Collection Membership Audit
Read-only: lists orphan products (in zero collections) and over-collected products for catalog hygiene.
shopify-admin-collection-membership-audit
Purpose
Identifies products that are not in any collection ("orphans" — invisible in store navigation) and products that appear in an unusually high number of collections ("over-collected" — potential merchandising noise). Read-only — no mutations.
Prerequisites
shopify store auth --store --scopes read_products read_productsParameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| store | string | yes | — | Store domain (e.g., mystore.myshopify.com) |
| max_collections | integer | no | 10 | Flag products in more than this many collections |
| status_filter | string | no | active | Product status to scan: active, draft, or all |
| format | string | no | human | Output format: human or json |
Safety
> ℹ️ Read-only skill — no mutations are executed. Safe to run at any time.
Workflow Steps
products — query Inputs: query: "status:, first: 250, select collections { edges { node { id } } }, pagination cursor
Expected output: Products with their collection memberships; paginate until hasNextPage: false
max_collections (over-collected)collections — query (for collection names) Inputs: first: 250, select id, title, productsCount
Expected output: Collection metadata for enriching the report
GraphQL Operations
# products:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query ProductCollectionMembership($query: String!, $after: String) {
products(first: 250, after: $after, query: $query) {
edges {
node {
id
title
handle
status
collections(first: 30) {
edges {
node {
id
title
}
}
}
}
}
pageInfo {
hasNextPage
endCursor
}
}
}
# collections:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query CollectionOverview($after: String) {
collections(first: 250, after: $after) {
edges {
node {
id
title
handle
productsCount {
count
}
}
}
pageInfo {
hasNextPage
endCursor
}
}
}
Session Tracking
Claude MUST emit the following output at each stage. This is mandatory.
On start, emit:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ SKILL: Collection Membership Audit ║
║ Store: <store domain> ║
║ Started: <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC> ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
After each step, emit:
[N/TOTAL] <QUERY|MUTATION> <OperationName>
→ Params: <brief summary of key inputs>
→ Result: <count or outcome>
On completion, emit:
For format: human (default):
══════════════════════════════════════════════
COLLECTION MEMBERSHIP AUDIT
Products scanned: <n>
Orphan products (0 collections): <n>
Over-collected (> <max_collections>): <n>
Orphan products (sample):
"<title>" — <status>
Output: collection_audit_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════
For format: json, emit:
{
"skill": "collection-membership-audit",
"store": "<domain>",
"products_scanned": 0,
"orphan_count": 0,
"over_collected_count": 0,
"output_file": "collection_audit_<date>.csv"
}
Output Format
CSV file collection_audit_ with columns:
product_id, title, handle, status, collection_count, collections, issue
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Recovery |
|---|---|---|
THROTTLED | API rate limit exceeded | Wait 2 seconds, retry up to 3 times |
| No orphans found | All products are in collections | Exit with ✅ no orphans found |
Best Practices
max_collections: 5 for stores with a tightly curated navigation; use higher thresholds for marketplace-style stores where cross-listing is intentional.