How I Connected Claude to Shopify to Handle Customer Support and Returns

A client came to me with a problem most small Shopify owners know well: they were spending 3-4 hours a day just answering the same emails. Order status. Return requests. Refund questions. Same thing, over and over. We built a lightweight Node.js integration that connects Claude directly to the Shopify Admin API. There is no third-party automation tools included and no bloated platforms. Just Claude reading order data and responding like a smart agent. Here's exactly how we did it.