Shopify Sale Tracker & Shopify Store Tracker + Monitor

Track Shopify store sales and monitor store performance using PPSPY sales monitoring tools. Create monitoring tasks, inspect hourly and daily sales, and mana...

Security Scan

The skill's requests (npm and a PPSPY_API_KEY) and runtime instructions align with its stated purpose of running a PPSPY-backed Shopify sales monitor, but it relies on installing and running a third-party npm package which you should verify before use.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (Shopify sales/store monitoring) match the declared requirement for PPSPY_API_KEY and the npm-based ppspy-mcp-server. Requesting an API key for ppspy.com is expected for this functionality.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md limits actions to installing/running the ppspy-mcp-server and using the PPSPY_API_KEY to call PPSPY services. It does not instruct the agent to read unrelated files, other environment variables, or exfiltrate data to unexpected endpoints.

Install Mechanism

The skill instructs a global npm install of ppspy-mcp-server@1.0.1 (via npm -g). This is a typical delivery mechanism for CLI tools but carries moderate risk because the npm package is third-party and will be written to disk and executed. The SKILL.md install step is the only install mechanism; it does not download from an unknown URL, but the package contents are not included for review.

Credentials

Only PPSPY_API_KEY is required and is used as the primary credential in the mcpServers block. This is proportional to a service that needs an API key to query PPSPY for store/sales data; no unrelated secrets or config paths are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-included and allows normal autonomous invocation (default). It does not request system-wide configuration changes or access to other skills' credentials. Installing a global npm binary does grant a persistent executable on the host, which is expected for this type of integration.

Assessment

This skill appears coherent for connecting to PPSPY and monitoring Shopify stores, but it installs and runs a third-party npm package (ppspy-mcp-server). Before installing: (1) verify the npm package and publisher (search npmjs.com and check recent versions/reviews); (2) consider installing/ running it in a sandbox or isolated environment rather than your primary host; (3) create and use a least-privilege PPSPY API key (rotate it if you later uninstall); (4) review network activity and logs while it runs; and (5) if you need stronger assurance, request the package source or audit the package contents before installation.

Shopify Store Monitor

Track Shopify store sales, monitor store activity, and review real-time order signals.

Keywords: Shopify Sale Tracker, Shopify Store Tracker, Shopify Store Tracker & Monitor.

Setup

1. Get your API key at ppspy.com
2. Set the environment variable: PPSPY_API_KEY

Available Tools (12 total)

Sales Monitoring (12 tools)

• ppspy_sales_monitor_create_group — Create sales monitoring group
• ppspy_sales_monitor_group_list — List all sales monitoring groups
• ppspy_sales_monitor_edit_group — Edit group name
• ppspy_sales_monitor_delete_group — Delete group
• ppspy_sales_monitor_create_task — Create sales monitoring task(s), batch up to 50 URLs
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_list — List sales monitoring tasks
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_details — Detailed task info with daily/hourly stats
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_real_time_sales — Real-time individual sales records
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_update — Update task metadata (notes, group)
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_stop — Stop a monitoring task
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_delete — Delete stopped task(s)
• ppspy_sales_monitor_task_overview — Aggregated sales overview

Usage Examples

• "Create a Shopify Sale Tracker task for this store"
• "Show me real-time sales for this Shopify store"
• "List all monitored Shopify stores"
• "Get daily and hourly sales stats for this store"
• "Move this store tracker task into another group"

Credits

Each API call consumes credits from your PPSPY account:

• Sales Monitoring: 1 monitoring quota per task
• Detail/Overview APIs: Free