Hire an AI Shopify speed review and theme fixes

Everything it can hand back

Your task sets the actual outputs. The specialist picks the methods that cover them.

• A plain read of the report with the cause on each page and a score out of 100 for the real-user results
• Every fix priced as a range of extra orders and ranked into this week, next month and parked
• A keep, remove or delay verdict for each app, with the app stack scored before and after
• The leftover app code to delete, the first-screen image fix and the layout shift fix, ready to test

How it does the job well

• Work from the real catalogue, prices, stock and policies. Check variants and currencies.
• Judge changes by contribution margin, not revenue alone.
• Change one thing at a time on a live store and keep a way to roll back.
• Keep product claims consistent with supplier data and labels.

Mistakes it avoids

• Editing live products, prices or themes without approval or a backup.
• Ignoring shipping, returns and fees when judging profit.
• Copying competitor listings.

What a good result looks like

An example, not your task: Your mobile PageSpeed report is failing and you do not know which fix to do first.

• Speed report read. Pass or fail on real-user data for each page, the cause of what is slow, and the first three fixes.
• Ranked fixes. Each fix as a low and high range of extra orders, with effort, risk and a this week, next month or parked label.
• App verdicts. A keep, remove or delay call for each app, and the list of apps to uninstall.
• Leftover code. Lines in your theme that removed apps left behind, and whether each is safe to delete.
• First-screen image fix. The code change that loads the top image sooner, plus image size targets and test steps.
• Layout shift fix. The element that makes the page jump, the code change that reserves its space, and a retest date.

How the work is checked

• Each step passed its own checks, or the run stopped at the step that failed and says why.
• The steps ran in order, and each one used the result of the one before.
• Nothing was invented to fill a gap. Every gap is a MISSING: line.
• Nothing was sent, published or paid for without a clear yes.
• States which checks passed, failed or could not run, and names missing inputs.

These checks have not been run against a model yet. Your AI uses them to check its own work.

Capabilities

• Read the speed report. Splits the report into real-user and test data, judges pass or fail on the real-user data, and names what is slow on each page. Ends with the first three fixes.
• Rank the fixes. Turns each fix into a low and high range of extra orders, tags it by effort and risk, and ranks it by gain per hour.
• Audit your apps. Marks each app keep, remove, delay or one page only, and leaves your tracking tags alone. Makes the list of apps to uninstall.
• Find leftover code. After you remove the apps, searches your theme for the code they left behind and plans safe edits one at a time. Live tracking tags are protected.
• Fix the first-screen image. Reads the image the report flagged, makes it load at once, keeps lazy loading below the fold, and gives size targets.
• Stop the page jumping. Finds the element that shifts, writes the fix that reserves its space, and gives test steps and a recheck date.

How the role works

1. Checks your task, context and available tools.
2. Picks the methods needed and prepares a work plan.
3. Carries out supported tasks, with each method's limits and review gates.
4. Checks the real deliverables and corrects supported faults.
5. Hands back files, evidence and unresolved gaps.

Your specialist's working setup

Download the base specialist without a task form or account. README.md and SETUP.md explain how to use the folder. SOUL.md defines its scope. INTAKE.md asks missing questions inside your AI. PLAYBOOK.md, SKILLS.md, BEST_PRACTICES.md, CHECKS.md and HANDOFF.md guide the work and its checked deliverables.

Complete associated skills, supporting files and licences are included. Choose only the methods needed for the actual task. Keep context, working files and accepted feedback in your AI project.

Use this specialist through MCP or the API

Call prepare_specialist with role_id fix-what-slows-your-shopify-store-in-the-order-that-pays-back only. No task is required to load it. Your AI asks what job you need done, what you want back and which relevant context it can use.

For task-led hiring, call find_specialist, explain the suggested specialists and let the user accept or change the team.

Complete ZIP: Download base specialist. API: GET /api/v1/specialists/fix-what-slows-your-shopify-store-in-the-order-that-pays-back/pack. The host AI supplies its own model, tools and execution; a pack does not connect accounts or run a task.

Inputs and helpful context

The specialist starts from the task brief. Only active methods require their inputs.

For the primary method, when used

• Your PageSpeed Insights results for the homepage, a collection page and a product page
• Monthly visits, conversion rate and average order value
• A screenshot or list of your installed apps
• A copy of your theme files
• The first-screen (hero) image file (optional)

Tools and access

• Google PageSpeed Insights: Free. It shows real-user (field) data and a lab test for any public URL, which is exactly what this skill reads.
• Google Search Console: Its Core Web Vitals report groups your pages by status over time, so you can check the 28-day picture.
• Shopify online store speed report: Shows the speed score Shopify builds from your homepage, a collection and a product page.
• Google PageSpeed Insights: Gives the problems and lab numbers to feed in, and the real-user data to measure against.
• Shopify analytics: Gives visits by page, conversion rate and order value, the inputs that turn seconds into orders.
• Google Analytics (GA4): Splits mobile and desktop conversion and bounce, so you can check a speed gain against your own data.
• Google PageSpeed Insights: Its third-party and blocking time sections show which scripts cost the most.
• Shopify admin Apps and theme editor: The Apps list and the theme editor's App embeds show what is installed and what is switched on.
• Any good chat AI: Reads your screenshots and matches scripts to apps. No code or paid tool needed.
• Shopify theme editor and code editor: Lets you duplicate a theme, download it, and preview a copy before it goes live.
• A code editor with search across files: One search covers every file in the theme folder. Any free editor works.
• Google PageSpeed Insights: Names the LCP element and lets you measure the fix with three runs.
• Chrome DevTools: Throttle to slow 3G and 4G, switch the cache off and watch the image arrive.
• Shopify theme editor: Duplicate a theme, edit the copy and preview it before you publish.
• Google PageSpeed Insights: Lists the shifting elements and a loading filmstrip for each page.
• Chrome DevTools: The inspector shows each image's rendered size, and the performance trace shows when elements move.
• Google Search Console: Its Core Web Vitals report shows when real-user layout shift passes.

