Notes from the Altera team
Practical notes on moving Shopify data without breaking things.
How Fast Is Altera? Benchmarks for Large Imports, Updates, and Exports
Real numbers for product and order imports, exports, and bulk updates. What jobs actually take, and what shapes performance on your store.
Altera MCP vs CLI: Which to Give Your AI Agent
Two ways to connect ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI tool to Altera. The MCP is fastest to set up and works straight out of ChatGPT. The CLI handles multiple stores, scoped permissions, and the files command. Here's when to pick which.
How to Import Orders to Shopify: A Complete CSV Guide
How to move order history between Shopify stores with a CSV. What the file needs, which side effects to turn off, and the order to import things in so nothing breaks.
Shopify Variant Inventory Policy: Continue vs Deny Explained
What Shopify's variant inventory policy actually does, when to switch from Deny to Continue, and how to flip it across thousands of variants in one pass.