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CLI TIGHTENS THEME ACCESS ERRORS WHILE HYDROGEN CUTS TELEMETRY NOISE

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Shopify CLI is surfacing clearer error messages when theme tokens lack the right permissions, while Hydrogen reduces performance monitoring overhead by 90 percent.

The CLI team shipped a fix [1] that replaces cryptic GraphQL `ACCESS_DENIED` errors with actionable guidance when users supply theme passwords or tokens that can't reach Online Store themes. This targets the high-volume failure case where developers paste a token path that lacks theme scope access, turning a raw API error into a human-readable fix. Meanwhile, the test infrastructure across CLI is getting a major upgrade: vitest just shipped 4.1.0 [2], and the team has already pushed through compatibility fixes [3][4][5] to lock in the new test runner without breaking existing unit tests. On the Hydrogen side, the team reduced PerfKit's resource timing sample rate from 100 to 10 [6], cutting unnecessary telemetry collection while keeping performance monitoring intact for storefronts that actually need it.

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What shipped in Shopify on June 10, 2026?
Shopify CLI is surfacing clearer error messages when theme tokens lack the right permissions, while Hydrogen reduces performance monitoring overhead by 90 percent. In total, 8 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Shopify on June 10, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including charlespwd, dependabot[bot], and andguy95.
What were the notable Shopify updates?
Improve missing theme scope error message, Bump vitest from 3.2.4 to 4.1.0, and Fix Vitest 4 unit test compatibility.