Agent skill

Bigcommerce API

by qdhenry in qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite

BigCommerce API expert for building integrations, apps, headless storefronts, and automations.

No licenceAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Bigcommerce API

skills CLI
$ npx skills add qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite --skill bigcommerce-api -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite bigcommerce-api --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/qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/bigcommerce-api .claude/skills/bigcommerce-api && 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
bigcommerce-api
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
470 words
Files
18 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

BigCommerce API expert for building integrations, apps, headless storefronts, and automations.

  • Works in 7 steps: Build a new integration (REST API,… → Create a headless storefront (GraphQL… → Develop a BigCommerce app (single-click… → …
  • Working with BigCommerce platform APIs
  • Reaches api.bigcommerce.com and payments.bigcommerce.com
  • Tasks that involve REST APIs

What it does

Bigcommerce API is an agent skill from qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite. BigCommerce API expert for building integrations, apps, headless storefronts, and automations. Full lifecycle - REST APIs, GraphQL Storefront, webhooks, authentication, app development, and multi-storefront. Use when working with BigCommerce platform APIs.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 19 other files, including reference files (for example `references/authentication.md`, `references/catalog-api.md` and `references/customers-api.md`).

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering REST APIs, GraphQL and Webhooks. It works with GraphQL. The repository describes itself as: Professional slash commands for Claude Code that provide structured workflows for software development tasks including code review, feature creation, security auditing, and…

When your agent uses it

  • Working with BigCommerce platform APIs
  • Tasks that involve REST APIs
  • Tasks that involve GraphQL

Example prompts

  • “/bigcommerce-api”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Build a new integration (REST API, webhooks, data sync)
  2. Create a headless storefront (GraphQL Storefront, Next.js/Catalyst)
  3. Develop a BigCommerce app (single-click app, marketplace)
  4. Work with specific API (Catalog, Orders, Customers, Payments)
  5. Debug an API issue (errors, authentication, rate limits)
  6. Set up webhooks and event handling
  7. Something else

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e89b2f0. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.bigcommerce.com
    • payments.bigcommerce.com
    • login.bigcommerce.com

    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.

Context cost

Bigcommerce API loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~24k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 470 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~24k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 470 words (~1,456 tokens).

“BigCommerce maintains V2 and V3 APIs concurrently. V3 is preferred for most operations:”

— opening of SKILL.md by qdhenry
name
bigcommerce-api

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 17 other files (references) in .claude/skills/bigcommerce-api of qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/authentication.md
  • references/catalog-api.md
  • references/customers-api.md
  • references/error-handling.md
  • references/graphql-storefront.md
  • references/headless-commerce.md
  • references/multi-storefront.md
  • references/orders-api.md
  • references/payments-api.md
  • references/rate-limits-pagination.md
  • references/webhooks.md
  • workflows/build-app.md
  • workflows/build-headless-storefront.md
  • workflows/build-integration.md
  • workflows/debug-api-issue.md
  • workflows/setup-webhooks.md
  • workflows/work-with-api.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e89b2f0

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Saleor GraphQL API Change Checklistsaleor/saleor23k—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassBSD-3-Clause
Ar Io Gateway Operatorar-io/ar-io-node127—~8.8kAutomated safety check: NotesAGPL-3.0

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Questions about Bigcommerce API

What does Bigcommerce API do?

BigCommerce API expert for building integrations, apps, headless storefronts, and automations. Bigcommerce API is an agent skill from qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite. BigCommerce API expert for building integrations, apps, headless storefronts, and automations.

When should I use Bigcommerce API?

Bigcommerce API fits situations like: working with BigCommerce platform APIs; tasks that involve REST APIs; tasks that involve GraphQL.

How do I install Bigcommerce API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite --skill bigcommerce-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/bigcommerce-api in qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite) into .claude/skills/bigcommerce-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bigcommerce API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite --skill bigcommerce-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/bigcommerce-api in qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite) into .agents/skills/bigcommerce-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bigcommerce API 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 qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite --skill bigcommerce-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bigcommerce-api, .gemini/skills/bigcommerce-api, .github/skills/bigcommerce-api and .opencode/skills/bigcommerce-api in your project.

What does Bigcommerce API need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Bigcommerce API is instructions for the agent only.

Does Bigcommerce API access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: api.bigcommerce.com, payments.bigcommerce.com and login.bigcommerce.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bigcommerce API 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 Bigcommerce API use?

No licence was found for Bigcommerce API or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Bigcommerce API use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 22k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Bigcommerce API?

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Who maintains Bigcommerce API?

qdhenry (a GitHub user) maintains it in qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite, which has 1,342 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 1, 2026.

Source: qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.