Shopify AI Connect — Installation & Setup Guide

Overview

Goldnat AI Connect for Shopify is a Shopify Embedded App published on the Shopify App Store. Installation is through the App Store only — manual installation is not supported.

Pricing model differs from the other plugins:

• 🔵 Starter — $9.99/month (7 read tools)
• 🔵 Professional — $29.99/month (11 tools — includes update inventory + create order + analytics + discount)
• 🔵 Enterprise — $99/month (all 14 tools — fulfill, cancel, refund)

Billing: via the Shopify Billing API — not PayPal / Stripe. All tiers are paid subscriptions billed monthly through your Shopify account.

Prerequisites

• Shopify store (Basic / Shopify / Advanced / Plus)
• Owner or App management permission
• Payment method configured in Shopify

Installation

1. Go to apps.shopify.com/ai-connect — or search “AI Connect” on the Shopify App Store.
2. Click Add app → redirected to your Shopify admin.
3. Install — Shopify prompts for permissions (products, orders, customers, inventory).
4. Approve the permissions.
5. Choose a tier (Starter / Professional / Enterprise) → Approve subscription.
6. Billing starts immediately per the Shopify Billing API.
7. After installation you’re redirected to the app’s Get started screen.

Connecting to an AI Agent

1. In the app in Shopify admin → Tokens → Generate MCP Token.
2. Copy Token — the token is valid for 30 days.
3. Paste it into your agent:
   • Claude Desktop: via the Goldnat MCP extension
   • goldnat.ai: add https://your-store.myshopify.com to your vault
   • ChatGPT / Gemini: connect directly to the manifest

Important: Shopify uses a Single MCP Token model — no refresh_token. The token must be regenerated every 30 days.

First Test

• “What’s the store name and currency?” → shopify.getShopInfo
• “Show 5 recent products” → shopify.searchProducts with limit=5
• “What’s the price of product X?” → shopify.getProduct

With Professional:

• “Update inventory for SKU-123 to 50 units” → shopify.updateInventory
• “Create a draft order for product Y” → shopify.createOrder

With Enterprise:

• “Cancel order #1005” → shopify.cancelOrder
• “Refund order #1010” → shopify.refundOrder

Reconnecting (every 30 days)

Unlike the other platforms — Shopify has no automatic refresh_token:

1. In the app → Tokens → Revoke the old token.
2. Generate MCP Token → copy the new one.
3. Paste the new token into your agent.

Tip: Set a monthly reminder to generate a new token.

Token Management

/account/tokens page in the app. 5 filters (Active / Unused / Inactive / Revoked / All) — no Renewable since there’s no refresh_token. Bulk revoke available.

Upgrading / Downgrading Between Tiers

1. In the app → Settings → Billing.
2. Change plan → choose a new tier.
3. Shopify pro-rates the billing automatically.

Uninstalling the App

1. Revoke all tokens

• In the app → Tokens → Revoke All — kills every active session immediately.

2. Uninstall via Shopify admin

• Shopify Admin → Apps → AI Connect → Uninstall.
• Shopify handles cancelling the subscription automatically.
• All app data stored in Shopify is removed within 48 hours per Shopify’s data-retention policy.

3. GDPR data deletion (optional)

• If you want the app-side data deleted immediately (not just the Shopify-side data), contact us with your store URL.
• We’ll trigger the GDPR data-deletion webhook and confirm.

Common Troubleshooting

Error	Cause	Fix
App not showing after install	Shopify admin cache	Refresh the page
Billing not activated	Subscription not approved	Settings → Billing → Approve
Token expired	30 days elapsed	Generate a new token (see above)
Tool not available in tier	Current tier too low	Settings → Billing → Upgrade

Support

Need help? Contact us and we’ll get back to you.

Video Tutorial (Coming Soon)

Segments: (A) Goldnat AI Connect on the Servio Protocol, (B) installing from the App Store + approving billing, (C) generating an MCP Token + connecting to an agent, (D) 3 typical shop-owner queries (products / orders / inventory).