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SHOPIFY CLI KILLS THE ENV VAR GATE, EXTENSION-ONLY BECOMES THE DEFAULT

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The HOSTED_APPS environment variable is gone, and the extension-only template is now the standard path for `shopify app init`, shipping without friction.

Shopify CLI just removed the experimental gate that was gating the hosted app template [1]. The extension-only template is now the default for the "none" option in `shopify app init` [2], which means developers no longer need to set environment variables to access this workflow. This simplifies onboarding and makes the extension-first pattern the primary path forward. In parallel, the team fixed a critical Windows + pnpm bug in the nightly build [3] where symlinks were dangling after initialization, forcing users to manually reinstall dependencies before shipping. That fix is now in the pipeline and blocks the 0.0.0-nightly release. The label cleanup [4] follows the same consolidation thread.

$ ls shopify/reviews/ # the step-back reads

the week in review Shopify CLI 4.8.0 ships store create and delete the month in review CLI 4.6/4.7 hardens auth, trims startup, rewrites E2E ergonomics
Topics: JavaScript Full archive → Weekly reviews →

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What shipped in Shopify on May 27, 2026?
The HOSTED_APPS environment variable is gone, and the extension-only template is now the standard path for `shopify app init`, shipping without friction. In total, 7 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Shopify on May 27, 2026?
1 developer shipped this update, including craigmichaelmartin.
What were the notable Shopify updates?
Merge pull request #7197 from Shopify/remove-hosted-apps-env-var, Remove HOSTED_APPS env var and make extension-only template the default, and [Fix] Move scaffolded project to its final directory before installing deps in `app init`.
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Per-target function input variables, optional owner_type for UI extension metafields 15 shipped App Doctor gains a dependency automation check, organization list gets a JSON schema 9 shipped Shopify CLI drops CVE audit from app doctor, adds typed command events 47 shipped Shopify CLI starts detecting AI agents in analytics 3 shipped

$ log --all # elsewhere on the wire

@openclaw Cold-start Gateway diagnostics stop crying wolf, doctor repairs plugin drift Agentic Coding Cline desktop bundles shrink, goose unblocks its own clicks

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