TL;DR
The E-commerce Ops Stack is 6 MCPs (Stripe, Postgres, Slack, Perplexity, Firecrawl, Notion) that collapse 7+ dashboards into one Claude session. Daily digests auto-post, competitor intel runs continuously, and ops questions get instant answers. Pair with Shopify MCP (official) for a complete store-ops toolkit.
The E-commerce Ops Stack
Shopify, Stripe, email, ads, analytics — one AI session for the whole store
Install the whole stack
$ mcpizy install stripe postgres slack perplexity firecrawl notionOne command installs and configures all 6 MCPs for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible client.
Why this stack?
E-commerce operators live in 5–7 dashboards at once: Shopify, Stripe, Klaviyo, Meta Ads, GA4, plus a spreadsheet. Every executive question ('what's CAC this week by channel?') requires opening all of them. This stack flattens that into one Claude session. Stripe handles payment reality; Postgres holds your warehoused Shopify+ads data; Perplexity + Firecrawl drive competitor intelligence; Notion and Slack connect it to team communication.
This stack pairs beautifully with Shopify MCP (official release) — add it as a 7th MCP if you want direct admin API access. The Postgres MCP in this stack assumes you warehouse Shopify data via Fivetran/Airbyte/Stitch.
MCPs in this stack (6)
What this stack lets you do
Monday morning exec digest
- 1Claude pulls yesterday's Shopify revenue (Postgres warehouse)
- 2Stripe refunds + disputes for the week
- 3Top 5 ads by ROAS (via Meta Ads community MCP)
- 4Top 5 email flows by revenue (Klaviyo community MCP)
- 5Competitor price changes (Firecrawl + Perplexity)
- 610-bullet summary posted to #exec in Slack
Competitor intelligence loop
See recipe- 1Firecrawl crawls top 10 competitor product pages weekly
- 2Perplexity analyzes positioning + pricing shifts
- 3Claude writes 'what competitors shipped' digest
- 4Stored in Notion 'Competitive Intel' database
- 5Surfaces opportunities in Slack on Fridays
Out-of-stock alerting
- 1Daily cron asks Claude: 'which SKUs are below 10 units and sold last 7 days?'
- 2Postgres query against Shopify warehouse
- 3Claude drafts reorder list with supplier from Notion
- 4Slack alert to #ops with action items
Estimated value
Replaces ~$1000/mo of ecom tooling (Triple Whale starter, Prisync, competitor-monitoring SaaS, manual VA hours). Time ROI: 8–12h/week across founder + ops + marketer.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an official Shopify MCP?
Yes — released in 2025. Covers the Admin API (orders, products, customers, inventory). Add it to this stack for direct Shopify writes. The Postgres MCP here is for warehoused/analytical queries, not writes.
Does this replace Triple Whale or Northbeam?
Not fully — those have proprietary attribution models. But for 80% of day-to-day questions (revenue, refunds, ad spend, CAC), MCPs + your warehouse get you there for $0 subscription.
What about Meta Ads and Google Ads?
Both have community MCPs. Add them to this stack for ad platform coverage. They handle campaign edits and performance queries.
Do I need Postgres if I already have Shopify?
Yes — to unify data across Shopify + Stripe + Ads. Most ecom operators use Fivetran or Airbyte to sync Shopify+Stripe+Ads into a Postgres warehouse. Postgres MCP then queries across all of them.
Can Claude actually refund a customer?
Yes via Stripe MCP (and Shopify MCP if you add it). Most teams start read-only for a week, then enable refunds with a confirmation prompt. Good safety pattern.