Sell an AI support agent to Shopify stores
A founder built an AI support agent for Shopify stores and got a first customer on a $99/month plan.
Let non-technical staff query sales data in plain English
An e-commerce company connected internal users’ agents to its data so they can ask for sales counts and charts themselves.
- Difficulty
- IntermediateOur rating
- Time to build
- Not reportedOur estimate
- Monthly cost
- Not reported
- Revenue
- Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
- Engagement
- 0 replies to HN commentComment in “Ask HN: Who is using MCP in production?” (198 points, 201 comments) · fetched Oct 15, 2026
What they did
NichoPaolucci set up a way for internal users to connect an agent to company data, replacing many hand-built reports.
How it went
Users ask things like how many shirts sold in 2024 or for a revenue chart. He says they love it and the team has time for more pressing work.
Worth knowing
Use read-only access and define metrics clearly.
Builder recipe
Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.
Stack
- Read-only data access
- MCP server
- Claude or ChatGPT
Steps
- Connect store data (orders, products, policies).
- Have the agent answer or act within written policy.
- Hand off refunds and edge cases to a human.
- Review transcripts weekly.
Starter prompt
How many units of [product] sold each month in 2024? Make a chart and note any month that changed by more than 20%.Tags
Read the original
- Hacker News: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564918 ↗ (opens in new tab) Sep 4, 2026 · HN comment, 0 replies, thread: 198 points, 201 comments (fetched 2026-10-15)
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