Goal
Install the Altera connector inside Claude so you can ask Claude to export, edit, and re-import data from your Shopify store without leaving the chat. Claude calls Altera's tools on your behalf, you review the results, and Altera applies the changes through the same APIs the web app uses.
Prerequisites
An Altera account with at least one Shopify store connected.
Permission on the Altera account to create OAuth grants (any owner, admin, or staff role).
Claude (Pro or Team) with access to custom connectors. Connectors are available in the desktop app, web app, and Claude Code.
Add the connector
In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and click Add custom connector.
Enter the connector URL:
https://mcp.getaltera.com/mcp.Click Connect. Claude redirects you to Altera to sign in.
Sign in with your Altera credentials, choose the shop you want to authorize, and click Authorize Claude.
You're redirected back to Claude. The connector now shows as Connected in your settings.
The grant is per-shop. If you want Claude to act on more than one shop, repeat the steps above and authorize each shop separately.
Try it out
Open a new conversation in Claude and ask:
Use Altera to show me my five most recent jobs.
Claude calls whoami to discover the shop, then list_jobs and reports the result.
For a write example:
Export the first 10 active products from my store as a CSV.
Claude creates an export job, polls for completion, and returns the file inline so you can save it locally.
What Claude can do
The connector exposes tools in three groups:
Discovery:
whoami,list_shops,list_jobs,ref_resources,ref_fields,ref_filters,ref_operators,ref_metafields,taxonomy_search,taxonomy_browse,taxonomy_validate.Shop reads:
shop_metafield_definitions,shop_metaobject_definitions,shop_markets,shop_locations,shop_customer_segments.Jobs and files:
export_create,request_upload_url,import_create,job_status,job_run,job_cancel,job_download_url.
Read tools run automatically. Write tools (import_create in particular) prompt you to confirm before changing data on the store.
Permissions and safety
The connector inherits whatever data permissions you've configured for your Altera account. If a resource type is restricted, Claude gets a permission error when it tries to use it.
Imports that change data require explicit confirmation in the Claude UI. Claude can't apply an import silently.
Every tool call is logged in your Altera account's audit log with the timestamp, tool name, and arguments.
Disconnect
To revoke Claude's access:
In Claude: Settings > Connectors > Altera > Remove.
In Altera: Settings > API & Connections > Claude > Revoke (this also revokes the underlying OAuth grant).
Doing both is the safest path; the Altera-side revocation invalidates the access token immediately.