AI for Shopify brands
I make your Shopify store run itself.
The inbox, the flows, the reporting. Off your plate, and kept off. Built with Claude Code.
the hand that buildsWhat Patina is
An AI studio for Shopify brands.
I find what's eating your week, the support, the retention, the reporting, and build the AI that does it. One operator. Real systems, in your stack. Then I hand it back, running.
measure firstThis isn't a basic Shopify-dev role.
The work that should run itself is still yours. The late-night replies, the Monday numbers, the flow you keep meaning to fix.
Retention Engine
Klaviyo that recovers revenue while you sleep.
Support Autopilot
Your inbox drafts every reply in your voice.
Owner's Briefing
The numbers that matter, on your phone each morning.
Stack Connector
Your tools, finally talking to each other.
Rescue
The half-built automation, fixed or replaced.
Aaron Hanson
Built and sold a SaaS to 3,400 customers. A decade of lifecycle infrastructure at Frame.io, ClickUp, and Grammarly. Runs his own Shopify brands on AI.
Show, don't tell
A customer asks. The reply writes itself.
Grounded in the real order, never a guess. You approve, or it sends the easy ones for you.
The Audit
I go inside your stack and hand back a map: what to automate, and what to build first.
The Build
We ship in visible milestones. You own everything we build.
Tending
I watch it, tune it, and add what's next as you grow.
05 · How I work
No decks. No discovery sprints. I build the thing and hand it back working.
One operator who runs his own Shopify brands on AI. Not an agency, not a junior. The spear is Claude Code: real systems, in your stack, yours to keep.
This is for you if
- ✓You're doing $500K–$10M and running lean.
- ✓You're past dabbling, stuck before shipping real systems.
- ✓You want it built clean and simple to run.
Not a fit if
- ✕You want a $200 one-off point-task.
- ✕You're already AI-native and just need hands.
- ✕You'd rather buy hours than own an outcome.
