Best for
- Physical products
- Digital downloads
- Marketplace sync later
Avoid if
- Only 3 products and no shipping
- Need heavy custom checkout logic on day 1
You need before starting
- Product list + prices
- Shipping rules
- Payment provider
- Return policy
● Skill pack
- 01-start-here.md
- 02-business-brief.md
- agent-instructions.md
- deploy-checklist.md
● STACK
Recommended stack
ShopifyNext.jsStripe
● Build phases
E-commerce shop
01
Product data
CSV or sheet: name, price, SKU, image URL, description.
Done when: 10+ products imported to Shopify
02
Store setup
Configure theme, collections, shipping, taxes, payments and legal pages.
Done when: Test product can be added to cart with correct shipping
03
Checkout test
Run a real test order, verify emails, payment capture, inventory and refund path.
Done when: Owner receives order notification and can fulfill it
04
Launch traffic
Connect analytics, product SEO, merchant feeds or first ad campaign only after checkout works.
Done when: Traffic source points to live products with working checkout
Risks
- Wrong tax/shipping
- Weak product copy
- No order notification test
Usually wrong choice
- Custom Next.js cart for first shop
- WooCommerce without security updates
When to call rescue
- Checkout broken
- Payments not capturing
- Feed sync errors