Shopify CLI Skill Reference

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill for any task involving:

• Creating a new Shopify app with shopify app init
• Running development server with shopify app dev
• Deploying apps with shopify app deploy or shopify app release
• Generating extensions (admin actions, checkout UI, theme extensions, functions)
• Configuring shopify.app.toml and understanding all available settings
• Working with Remix + React Router v7 app template
• Setting up local tunnels (Cloudflare Tunnel or ngrok)
• Debugging authentication, webhooks, or environment issues
• Managing theme development with shopify theme commands
• Generating GraphQL types with @shopify/api-codegen-preset
• Understanding app structure, directory layout, and lifecycle
• Error troubleshooting and common failure patterns

Installation and Setup