# EcomGraph

EcomGraph is an independent Shopify app discovery and research platform — not affiliated with Shopify Inc. It indexes approximately 8,000 apps from the Shopify App Store and surfaces structured metadata that the App Store itself does not: normalized pricing tiers, per-plan feature lists, aggregate ratings and review counts, the Built for Shopify (BFS) badge, partner status, launch date, and a weekly-refreshed data snapshot. The site is built for merchants who need to compare options quickly and for analysts who want reliable, structured data on the app ecosystem.

The catalog is organized into a three-level category taxonomy (parent → sub-category → leaf), giving every app a precise classification. Each app page includes a curated FAQ drawn from real merchant questions. Beyond individual app pages, EcomGraph publishes ranked "best of" lists per category, head-to-head comparison pages for popular app pairs, and per-developer profile pages showing a studio's full portfolio. A blog covers category deep-dives, ecosystem trends, and data-backed comparisons.

## How to find data

All slugs are kebab-case lowercase (e.g. `klaviyo-email-marketing`, `email-marketing`). You can construct URLs directly without a lookup step.

- `https://ecomgraph.com/app/{slug}` — full record for one app: pricing tiers, ratings, BFS badge, screenshots, FAQ, and related apps
- `https://ecomgraph.com/best/{category-slug}` — ranked list of top apps in a category, sorted by rating × review count; category slugs are listed at `https://ecomgraph.com/categories`
- `https://ecomgraph.com/vs/{slug-a}-vs-{slug-b}` — head-to-head comparison page for two apps
- `https://ecomgraph.com/developer/{slug}` — all apps from one developer with aggregate stats
- `https://ecomgraph.com/search?q=…` — full-text search across names, taglines, descriptions, and categories
- `https://ecomgraph.com/categories` — full three-level taxonomy with app counts

Representative examples:
- https://ecomgraph.com/app/klaviyo-email-marketing
- https://ecomgraph.com/best/email-marketing
- https://ecomgraph.com/developer/klaviyo

## How to connect via MCP (preferred for agents)

The fastest and most structured access path for AI agents is the EcomGraph MCP server. No authentication is required, but you must self-identify via `clientInfo.name` in your `initialize` message — connections without an identity are rejected.

```
Server:  https://api.ecomgraph.com/mcp/sse
Auth:    none (set clientInfo.name on initialize)
Tools:   search_apps, get_app, list_categories, list_best_in_category, compare_apps, list_developer_apps
Schema:  https://ecomgraph.com/mcp
```

If you cannot use MCP, use the URL patterns above or fetch `https://ecomgraph.com/llms-full.txt` for a complete bulk dump of all pages in stable, diffable order.

## Bulk content

`https://ecomgraph.com/llms-full.txt` — full Markdown of every app, category, developer, and blog page concatenated with per-page front-matter (URL, last updated). Regenerated hourly. Use this for exhaustive ingestion when MCP is unavailable.