The Shopify plugin serves two kinds of people. Merchants can describe a business and get storefront previews to claim as a new store, or connect a store they already own and handle routine work from the chat: adding products, selling a digital download, setting stock counts, building collections, creating discount codes and asking sales questions that come back as tables and charts. Developers get Shopify's own skills for its GraphQL APIs, Liquid, Hydrogen, Functions, Polaris extensions, POS UI and the Shopify CLI, mainly useful in Codex.
It suits quick edits from a chat, but Shopify is clear that it doesn't replace the Shopify admin or Sidekick.
From the publisher
Shopify for ChatGPT makes store building and management as easy as having a conversation. Effortlessly connect your existing store or create a new online store by describing your business. Simply chat to add products, adjust inventory across locations,... Shopify app plus developer skills for Admin API, Liquid, Hydrogen, Functions, Polaris extensions, POS UI, Storefront GraphQL, custom data and the Shopify CLI. Listed in OpenAI's curated Codex marketplace (openai-curated); the manifest declares skills and an app connector.
What you need
- A Shopify store, or the plan to create one. Standard Shopify plan pricing applies to a store you create or run this way; Shopify charges nothing extra for the plugin.
- ChatGPT, set up in a desktop browser. You install the plugin from ChatGPT, not the Shopify App Store, and get sent to your Shopify admin to approve the data access it asks for. Mobile availability depends on ChatGPT.
- The right staff permissions. The plugin can only do what the approved access level and your staff account allow.
- For the developer skills: Codex, Node.js and, for CLI workflows, the Shopify CLI.
Good to know
- Reads by default. Without write access approved, it can read but not change store data.
- Some actions are blocked outright. It can't issue refunds, cancel or capture orders, mark orders paid, process returns, adjust gift cards, or change your plan, payments, taxes or domains, even with write access.
- Orders and customers are read-only. Edit those in the admin.
- Your live theme is off-limits. It can edit an unpublished theme, so duplicate yours and publish the copy yourself.
- Big batches can stop partway. Items change one at a time; status changes cover up to 50 products per request.
- Developer skills report usage. Their doc-search script sends queries and model details to Shopify unless you set
OPT_OUT_INSTRUMENTATION=true.
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Install
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Shopify” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.
- 2Or install it in Codex
codex plugin add shopify@openai-curatedStart a new Codex session afterwards. You can also run /plugins inside the CLI to browse and install interactively.
Things to ask
- “Upload and add this product to my store.”
- “Show me the products I have in my store.”
- “Show me my store's sales for the past three weeks.”
Disconnect or uninstall
- 1In ChatGPT
Disconnect an account in Settings → Apps or Plugins. To remove the plugin itself, open Shopify in the Plugin Directory and select Uninstall plugin. Uninstalling can disconnect every account connected through it, and plugins your workspace installs may not offer the option.
- 2In Codex
codex plugin remove shopify@openai-curated
Shopify: common questions
- How do I connect my Shopify store to ChatGPT?
In ChatGPT, open Plugins, find Shopify and install it, ideally in a desktop browser. ChatGPT sends you to your Shopify admin to approve the access level, and write access is a separate choice. The plugin works with one store at a time; to switch, ask it to connect a different store and it starts a new authorization. See How to install plugins in ChatGPT.
- Can the Shopify plugin refund or cancel orders?
No. Shopify blocks refunds, cancellations, captures, marking orders as paid, returns and gift card changes for connected AI tools, even when you approve write access. The plugin can list recent orders and open one for its line items, fulfillment status and tracking, but changes to an order happen in your Shopify admin.
- Does the Shopify plugin for ChatGPT cost extra?
Not from Shopify. Shopify says there's no extra Shopify fee for using the plugin, and standard plan pricing applies to any store you create or run through it. ChatGPT subscription costs, if any, go to OpenAI. Whether you can install the plugin at all can also depend on your ChatGPT plan, workspace settings and region.
- What's the difference between the Shopify plugin, app and Dev MCP server?
The Shopify app is the store connection in ChatGPT. This plugin bundles that app with about 20 Shopify skills, mostly for developers, and installs in Codex too. The Shopify Dev MCP server is a local server for coding agents that searches Shopify's docs and validates GraphQL, Liquid and extension code; it needs no sign-in and works without access to any store.
Guide updated Oct 24, 2026. Sources: help.shopify.com, github.com, shopify.dev, learn.chatgpt.com.
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