Ecommerce Automation

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name: ecommerce-automation description: "Automate e-commerce operations: price monitoring, inventory tracking, order management, competitor analysis, and stock alerts. Save 20+ hours per week for online sellers. Supports Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay integrations." homepage: https://clawhub.com/skills/ecommerce-automation metadata: openclaw: emoji: "🛒" requires: bins: ["openclaw", "curl"] tags: ["ecommerce", "automation", "dropshipping", "amazon", "shopify"]

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Ecommerce Automation Skill

Automate your entire store and reclaim 20+ hours per week

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

"Monitor competitor prices and alert me when they change"

"Track inventory across multiple platforms"

"Automatically export orders to my fulfillment system"

"Get notified when products go out of stock or back in stock"

"Scrape competitor products and analyze trends"

"Auto-update prices based on rules"

"Sync inventory between Shopify and Amazon"

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

Single product, one-time manual update

Complex returns/refunds processing (human judgment needed)

Customer service conversations (needs empathy)

Visual content creation (product photos, videos)

💰 ROI & Value

Typical savings:

Price monitoring: 5 hours/week → $500/month in time

Inventory sync: 3 hours/week → $300/month

Order processing: 8 hours/week → $800/month

Total: 16+ hours/week = $1,600/month value

Our cost: $10-30/month ROI: 50:1+ (payback in <1 day)

Supported Platforms

| Platform | Features | Status | |----------|----------|--------| | Shopify | Products, orders, inventory, customers | ✅ Full | | WooCommerce | Products, orders, stock | ✅ Full | | Amazon Seller Central | Inventory, prices, orders | ✅ Full | | eBay | Listings, orders, inventory | ✅ Full | | BigCommerce | Products, orders | ✅ Full | | Custom APIs (any platform) | Extend with custom integrations | ✅ Full |

Quick Start: Price Monitor

1. Configure Your Store

Create ecommerce-config.yaml:

store:
  platform: "shopify"
  api_key: "shpat_xxxxx"
  store_url: "https://your-store.myshopify.com"
monitors:
  - name: "Competitor Price Watch"
    competitors:
      - url: "https://competitor.com/product-1"
        css_selector: ".price"
      - url: "https://competitor.com/product-2"
        css_selector: ".price"
    rules:
      - if: "competitor_price < my_price * 0.9"
        action: "alert"
        channel: "email"
        to: "pricing@yourcompany.com"
      - if: "competitor_price > my_price * 1.1"
        action: "alert"
        channel: "slack"
        # We're underpriced!
    schedule: "*/30 * * * *"  # Every 30 minutes

2. Run the Workflow

# Load config
clawhub workflow load ecommerce-config.yaml
Start monitoring
clawhub workflow start "Competitor Price Watch"
Check status
clawhub workflow status

3. Get Alerts

Alerts will be sent via your configured channels (email, Slack, Telegram, SMS).

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Core Features

1. Price Monitoring & Repricing

Track competitor prices automatically:

price_monitor:
  products:
    - sku: "ABC-123"
      my_price: 49.99
      competitors:
        - name: "Amazon"
          url: "https://amazon.com/dp/..."
          selector: "#priceblock_ourprice"
        - name: "eBay"
          url: "https://ebay.com/itm/..."
          selector: ".notranslate"
  rules:
    - if: "min_competitor_price < my_price * 0.95"
      action: "recommend_price_match"
    - if: "max_competitor_price > my_price * 1.2"
      action: "alert_price_gap"  # We're too cheap!

Automatic repricing (optional):

Match competitor price

Stay X% below/above competitors

Min/max price bounds

2. Inventory Sync

Multi-platform inventory consistency:

inventory_sync:
  sources:
    - platform: "shopify"
      location: "main_warehouse"
    - platform: "amazon"
      fulfillment: "FBA"
  sync_rules:
    - if: "shopify_stock < 10"
      action: "alert_low_stock"
    - if: "amazon_stock != shopify_stock"
      action: "recalculate_available"
      # Pull from shipping manifest

Benefits:

No overselling

Automatic stock allocations

Fulfillment optimization

3. Order Management

Auto-process orders:

order_processor:
  triggers:
    - event: "order.created"
      platform: "shopify"
  steps:
    - validate: "Check inventory available"
    - fulfill: "Send to 3PL / dropship supplier"
    - notify: "Customer shipping confirmation"
    - track: "Import tracking number back to Shopify"
  fallbacks:
    - if inventory insufficient: "Place on backorder"
    - if fulfillment fails: "Alert operations team"

Supported actions:

Send to fulfillment service (ShipStation, EasyPost)

Generate packing slips

Update order status

Customer notifications

4. Competitor Analysis

Daily competitor insights:

competitor_analysis:
  competitors:
    - name: "Brand A"
      product_urls: ["...", "..."]
  data_points:
    - price_history (track changes over time)
    - review_count (monitor growth)
    - best_sellers_rank
    - new_product launches
  report:
    schedule: "0 8 * * *"  # Daily 8 AM
    format: ["email", "slack", "pdf"]
    summary: |
      This week: 5 price drops avg -$3.20
      3 competitors restocked popular item
      New competitor entered category: Brand X

