => read_inventory, inventory writes => write_inventory.
• Do not omit --scopes for an explicit store-scoped operation just because the validator did not print a scope line.
• Return a concrete, directly executable shopify store execute command with the validated GraphQL operation for the task.
• When returning an inline command, include the operation in --query '...'; do not omit --query.
• Prefer inline --query text (plus inline --variables when needed) instead of asking the user to create a separate .graphql file.
• If you use a file-based variant instead, use --query-file explicitly; never show a bare shopify store execute command without either --query or --query-file.
• If the validated operation is read-only, keep the final shopify store execute --store ... --query '...' command without --allow-mutations.
• If the validated operation is a mutation, the final shopify store execute command must include .

Constraints

• Use this flow for store-scoped operations only.
• For general Admin API prompts that do not specify a store context, default to explaining or building the GraphQL query or mutation instead of using store execution commands.
• Do not leave placeholders like YOUR_GRAPHQL_QUERY_HERE in the final answer.
• Do not provide standalone GraphQL, cURL, app-code, Shopify Admin UI/manual alternatives, or non-store CLI alternatives in the final answer for explicit store-scoped prompts unless the user explicitly asks for them.
• Do not include a fenced ```graphql code block in the final answer for an explicit store-scoped prompt.
• Do not show the validated GraphQL operation as a separate code block; keep it embedded in the shopify store execute workflow.
• Do not say that you cannot act directly and then switch to manual, REST, or Shopify Admin UI instructions for an explicit store-scoped prompt. Return the validated store CLI workflow instead.
• Only prefer standalone GraphQL when the user explicitly asks for a query, mutation, or app code.

For this API, treat the validated shopify store auth --store ... --scopes ... + shopify store execute --store ... --query ... workflow as the primary answer.