# Piste documentation

> Learn to use Piste, the AI agent for Shopify merchants. It answers from your live store data on the web, in Slack and over iMessage, and asks before it acts.

Source: https://www.usepiste.com/docs

Piste reads your Shopify store, answers questions about it, and runs checks on a schedule. When it finds something worth changing, it proposes the change on a card, and a person decides.

## Browse the docs

### [Get started](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/quickstart)

Sign up, connect your store and ask your first question.

- [Quickstart](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/quickstart)
- [How Piste works](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/how-piste-works)

### [Talk to Piste](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/web-app)

Ask on the web, in Slack, over iMessage, or from ChatGPT and Claude.

- [Web app](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/web-app)
- [Slack](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/slack)
- [iMessage](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/imessage)
- [ChatGPT and Claude](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/chatgpt-and-claude)

### [Connect](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/shopify)

Give Piste your store, your ad accounts and the apps you use.

- [Shopify](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/shopify)
- [Google Ads and Meta](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/google-ads-and-meta)
- [Connected apps](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/apps)
- [MCP servers](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/mcp-servers)

### [Automations](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/automations)

Checks that run on a schedule or when something happens in your store.

- [Automations](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/automations)
- [Templates](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/automations/templates)
- [Store triggers](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/automations/store-triggers)
- [Schedule and watches](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/automations/schedule)

### [Approvals and changes](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/approvals)

What Piste asks before doing, and how to undo a change.

- [Approvals](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/approvals)
- [Proposals and cards](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/approvals/proposals)
- [Store edits](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/approvals/store-edits)
- [Decision log](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/approvals/decision-log)

### [Measurement](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/measurement)

What your ad spend did, and targets for your sales.

- [Measurement](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/measurement)
- [Targets](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/measurement/targets)
- [Margin memo](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/measurement/margin-memo)
- [Sale rooms](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/sales)

### [Knowledge](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/memory)

What Piste remembers, and how you teach it your ways of working.

- [Playbooks](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/playbooks)
- [Memory](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/memory)
- [Skills](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/skills)
- [Report pages](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/report-pages)

### [Jobs](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/jobs)

Longer work, handed to the coder, with a browser you can step into.

- [Jobs and the coder](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/jobs)

### [Team and account](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/team)

Who can do what, usage, and how Piste keeps your data.

- [Team and roles](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/team)
- [Usage and billing](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/usage)
- [Security and privacy](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/security)

## Reference

- [Glossary](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/glossary): Every Piste term, in a sentence.
- [Limits](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/limits): Every number: caps, timeouts and schedules.
- [FAQ](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/faq): The questions merchants ask most.
- [Troubleshooting](https://www.usepiste.com/docs/troubleshooting): What a message means, and what to do.


## Questions

### What is Piste?

Piste is an AI agent for Shopify merchants. You talk to it on the web, in Slack or over iMessage. It answers questions from your live store data, runs automations on a schedule, and proposes changes that a person approves.

### Can Piste change my store without asking?

No. A change to prices, discounts or orders is proposed first, as a card or as an approval in the conversation, and a person approves it. The few exceptions, such as a price probe putting a price back as planned, are listed on the Approvals pages.

### Do I need Slack to use Piste?

No. You can use Piste on the web and over iMessage. Slack adds channels for automations, cards that your team can decide on, and message shortcuts.

### Which stores does Piste work with?

Shopify. A workspace can connect several Shopify stores, such as one store per market.