Ben Harrison

Solutions architect and full-stack developer who enjoys solving hard problems and designing highly scalable software.

I authored

8

articles. I write about:

CLI

5

Implementation

5

Platform flexibility

3

UI Component SDK

UX framework

Discovery

Decision logic / Orchestration

Workflow Settings

Roles and Permissions

Setting

GraphQL

Entities

Docs I have written

UX Framework - Extending Existing Components

Edited 807 days ago

This article provides an overview of methods for configuring components within the UX framework. Customization is possible through configuring the various types of components, such as sub-components, wrapper components, and context components. Read on to find out how to use the above approaches.

Agentic Development Skills in Fluent CLI [BETA]

Edited 70 days ago

Claude Skills are specialized knowledge modules that enhance AI agents' understanding of the Fluent Commerce platform. When installed, these skills provide AI assistants like Claude Code with deep context about Fluent's architecture, development patterns, and best practices.

Fluent CLI v2.1.0

Edited 112 days ago

Fluent CLI v2.2.0 - Introducing Vector Search in the Builder MCP

Edited 44 days ago

Fluent CLI v2.2.1 - Agentic Development Improvements

Edited 41 days ago

Settings Overview

Edited 397 days ago

This page provides a high-level understanding of what settings represent within the Fluent platform.

Understanding IDs and Refs in GraphQL Entities

Edited 814 days ago

The Fluent platform generates unique IDs internally, which serve as the primary key for each new record. They are unique and enforced to avoid ambiguity. Users cannot set these via API. Whereas refs are typically from third-party integrations, they represent external system IDs and occasionally are generated internally with guaranteed uniqueness. It is the integrator's responsibility to ensure refs are unique in Fluent Commerce.

Workflow and Manifest Tools in Fluent CLI

Edited 112 days ago

Fluent workflows and Mystique manifests are often large, complex JSON files that are difficult for both humans and AI assistants to work with. The Fluent CLI provides a set of commands to summarize, extract, and merge these files, enabling an efficient development workflow.

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