url-redirect-audit

Purpose

Queries all URL redirects in the store and identifies redirect chains (where redirect target A is itself redirected to B), duplicate targets (multiple paths pointing to the same destination), and orphaned redirects (pointing to non-existent pages). Redirect chains add latency and hurt SEO. Read-only — no mutations.

Prerequisites

• Authenticated Shopify CLI session: shopify store auth --store <domain> --scopes read_content
• API scopes: read_content

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
store	string	yes	—	Store domain (e.g., mystore.myshopify.com)
format	string	no	human	Output format: human or json

Safety

ℹ️ Read-only skill — no mutations are executed. Safe to run at any time.

Workflow Steps

1. OPERATION: urlRedirects — query Inputs: first: 250, pagination cursor Expected output: All redirects with fromPath, target; paginate until hasNextPage: false

2. Build path map: fromPath → target

3. Detect chains: for each redirect, check if target appears as a fromPath in any other redirect

4. Detect duplicates: targets with more than one source path

GraphQL Operations

# urlRedirects:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query URLRedirects($after: String) {
  urlRedirects(first: 250, after: $after) {
    edges {
      node {
        id
        path
        target
      }
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      endCursor
    }
  }
}

Session Tracking

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

On start, emit:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  SKILL: URL Redirect Audit                   ║
║  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>

On completion, emit:

For format: human (default):

══════════════════════════════════════════════
URL REDIRECT AUDIT
  Total redirects:    <n>
  Redirect chains:    <n>
  Duplicate targets:  <n>

  Chains:
    /old-page → /intermediate → /final
  Duplicates:
    /path-a → /product/x
    /path-b → /product/x  (same target)
  Output: redirect_audit_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════

For format: json, emit:

{
  "skill": "url-redirect-audit",
  "store": "<domain>",
  "total_redirects": 0,
  "chains": 0,
  "duplicate_targets": 0,
  "output_file": "redirect_audit_<date>.csv"
}

Output Format

CSV file redirect_audit_<YYYY-MM-DD>.csv with columns: redirect_id, from_path, target, issue_type, chain_path

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Recovery
THROTTLED	API rate limit exceeded	Wait 2 seconds, retry up to 3 times
No redirects	New store or clean setup	Exit with ✅ no redirects found

Best Practices

• Redirect chains (A→B→C) add an extra HTTP round-trip — consolidate them to a direct redirect (A→C).
• After fixing chains or removing duplicates, use Shopify Admin → Navigation → URL Redirects to make the corrections. Bulk deletion is not available in the Admin API but individual redirects can be deleted via urlRedirectDelete mutation.
• Run after every major store migration or product/collection restructuring where URLs change in bulk.