5. Stock Alerts

Smart inventory notifications:

stock_alerts:
  checks:
    - product: "SKU-123"
      threshold: 20
      when_below: "notify_purchasing"
    - product: "SKU-456"
      threshold: 5
      when_below: "pause_advertising"
  channels:
    purchasing: "purchasing@company.com"
    marketing: "marketing@company.com"
    slack: "#inventory-alerts"

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Advanced Patterns

Pattern: Dynamic Repricing

Automatically adjust prices based on demand, competitor, and stock level:

dynamic_pricing:
  product: "SUMMER-DRESS-001"
  base_price: 79.99
  factors:
    - competitor_price: "weight: 0.5"
    - stock_level: "if stock > 100: -5%; if stock < 10: +10%"
    - seasonality: "peak_season: +20%"
    - conversion_rate: "if cvr < 2%: -$5"
  bounds:
    min_price: 49.99
    max_price: 129.99
    update_frequency: "every 2 hours"

Pattern: Cross-Platform Listings

One product, multiple marketplaces:

sync_product:
  source: "Shopify / Products / ID-123"
  targets:
    - platform: "amazon"
      listing: "Create/Update Amazon listing"
      price_adjustment: "+15% (Amazon fees)"
    - platform: "ebay"
      listing: "Create/Update eBay listing"
      price_adjustment: "+10%"
    - platform: "google_shopping"
      listing: "Update Merchant Center"
  inventory_reserve: 5  # Keep 5 units in Shopify only

Pattern: Lost Buyback Window

Automatically recover abandoned carts:

cart_recovery:
  trigger: "checkout.abandoned"
  delay: "1 hour"
  steps:
    - email: "Reminder with 10% off"
    - if_no_response_24h:
        sms: "Last chance, free shipping"
    - if_no_response_48h:
        alert: "Manual review needed"
  expected_recovery_rate: "15% → $2,000/mo revenue"

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Best Practices

1. Start with Read-Only

Begin with monitoring only (no auto-repricing)

Validate data accuracy

Set conservative alert thresholds

2. Stagger Rollout

Week 1: Price monitoring only

Week 2: Add inventory sync

Week 3: Enable auto-fulfillment

Week 4: Enable auto-repricing

3. Implement Safeguards

safeguards:
  max_daily_price_changes: 10  # Prevent erratic pricing
  min_profit_margin: 15%
  blackout_hours: "10pm-6am"  # No changes at night
  approval_required: "price_change > 20%"

4. Monitor & Audit

audit_log:
  - record: "All price changes with before/after"
  - report: "Weekly summary email"
  - rollback: "One-click revert to previous state"

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Integration Examples

Shopify + Amazon Sync

sync-shopify-amazon.yaml:

workflow:
  name: "Shopify-Amazon Sync"
  schedule: "*/5 * * * *"
steps:
  - fetch_shopify:
      agent: "shopify-agent"
      task: "Get all products with inventory > 0"
  - fetch_amazon:
      agent: "amazon-agent"
      task: "Get all FBA inventory"
  - compare:
      agent: "diff-agent"
      task: "Find discrepancies between platforms"
  - sync:
      agent: "sync-agent"
      task: "Update Amazon with Shopify quantities"
      depends_on: [compare]

Price Scraper

scrape-competitors.yaml:

workflow:
  name: "Competitor Price Scraper"
  schedule: "0 */3 * * *"  # Every 3 hours
steps:
  - scrape:
      agent: "browser-agent"
      tasks:
        - "https://competitor1.com/product-a" → ".price"
        - "https://competitor1.com/product-b" → ".price"
        # ... up to 50 products
  - normalize:
      agent: "data-processor"
      task: "Clean prices, remove currency symbols, convert to float"
  - compare:
      agent: "analyst"
      task: "Compare to our prices, find deviations"
  - alert:
      agent: "alerter"
      task: "Send report to pricing team"

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Troubleshooting

API Limits?

Shopify: 2 req/sec → batching recommended

Amazon: 1 req/sec → use throttling

Solution: openclub agents with rate limiting

Data Mismatches?

Check timezone handling

Validate currency conversions

Verify product matching (SKU vs. URL)

Want to Pause Sync?

clawhub workflow pause "Shopify-Amazon Sync"
clawhub workflow resume "Shopify-Amazon Sync"

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Support & Next Steps

1. Setup assistance: Join our Discord for 1:1 onboarding 2. Custom integrations: Need a platform not listed? We can build it (custom quote) 3. Enterprise: Team collaboration, audit logs, white-glove support ($500/mo)

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_Automate e-commerce. Scale without hiring._ 🚀

1. Start with Read-Only

Begin with monitoring only (no auto-repricing)

Validate data accuracy

Set conservative alert thresholds

2. Stagger Rollout

Week 1: Price monitoring only

Week 2: Add inventory sync

Week 3: Enable auto-fulfillment

Week 4: Enable auto-repricing

3. Implement Safeguards

safeguards:
  max_daily_price_changes: 10  # Prevent erratic pricing
  min_profit_margin: 15%
  blackout_hours: "10pm-6am"  # No changes at night
  approval_required: "price_change > 20%"

4. Monitor & Audit

audit_log:
  - record: "All price changes with before/after"
  - report: "Weekly summary email"
  - rollback: "One-click revert to previous state"

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