Automated Order Tagger — Shopify Admin Skills

Mutation: applies tags to orders based on configurable rules (geography, value, product type, risk level, customer tier).

Purpose

Applies tags to orders based on configurable rule sets — geography-based (domestic/international), value-based (high-value, low-value), product-type-based, customer-tier-based, or custom conditions. Supports dry-run mode for safe preview.

Prerequisites

Authenticated Shopify CLI session: shopify store auth --store --scopes read_orders,write_orders

API scopes: read_orders, write_orders

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
store	string	yes	—	Store domain
rules	object[]	yes	—	Array of tagging rules (see Rules Format below)
days_back	integer	no	7	Lookback window for orders to tag
skip_tagged	boolean	no	true	Skip orders that already have the target tag
dry_run	boolean	no	true	Preview only — don't apply tags
format	string	no	human	Output format: `human` or `json`

Rules Format

Each rule has a condition and a tag:

[
  { "condition": "total_price > 500", "tag": "high-value" },
  { "condition": "total_price < 20", "tag": "low-value" },
  { "condition": "shipping_country != US", "tag": "international" },
  { "condition": "shipping_country = US", "tag": "domestic" },
  { "condition": "line_items_count > 5", "tag": "bulk-order" },
  { "condition": "customer_orders > 3", "tag": "repeat-buyer" },
  { "condition": "customer_orders = 1", "tag": "first-time" },
  { "condition": "risk_level = HIGH", "tag": "needs-review" },
  { "condition": "financial_status = PARTIALLY_REFUNDED", "tag": "partial-refund" },
  { "condition": "fulfillment_status = null", "tag": "unfulfilled" },
  { "condition": "discount_codes contains WELCOME", "tag": "welcome-discount" },
  { "condition": "product_type contains Subscription", "tag": "subscription-order" }
]

Safety

> ⚠️ Mutation skill — always run with dry_run: true first to preview tag assignments before applying.

Workflow Steps

OPERATION: orders — query

Inputs: query: "created_at:>=''", first: 250, select id, name, tags, totalPriceSet, shippingAddress { countryCode }, customer { numberOfOrders }, displayFinancialStatus, displayFulfillmentStatus, riskLevel, lineItems { product { productType } }, discountCodes, pagination cursor

Expected output: All recent orders with data needed for rule evaluation

For each order, evaluate all rules:

Parse each condition against order data

Collect all matching tags

If skip_tagged: true, exclude tags already present on the order

If dry_run: true: report matches without applying

If dry_run: false:

OPERATION: orderUpdate — mutation (for each order needing new tags)

Inputs: { id: , tags: }

Expected output: Updated order with new tags

Batch: Process in batches of 10 to respect rate limits

GraphQL Operations

# orders:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query OrdersForTagging($query: String!, $after: String) {
  orders(first: 250, after: $after, query: $query) {
    edges {
      node {
        id
        name
        tags
        totalPriceSet { shopMoney { amount currencyCode } }
        shippingAddress { countryCode provinceCode }
        customer { id numberOfOrders }
        displayFinancialStatus
        displayFulfillmentStatus
        riskLevel
        discountCodes
        lineItems(first: 20) {
          edges {
            node {
              product { productType }
              quantity
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
  }
}

# orderUpdate:mutation — validated against api_version 2025-01
mutation TagOrder($input: OrderInput!) {
  orderUpdate(input: $input) {
    order { id name tags }
    userErrors { field message }
  }
}

Session Tracking

Claude MUST emit the following output at each stage. This is mandatory.

On start, emit:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  SKILL: Automated Order Tagger               ║
║  Store: <store domain>                       ║
║  Mode: <DRY RUN | LIVE>                      ║
║  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):

══════════════════════════════════════════════
ORDER TAGGING REPORT  (<days_back> days, <mode>)
  Orders scanned:    <n>
  Orders matched:    <n>
  Tags applied:      <n>  (or "would apply" in dry run)
  ─────────────────────────────
  RULE MATCHES:
    "high-value"       → <n> orders
    "international"    → <n> orders
    "first-time"       → <n> orders
    "repeat-buyer"     → <n> orders

  Output: order_tags_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════

Output Format

CSV file order_tags_.csv with columns:

order_id, order_name, existing_tags, new_tags, matched_rules

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Recovery
`THROTTLED`	API rate limit exceeded	Wait 2 seconds, retry up to 3 times
Invalid rule	Unparseable condition	Skip rule, warn in output
`ACCESS_DENIED`	Missing write_orders scope	Switch to read-only mode, report matches only

Best Practices

Always run dry_run: true first to preview changes.

Tags are additive — this skill never removes existing tags.

Use with order-risk-report to auto-tag risk levels.

Combine with downstream automation tooling for post-tagging actions (e.g., tag "high-value" → assign to VIP fulfillment queue).

Useful for filtering orders in Shopify admin — tags make complex order segments searchable.