A Claude Code plugin that builds online stores for makers who won't touch the code.
A Claude Code plugin that layers commerce into your Next.js app — cart, checkout, admin, Stripe, shipping, backups. One command, ~15 minutes.
Built because my partner wanted a site for her pottery and I wanted to build it with Claude Code. For anyone setting up a real store for a maker using an AI coding tool — for yourself, a partner, a friend, a client.
You're the one with the terminal open. They're the one with the bowls, prints, necklaces, zines, or whatever they make. They want a real shop — their own URL, their own Stripe, something that looks like theirs — not an Etsy listing and not a Squarespace template. You want to build it without spending a weekend wiring up Stripe, shipping, and an admin UI from scratch.
Not a fit if you're running a big e-commerce operation (Shopify handles that better) or if you want a point-and-click site builder (Squarespace, Wix). Bodega is a plugin — you're driving.
claude › /bodega:setup
Fifteen minutes later:
/shop,/cart,/checkout— themed to the existing design, not a template./studioadmin — phone-first. Add products, see orders, print shipping labels, mark shipped.- Stripe payments — merchant's own account. Their bank gets the money.
- Deployed to Vercel.
- Optional: custom domain, GitHub backup.
A standard Next.js app. Nothing proprietary.
| Layer | Tool |
|---|---|
| Framework | Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind v4 |
| Payments | Stripe Payment Element (merchant's account) |
| Product + order storage | Vercel Blob |
| Transactional email | Resend |
| Merchant auth | HMAC-signed cookies + magic links |
| Hosting | Vercel (merchant's account) |
| Domain (optional) | Cloudflare Registrar |
| Backup (optional) | GitHub |
| Greenfield design | impeccable |
Uninstall Bodega tomorrow and the site keeps running. Details in ARCHITECTURE.md.
| What | Who |
|---|---|
| Scaffolding routes, wiring Stripe, magic-link auth, Vercel Blob, webhooks | Bodega |
Running /bodega:setup, pasting Stripe keys, clicking sign-ins |
You (~15 min) |
Stripe KYC, logging into /studio to add products and ship orders |
The merchant |
- Node.js 20+
- A package manager (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun)
- A Vercel account (free to open)
- A Stripe account (free to open, ~10 min KYC)
- Optional: a domain, a GitHub account for backup
Run /bodega:doctor to check.
Bodega itself is free. The services it uses cost what they cost.
Required for a real commercial store:
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Vercel Pro | $20/mo per user — Vercel's free Hobby tier is non-commercial use only, per their Fair Use Guidelines |
| Stripe | 2.9% + 30¢ per US card, no monthly fee |
Optional:
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Custom domain | ~$12/yr |
| Resend email | Free for 3k emails/mo |
| Shippo labels | Pay per label, no monthly fee |
| Stripe Tax | 0.4% per transaction |
| GitHub backup | Free |
At ~20 orders/mo and ~$1k GMV: roughly $53/mo all-in. Shopify Basic at the same volume is ~$71. Big Cartel is ~$15–30 but template-locked.
During setup and testing (Stripe test mode, no real money): Hobby is fine. Upgrade to Pro when you go live.
npx skills add mitcheman/bodega
Pin a version:
npx skills add mitcheman/bodega@v0.1.0
Pairs with impeccable for design — Bodega offers to install it when you start from an empty folder.
From an existing Claude-built site:
cd your-project
claude
› /bodega:setup
From an empty folder (scaffolds the site first via impeccable):
mkdir my-shop && cd my-shop
claude
› /bodega:setup
/bodega:setup asks one question up front: do you want it to talk to
you like a developer, or plain English. Default is plain English.
Expect ~15 min on an existing project, ~45 min on a greenfield one
(most of that is design).
Pre-1.0, so minor versions may break things. Pin a tag if you care:
npx skills add mitcheman/bodega@v0.1.0. Tagged releases publish
@mitcheman/bodega to npm at the matching version.
See CHANGELOG.md.
Apache 2.0. Fork freely.
Solo-maintainer, pre-alpha. Not actively reviewing PRs. If you ship a live store with this, I'd love to see it — open an issue.