Shopify Admin Chargeback Watchlist Tagger

Purpose

Scans historical orders for any associated chargeback or dispute, then tags the customer record with chargeback-history (configurable). Future orders from these customers can be filtered or held for manual review by ops. Reduces repeated chargeback losses without blocking customers outright. Defaults to dry_run: true.

Prerequisites

• Authenticated Shopify CLI session: shopify store auth --store <domain> --scopes read_orders,read_customers,write_customers
• API scopes: read_orders, read_customers, write_customers

Parameters

Safety

⚠️ customerUpdate modifies customer tags that are visible to staff and may drive segmentation rules. Tag a customer incorrectly and you may downgrade their experience or block their orders. Run with dry_run: true first and review the list before committing. Won disputes (where the merchant won) are excluded by default to avoid false positives.

Workflow Steps

1. OPERATION: orders — query Inputs: query: "created_at:>='<NOW - days_back days>' chargeback_status:*" (any chargeback state), first: 250, select disputes { id, status, initiatedAs, finalizedOn }, customer { id, displayName, tags, defaultEmailAddress { emailAddress } }, totalPriceSet, pagination cursor Expected output: All orders that have at least one dispute in the window

2. Group disputes by customer. For each customer:

   • Skip if every dispute has status WON and include_won_disputes: false
   • Skip if customer already carries watchlist_tag
   • Otherwise add to tagging queue

3. OPERATION: customerUpdate — mutation Inputs: input: { id, tags: [<existing tags>, watchlist_tag] } for each queued customer Expected output: Updated customer with new tag list; userErrors

4. If dry_run: true, do not call mutation — just report the queue.

GraphQL Operations

# orders:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query OrdersWithDisputes($query: String!, $after: String) {
  orders(first: 250, after: $after, query: $query) {
    edges {
      node {
        id
        name
        createdAt
        totalPriceSet {
          shopMoney {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
        disputes {
          id
          status
          initiatedAs
          finalizedOn
        }
        customer {
          id
          displayName
          defaultEmailAddress {
            emailAddress
          }
          numberOfOrders
          amountSpent {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          tags
        }
      }
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      endCursor
    }
  }
}

# customerUpdate:mutation — validated against api_version 2025-01
mutation TagChargebackCustomer($input: CustomerInput!) {
  customerUpdate(input: $input) {
    customer {
      id
      tags
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

Session Tracking

Claude MUST emit the following output at each stage. This is mandatory.

On start, emit:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  SKILL: Chargeback Watchlist Tagger          ║
║  Store: <store domain>                       ║
║  Started: <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC>             ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝

After each step, emit:

[N/TOTAL] <QUERY|MUTATION>  <OperationName>
          → Params: <brief summary of key inputs>
          → Result: <count or outcome>

If dry_run: true, prefix every mutation step with [DRY RUN] and do not execute it.

On completion, emit:

For format: human (default):

══════════════════════════════════════════════
CHARGEBACK WATCHLIST  (<days_back> days)
  Orders with disputes:    <n>
  Unique customers:        <n>
  Disputes lost/open:      <n>
  Disputes won (excluded): <n>
  Already tagged:          <n>
  ─────────────────────────────
  Customers to tag:        <n>
  Tags applied:            <n>   (or [DRY RUN] would apply)
  Errors:                  <n>
  Output: chargeback_watchlist_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════

For format: json, emit:

{
  "skill": "chargeback-watchlist-tagger",
  "store": "<domain>",
  "dry_run": true,
  "orders_with_disputes": 0,
  "unique_customers": 0,
  "customers_to_tag": 0,
  "tags_applied": 0,
  "errors": 0,
  "output_file": "chargeback_watchlist_<date>.csv"
}

Output Format

CSV file chargeback_watchlist_<YYYY-MM-DD>.csv with columns: customer_id, email, name, dispute_count, latest_dispute_status, latest_dispute_initiated_as, total_disputed_amount, currency, existing_tags, tag_to_apply, action

Error Handling

Best Practices

• Always start with dry_run: true and audit the CSV — false positives damage customer trust.
• Combine watchlist_tag with a Shopify Flow or order-routing rule that holds new orders from tagged customers for manual approval.
• Re-run quarterly so the watchlist stays current — chargeback patterns change as your store and customer base grow.
• Keep include_won_disputes: false (default). If you won, the bank ruled in your favor — do not penalize the customer.
• For repeat offenders (multiple disputes), consider escalating beyond a tag — review manually before allowing further orders.