Sort Your Shopify Collections by Chatting with Claude
What "sorting by chat" looks like
Once connected, Claude sees your store's collections, strategies, and sort jobs and can act on them. Real prompts that work out of the box:
- "Which of my collections have sorting active, and when were they last sorted?"
- "Switch the New Arrivals collection to the Best Selling strategy and sort it now."
- "Pause sorting on the Clearance collection."
- "Are any sort jobs still queued?"
- "Sort every collection that uses the Summer strategy right now."
Claude asks before making changes, and every API-triggered sort is logged in the collection's event history inside the app — so you always have an audit trail of what was changed by chat.
How it works: a native MCP server
MCP is the open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools securely. Jedi ‑ Collection Sort Pro was the first Shopify collection sort app to ship a native MCP server, and it's listed in the official MCP registry. The server exposes seven tools, all thin wrappers over the same operations layer as the app's public REST API — so behavior, plan limits, and safeguards are identical whether you click, call the API, or chat:
| Tool | What Claude can do with it |
|---|---|
list_collections | See managed collections with their strategy, status, and last sorted time |
get_collection_config | Inspect one collection's configuration and any pending job |
list_strategies / get_strategy | Browse your sorting strategies and their full layer rules |
set_collection_sorting | Assign a strategy and turn sorting on or off for a collection |
sort_collection_now | Queue an on-demand priority sort |
list_sort_jobs | Check queued and processing sort jobs |
Creating and editing strategy rules is deliberately not exposed — you design strategies in the app UI, and Claude applies them. That keeps a chat typo from rewriting your merchandising logic.
Connect Claude in two minutes
- Install Jedi ‑ Collection Sort Pro from the Shopify App Store (Basic plan $2.99/month or higher for MCP + API access).
- In the app, open Settings → Integrations and generate a connect code (single use, expires in 10 minutes). Your MCP server URL is shown on the same page.
- In claude.ai, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and paste the MCP server URL.
- Claude redirects you to a consent page — enter the connect code to bind the connector to your store.
That's the whole flow. The connection is a full OAuth 2.1 setup under the hood (PKCE, rotating refresh tokens, revocation) — no API key ever touches your clipboard.
Claude Code and other MCP clients
Header-capable clients can skip OAuth and authenticate with a Bearer API key from the same Integrations page:
claude mcp add collection-sort --transport http https://<your-mcp-url>/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer jcs_..."Any MCP-capable assistant works the same way, and everything the tools do is also available over the REST API if you'd rather script it. The app also works with Shopify Sidekick.
Security and limits
- Connect codes are single-use and expire in 10 minutes; access tokens last 1 hour, refresh tokens 30 days (rotated on use).
- All tokens and API keys are stored hashed, and you can revoke them any time from Settings → Integrations. Everything is cleaned up if you uninstall the app.
- Rate limits match the API: 60 requests/minute per key and a 2-minute sort cooldown per collection.
- Claude's access is scoped to sorting operations only — it can't touch your theme, edit products, or change strategy rules.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI manage my Shopify collections?
Yes. Through Jedi's MCP server, Claude can list collections and strategies, assign strategies, toggle sorting, trigger on-demand sorts, and monitor jobs — by chat, with your approval on changes.
What is MCP?
Model Context Protocol — the open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools. An MCP server makes an app show up inside Claude as a connector with callable tools, instead of you copying data back and forth.
Do I need a specific Claude plan?
Custom connectors are a claude.ai feature on paid Claude plans. If you use Claude Code or another MCP client instead, a Bearer API key is all you need.
Which Jedi plan includes MCP access?
Every paid plan, starting with Basic at $2.99/month (legacy free shops are grandfathered in). See pricing for all tiers.
What can't Claude do?
Create, edit, or delete strategy rules — that's intentionally kept in the app UI so your merchandising logic can't be rewritten by a misphrased prompt.
Does it work with other AI assistants?
Yes — any MCP-capable client over streamable HTTP, with OAuth or a Bearer key. The same operations are exposed via the public REST API, and the app works with Shopify Sidekick inside the Shopify admin.
Manage your merchandising by chat
Jedi ‑ Collection Sort Pro connects to Claude in two minutes — MCP + API access from $2.99/month, unlimited sorts on every plan.
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