> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://frimty.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> What Alius is and how it works

## What is Alius?

**Alius** is a Shopify app that delivers the right store information to **Slack, Email, Telegram, and Discord** at the right time — without you ever opening the Shopify admin.

It does this through **Automations**, which come in three kinds:

* **Triggers** — react to a Shopify event (new order, low stock, return…) and alert you instantly.
* **Reports** — pull scheduled analytics (daily revenue, weekly performance…), optionally summarized by AI, and push them to your hub.
* **Goals** — track a target metric over time and nudge you as you approach or fall behind.

All three are managed together under the **Automations** section.

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## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect a notification hub">
    Connect Slack via OAuth, add verified email recipients, link a Telegram chat using a connection token, or paste a Discord incoming webhook URL. Each hub is configured on the **Integrations** page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create automations">
    Add a Trigger to watch for events, a Report for scheduled analytics, or a Goal to track a target — and pick which hub each one notifies.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Receive notifications">
    Alius processes Shopify webhooks in real time and runs scheduled reports and goals, delivering everything to your configured hubs.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Core Concepts

| Concept         | Description                                                                                                          |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Automation**  | Any of the three automation types — Trigger, Report, or Goal — all managed under the **Automations** section.        |
| **Trigger**     | A rule that defines which Shopify event to watch, where to send the notification, and optional filters and schedule. |
| **Report**      | A scheduled analytics summary (daily/weekly/monthly), optionally enriched with an AI summary, delivered to a hub.    |
| **Goal**        | A target metric tracked over a date range, with milestone, pace, and check-in alerts.                                |
| **Condition**   | An optional filter on a trigger — e.g., "only when Total Price > 50" or "only when Vendor equals Nike".              |
| **Template**    | A reusable message format with dynamic placeholders like `{{product.title}}` or `{{order.totalPrice}}`.              |
| **Integration** | A connection to a notification hub: Slack, Email, Telegram, or Discord.                                              |
| **Schedule**    | Controls delivery timing: Instant (immediate) or batched (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly).                           |
| **Snapshot**    | An internal record of the last known state of a product, order, or customer — used to detect what actually changed.  |
| **History**     | A log of all notification delivery attempts with status, recipient, and error details.                               |

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## Supported Events

Alius monitors the following Shopify events:

| Entity        | Events                                                                                 |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Products**  | Created · Updated · Deleted                                                            |
| **Orders**    | Created · Updated · Paid · Fulfilled                                                   |
| **Refunds**   | Created                                                                                |
| **Customers** | Created · Updated · Deleted                                                            |
| **Returns**   | Requested · Approved · Declined · Processing · Closed · Cancelled · Reopened · Updated |
| **Cart**      | Abandoned                                                                              |

Each event type supports [conditions](/features/conditions) with dozens of filterable fields.

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## Features

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Triggers" icon="bolt" href="/features/triggers">
    20 trigger types across products, orders, customers, returns, and carts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reports" icon="chart-line" href="/features/reports">
    Scheduled analytics summaries with optional AI insights, pushed to your hub.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Goals" icon="bullseye" href="/features/goals">
    Track a target metric over time with milestone and pace alerts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Conditions" icon="filter" href="/features/conditions">
    Filter triggers with field-level conditions across 50+ fields per entity.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations" icon="plug" href="/features/integrations">
    Deliver notifications to Slack, Email, Telegram, or Discord.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Templates" icon="code" href="/features/templates">
    Customize message content with Markdown and dynamic `{{variable}}` placeholders.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Schedule Types" icon="clock" href="/features/schedule-types">
    Send instantly or batch notifications hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Notification History" icon="list" href="/features/notification-history">
    View delivery logs with status, recipient, message preview, and error details.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Get up and running in under 5 minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pricing" icon="credit-card" href="/guides/pricing">
    Free, Pro, and Max plan details.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>