Agent skill

Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report

by 40RTY-ai in 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills

Rank every product variant by revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then cross-reference against current inventory to identify dead weight vs.

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Install Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report

skills CLI
$ npx skills add 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills --skill shopify-admin-variant-performance-report -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills shopify-admin-variant-performance-report --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/merchandising/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report .claude/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
shopify-admin-variant-performance-report
GitHub stars
194
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
623 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
116
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Rank every product variant by revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then cross-reference against current inventory to identify dead weight vs.

  • Works in 3 steps: OPERATION: orders — query → OPERATION: productVariants — query → In-memory computation: Sort merged…
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, Prerequisites, Parameters and Workflow Steps, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls shopify

What it does

Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report is an agent skill from 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills. Rank every product variant by revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then cross-reference against current inventory to identify dead weight vs. top performers.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI

It works with Shopify. The repository describes itself as: Community-maintained AI agent skills for operating Shopify stores — workflows, optimization, reports and more. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. OPERATION: orders — query
  2. OPERATION: productVariants — query
  3. In-memory computation: Sort merged dataset by sort_by metric; compute revenue-per-inventory-unit ratio (net revenue ÷ inventory quantity)…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6765cb4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • shopify

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 623 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills at commit 6765cb4, republished under its MIT licence (© 40RTY-ai). 623 words, ~2,195 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
shopify-admin-variant-performance-report
description
Rank every product variant by revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then cross-reference against current inventory to identify dead weight vs. top performers.
compatibility
Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI
role
merchandising
toolkit
shopify-admin, shopify-admin-execution
api_version
2025-01
graphql_operations
orders:query, productVariants:query
status
stable

Purpose

Goes beyond product-level revenue by ranking every individual variant (size, color, option combination) on revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then joining against live inventory levels. Reveals which specific SKUs are driving the business and which are tying up capital on the shelf. Read-only — no mutations are executed.

Prerequisites

  • Authenticated Shopify CLI session: shopify auth login --store <domain>
  • API scopes: read_orders, read_products (validator-confirmed: orders query traverses variant→product graph)

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
storestringyes—Store domain (e.g., mystore.myshopify.com)
formatstringnohumanOutput format: human or json
dry_runboolnofalsePreview operations without executing mutations
date_range_startstringyes—Start date in ISO 8601 (e.g., 2025-01-01)
date_range_endstringyes—End date in ISO 8601 (e.g., 2025-01-31)
top_nintegerno30Number of top and bottom variants to display
sort_bystringnorevenueRanking metric: revenue, units, or refund_rate
min_unitsintegerno1Exclude variants with fewer than N units sold in the period

Workflow Steps

  1. OPERATION: orders — query Inputs: first: 250, query: "created_at:>='<date_range_start>' created_at:<='<date_range_end>'", pagination cursor; select lineItems with variant { id, sku, title, selectedOptions }, quantity, originalTotalSet; and refunds.refundLineItems with variant id and subtotalSet Expected output: All orders in range; paginate until hasNextPage: false; aggregate in-memory per variant.id: units sold, gross revenue, refunded units, refunded amount, refund rate

  2. OPERATION: productVariants — query Inputs: List of variant IDs collected in step 1, first: 250, pagination cursor; select id, sku, title, selectedOptions, inventoryQuantity, product { id, title }, price Expected output: Current inventory levels and metadata for each sold variant; joined with step-1 aggregates; variants present in inventory but with zero sales are flagged as dead stock candidates

  3. In-memory computation: Sort merged dataset by sort_by metric; compute revenue-per-inventory-unit ratio (net revenue ÷ inventory quantity) to highlight variants earning little relative to shelf space; split output into top-N performers and bottom-N by the same metric

GraphQL Operations

graphql
# orders:query (variant line items + refunds) — validated against api_version 2025-01
query OrdersForVariantPerformance($first: Int!, $after: String, $query: String) {
  orders(first: $first, after: $after, query: $query) {
    edges {
      node {
        id
        createdAt
        lineItems(first: 50) {
          edges {
            node {
              quantity
              originalTotalSet {
                shopMoney { amount currencyCode }
              }
              variant {
                id
                sku
                title
                selectedOptions { name value }
                product { id title }
              }
            }
          }
        }
        refunds {
          refundLineItems(first: 50) {
            edges {
              node {
                quantity
                subtotalSet {
                  shopMoney { amount currencyCode }
                }
                lineItem {
                  variant { id }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      endCursor
    }
  }
}
graphql
# productVariants:query (inventory snapshot) — validated against api_version 2025-01
query VariantInventorySnapshot($first: Int!, $after: String, $query: String) {
  productVariants(first: $first, after: $after, query: $query) {
    edges {
      node {
        id
        sku
        title
        price
        selectedOptions { name value }
        inventoryQuantity
        product {
          id
          title
        }
      }
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      endCursor
    }
  }
}

