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SHOPIFY CLI 4.1.0 SHIPS WITH EXTENSION-ONLY DEFAULT, REMOVES HOSTED_APPS

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Shopify CLI 4.1.0 lands with a breaking change that makes the extension-only template the default, while a performance optimization that broke your workflow just got reverted.

Shopify CLI 4.1.0 is live [1], and the headline here is the removal of the HOSTED_APPS environment variable paired with making the extension-only template the default [1]. This is a structural shift in how the CLI scaffolds new projects. The release also fixes a critical scaffolding bug where projects weren't moved to their final directory before dependencies installed [1], which means your `app init` command should stop leaving half-built projects in the wrong place. On the dependency front, liquidjs bumped to 10.26.0 [2], a minor update that caps strftime widths and accounts for padding in memory limits, nothing critical but worth noting if you're doing heavy template rendering. The bigger story behind the scenes: a performance optimization that shipped in PR 7498 just got reverted [3] because it was breaking developer workflows in Slack. That's a clean catch and revert, but it signals the team is still tuning startup and discovery performance.

$ 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 →

Quick answers

What shipped in Shopify on May 28, 2026?
Shopify CLI 4.1.0 lands with a breaking change that makes the extension-only template the default, while a performance optimization that broke your workflow just got reverted. In total, 4 commits, 3 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Shopify on May 28, 2026?
2 developers shipped this update, including dependabot[bot] and gonzaloriestra.
What were the notable Shopify updates?
4.1.0, Bump liquidjs from 10.25.0 to 10.26.0, and Revert "[Performance] Optimize CLI startup and project discovery".
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$ log Shopify --recent

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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