AI Toolkit skills have been consolidated to `shopify`
Shopify developer change
MerchantDiff detected this entry in Shopify's official developer changelog on September 25, 2026.
This Shopify update is categorized as Action Required, AI Toolkit, Update.
What changed
Shopify skills content in AI Toolkit was previously distributed across many skills, such as shopify-dev-onboarding, shopify-admin, and shopify-functions. The agent plugins and the AI Toolkit skills repository now expose a consolidated shopify skill that covers these use cases and supports development and merchant workflows.
Who is affected
You're affected if you install or run AI Toolkit skills through: Agent environments that support plugins npx skills Similar tools that install individual shopify- skills Users of the ucp skill and Dev MCP are unaffected.
What action may be needed
Many agent environments that support plugins update skills automatically. If yours doesn't, or if you want to update immediately, use the agent's plugin management tools to update the plugin.
Use the official Shopify entry below as the source of truth for technical implementation details, affected APIs, migration instructions and deadlines.
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