Session Tracking

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

On start, emit:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  SKILL: variant-performance-report           ║
║  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):

══════════════════════════════════════════════
OUTCOME SUMMARY
  Orders processed:     <n>
  Variants analysed:    <n>
  Date range:           <start> to <end>
  Sort by:              <metric>
  Errors:               0
  Output:               variant_performance_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════

For format: json, emit:

json
{
  "skill": "variant-performance-report",
  "store": "<domain>",
  "started_at": "<ISO8601>",
  "completed_at": "<ISO8601>",
  "dry_run": false,
  "steps": [
    { "step": 1, "operation": "OrdersForVariantPerformance", "type": "query", "params_summary": "<date_range_start> to <date_range_end>", "result_summary": "<n> orders, <n> variants aggregated", "skipped": false },
    { "step": 2, "operation": "VariantInventorySnapshot", "type": "query", "params_summary": "<n> variant IDs", "result_summary": "<n> variants with inventory data", "skipped": false }
  ],
  "outcome": {
    "orders_processed": 0,
    "variants_analysed": 0,
    "date_range_start": "<date_range_start>",
    "date_range_end": "<date_range_end>",
    "sort_by": "revenue",
    "top_performers": [],
    "dead_weight": [],
    "errors": 0,
    "output_file": "variant_performance_<date>.csv"
  }
}
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Output Format

CSV file variant_performance_<YYYY-MM-DD>.csv with one row per variant:

ColumnDescription
product_idShopify product GID
product_titleProduct name
variant_idShopify variant GID
variant_titleOption combination (e.g., "Blue / Large")
skuVariant SKU
units_soldTotal units sold in period
gross_revenueRevenue before refunds
refunded_amountTotal refund value
net_revenueGross minus refunds
refund_rate_pctRefunded units ÷ sold units × 100
inventory_qtyCurrent stock on hand
revenue_per_inventory_unitNet revenue ÷ inventory qty (blank if inventory = 0)

For format: human, two ranked tables are printed inline:

  1. Top performers — top top_n variants by sort_by metric
  2. Dead weight — bottom top_n variants by revenue_per_inventory_unit (≥ min_units sold, inventory > 0)

Error Handling

ErrorCauseRecovery
THROTTLEDAPI rate limit from paginating large order historyWait 2 s, retry up to 3 times; narrow date range if persistent
variant is null on line itemProduct or variant was deleted after purchaseAggregate by line item title with variant_id: null; still counted in totals
inventoryQuantity is nullVariant uses fulfillment service (no tracked inventory)Record as inventory_qty: null; exclude from revenue-per-unit ratio
No orders returnedNo orders in date rangeWiden date range

Best Practices

  1. Run with a 30–90 day window first. Very wide windows produce large pagination chains and slow down step 1 significantly.
  2. The revenue_per_inventory_unit column is the sharpest signal for dead weight — a high inventory count with near-zero revenue is a clear markdown candidate.
  3. High refund_rate_pct on a specific size or color often points to a fit or quality issue — investigate before reordering that option.
  4. Use min_units: 5 to filter out statistical noise from variants with very few sales before making merchandising decisions.
  5. Pair with dead-stock-identifier for a broader view of inventory health beyond the sales period captured here.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/merchandising/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report of 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6765cb4

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Questions about Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report

What does Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report do?

Rank every product variant by revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then cross-reference against current inventory to identify dead weight vs. Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report is an agent skill from 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills. Rank every product variant by revenue, units sold, and refund rate, then cross-reference against current inventory to identify dead weight vs.

How do I install Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills --skill shopify-admin-variant-performance-report -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/merchandising/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report in 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills) into .claude/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report in Codex?

Run `npx skills add 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills --skill shopify-admin-variant-performance-report -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/merchandising/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report in 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills) into .agents/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills --skill shopify-admin-variant-performance-report -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report, .gemini/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report, .github/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report and .opencode/skills/shopify-admin-variant-performance-report in your project.

What does Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report needs the command-line tools its instructions call (shopify). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI.

Does Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report use?

Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Shopify Admin Variant Performance Report?

40RTY-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in 40RTY-ai/shopify-admin-skills, which has 194 GitHub stars. The repository holds 116 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 14, 2026.

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