Ecommerce

Check Every Shopify Plus Order's True Net Margin Before It Ships

Agentis reads every Shopify Plus order as it is placed, computes its true net margin within 60 seconds, and flags it or holds it before fulfillment when it falls below your profit floor.

How It Works

Agentis connects to your Shopify Plus store and listens for new orders. After an order is placed, and before it is fulfilled, Agentis computes its true net margin within 60 seconds using live COGS from Oracle NetSuite (often via Celigo), shipping costs, payment method fees, FX, and every discount that was applied, including stacked codes. If the order falls below your configured profit floor, Agentis flags it with the leak and a recommended fix, or automatically holds it before fulfillment under rules you approve. Every decision is logged in the Evidence Ledger. Agentis does not run inside checkout, so the shopper experience is unchanged.

Data Flows

  • →Order line items, quantities, and applied discounts from Shopify → Agentis margin engine
  • →Discount codes and automatic discounts on each order → Agentis stacking detection
  • →Order created webhook from Shopify → Agentis per-order margin check (within 60 seconds)
  • →Customer segment and tag data from Shopify → Agentis rule engine for tiered floors
  • →Flag or fulfillment-hold decisions from Agentis → Shopify order (logged in the Evidence Ledger)

Benefits

  • Catch discount stacking and promo abuse before the order ships, not at month-end close
  • Runs after the order is placed, so there is nothing added to checkout and no conversion impact
  • No changes to your Shopify theme, storefront, or checkout code; Agentis works from order data
  • Works alongside whatever discount logic and checkout customizations you already run

Setup

  1. 1Connect your Shopify Plus store to Agentis with the Agentis team during onboarding
  2. 2Configure profit floor rules by SKU category, customer segment, promo type, or zone
  3. 3Choose the action per rule: flag with a recommended fix, or automatically hold before fulfillment
  4. 4Run in flag-only mode first to validate decisions before turning on automatic holds

Technical Details

Agentis integrates through the Shopify Admin API and order webhooks (orders/create and orders/updated). When an order is created, Agentis joins each line item to its current cost, adds freight, payment fees, and FX, and computes net margin within 60 seconds. Orders below the floor are flagged, or placed on a fulfillment hold under merchant-approved rules so they do not ship until your team reviews them. Every decision, with the cost version it used, is written to the Evidence Ledger. Agentis does not deploy code into checkout. All data transmission is encrypted via TLS 1.3.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Agentis work with our existing discounts and checkout customizations?

Yes. Agentis reads the placed order, which already reflects every discount and checkout customization that applied, then evaluates the combined margin impact. It works alongside your existing discount logic, not in place of it, and does not change what happens inside checkout.

Will Agentis slow down my checkout?

No. Agentis does not run inside checkout. It evaluates each order after it is placed, within 60 seconds, so the shopper never waits on it. The only action it takes is on your side: a flag or a hold before fulfillment.

Can I use Agentis on a non-Plus Shopify store?

Yes. Because Agentis works from order data after the order is placed, it supports Shopify and Shopify Plus stores (and SHOPLINE). The same per-order margin check, flag, and hold-before-fulfillment workflow applies.

Related Solutions

Solution

Shopify Plus Profit Analytics

Go beyond Shopify's native reporting. Agentis computes true net margin on every Shopify Plus order within 60 seconds, using live NetSuite COGS, freight, fees, and FX, and flags or holds below-margin orders before they ship.

Solution

DTC Brand Margin Protection

Stacked promos, influencer codes, and free-shipping thresholds can push an order below breakeven. Agentis checks every DTC order's true margin within 60 seconds and flags or holds below-floor orders before they ship.

Key Concepts

Margin Analysis

Checkout Margin Erosion

The loss of profit margin that happens when an order is priced at checkout, caused by unmonitored discount stacking, freight cost miscalculation, FX fluctuations, and stale COGS data.

Margin Analysis

Discount Stacking

When multiple discounts, such as a site-wide sale, a coupon code, and a loyalty reward, combine on a single order, compounding margin loss beyond what any individual promotion intended.

Profit Governance

Profit Floor

The minimum margin an order must clear after discounts, COGS, freight, fees, and FX are counted. Orders that fall below the profit floor are flagged for review or automatically held before they ship.

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