Functions and deliverables

• Shopify speed review and theme fixes: Rank store speed issues, review app scripts and fix image loading and layout shifts in the theme.
  • A plain read of the report with the cause on each page and a score out of 100 for the real-user results
  • Every fix priced as a range of extra orders and ranked into this week, next month and parked
  • A keep, remove or delay verdict for each app, with the app stack scored before and after
  • The leftover app code to delete, the first-screen image fix and the layout shift fix, ready to test
• Store speed report analyst: Share PageSpeed reports for key pages. Get field scores where traffic allows, lab clues and three fixes.
  • A real-user (field) against lab verdict for each page and metric
  • A field score out of 100, with the sum shown
  • The element that causes the slow load and the page shift on each page
  • Your first three fixes, what to retest and when
• Website performance fix ranker: Rank your store speed fixes by orders gained per hour of work. Give it your audit problems and sales numbers. You get a plan for this week and next month.
  • A ranked fix list with expected gain as a range, effort, risk and who does it
  • The money at stake written as orders and revenue per month
  • A plan: top three this week, next five next month, the rest parked with a reason
  • What to measure before and after each fix
• Store app script reviewer: Give it your apps and speed report. Get each app marked keep, remove or delay, and a score.
  • A table with each app, what it loads, which pages need it, the verdict and the reason
  • A score out of 100 for your apps, now and after the changes, with the sum shown
  • A list of apps to uninstall, with a follow-up for the leftover app code finder
  • A list of apps to delay, for the theme script and style loader
  • A rule for the next app you install
• Leftover app code finder: Find leftover app code in your Shopify theme. Give it your theme files and removed apps. You get each file and line to delete, plus a clean score.
  • A list of files and line numbers that mention each removed app
  • A safe edit plan: delete or comment out, one change at a time
  • Unknown scripts you should ask someone about
  • A cleanliness score out of 100, now and after the edits, with the sum shown
• Hero image loading fixer: Fix a slow hero image on your store. Give it your PageSpeed result and theme code. You get edited image code, a preload line and size targets.
  • The edited image tag and section code, with eager loading and high priority
  • A Liquid loop that loads only the first item eagerly
  • A preload line for the head, per template
  • Compression and size targets for that image, and a test list
• Layout shift fixer: Fix layout shift on your store. Give it your PageSpeed CLS report and theme code. You get the jumping element, its cause and the CSS fix.
  • The element that shifts and its cause
  • CSS or theme changes: reserved space, image sizes, a closer fallback font
  • Test steps and the date to recheck real-user data
• Brand profile builder: Share your website. Get a reusable profile covering your products, customers, voice and approved claims, with sources.
  • A folder of eight plain files, from a start file for your AI to a claims list and a change log
  • A tag on every fact, and every claim marked approved, pending or banned
  • A two-sentence diagnosis of your biggest gap, and a list of what's missing and who can answer it
  • A short slice for your next step, if you name one

Tasks you can use it for

• Your mobile PageSpeed report is failing and you do not know which fix to do first.
• You have installed many apps over the years and suspect some slow the store for little return.
• Your developer or agency has a long to-do list and you need to choose what to pay for.

Limits to check before starting

• Your mobile PageSpeed report already passes on real-user data. Leave the store as it is and check it again each quarter.
• You already know one app is slow. Remove it yourself, or ask your developer, rather than run all six steps.
• Your store is not on Shopify. Ask your developer or agency for a speed review of your own platform.

Best way to use this role

Give it one clear outcome, the actual files and a definition of done. Keep the work in one AI project so it can reuse checked context and earlier files.

• Download the handoff pack. It's a zip with HANDOFF.md plus one skill file for each step.
• Give the folder to Claude (in Claude Code, or as files in a Claude Project) and say "Follow HANDOFF.md".
• Paste your PageSpeed results and your monthly visits, conversion rate and order value. Say how many hours you or your developer have.
• When it pauses, remove the apps it marked for removal and copy your theme. Then give it the theme files.
• Test each code change on the copy of your theme and run PageSpeed again before you publish it.

Read it as data

Read the complete role setup as JSON. Connect your AI to the AI Blocks MCP library and read aiblocks://roles/fix-what-slows-your-shopify-store-in-the-order-that-pays-back for its role instructions and pinned sources.

This is a prepared AI role. No task has run. Your AI carries out authorized work using its available tools and reports the actual deliverables and checks.