Issue 241 - Same-Day Delivery, AI Agents, and a Smarter Event System
Same-day delivery used to be something only the biggest retailers could offer
Same-day delivery used to be something only the biggest retailers could offer. Not anymore. US merchants can now connect their Shopify store to DoorDash and get products to nearby customers the same day.
By Harley Finkelstein
Developers Are Automating Entire Services
Coding with Jan explores how developers are using AI and automation tools to create automated services -- from customer support to fulfillment -- that run with minimal human intervention. Covers the tech stack and workflows making this possible for Shopify developers.
By Coding with Jan
Claude Code Plugin for Shopify Embedded App Verification on GitHub
The GitHub repo for shopify-embedded-app-verify is live. A Claude Code plugin that verifies Shopify embedded-app changes by driving the real authenticated Shopify admin via CDP. Seeks community feedback from developers building Shopify apps with Claude Code or AI agents.
By Maruf Ahmed
Liquiflow AI Theme Builder Coming Soon
Liquiflow is releasing an AI-first Shopify Theme Builder as a direct response to recent advances in code-generation AI. The tool aims to combine visual theme building with AI assistance, addressing the limits the team hit with Webflow. Early demo shows drag-and-drop sections with AI-powered Liquid generation.
By Liquiflow
Shopify Storefront Events and Actions — A New Communication Layer for Custom Themes
Robin Singh highlights Shopify's new Storefront Events and Actions system, which gives Liquid themes, apps, and AI agents a standard communication layer. This changes what's possible for custom theme architecture, cart interactions, search, and third-party integrations by providing a unified event bus instead of ad-hoc JS bridges.
By Robin Singh
POS Extensions Now Support Background Extension Target
Shopify POS Extensions now support a `pos.app.ready.data` background target that runs for the entire POS session. Extensions can observe POS events (transactioncomplete, cashtrackingsessionstart/complete) and run background logic without rendering any UI. Use `shopify.addEventListener()` to subscribe. Useful for analytics, logging, and integrations that need to react to POS activity without blocking the cashier.
By Shopify
Merchants Can Manage Shopify Stores Using AI Agents
Farid Movsumov shares that merchants can now manage their stores using AI agents that connect to apps for variant management. The agent ecosystem for Shopify is moving beyond simple content generation into store operations -- inventory, variants, and order handling via natural language.
By Farid Movsumov
Variant-level collections in Shopify: what theme developers can (and can't) build yet
The 2026-07 collections model lets a collection hold individual variants, not whole products. Bas Lefeber explains what works on a collection page today and what to verify before you rely on it. The storefront side is still rolling out, so theme developers need to know what's production-ready vs what's still coming.
By Bas Lefeber
Updated App Store Requirements: 1.3 Always Use Honest and Transparent Review Practices
Shopify updated its App Store Requirements policy 1.3 to further clarify enforcement around honest and transparent review practices. All apps published to Shopify's App Store must comply. This is part of Shopify's continued push against fake reviews and review manipulation in the app ecosystem, which has been a growing concern among developers.
By Shopify
