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Shopify CLI goes silent on config-only extensions
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Run `shopify app dev` with a configuration-only extension and the terminal says nothing, until now.
A quiet but important fix lands in Shopify CLI [1]: configuration-only extension modules, whose configuration is the entire extension, previously produced zero output during `shopify app dev`. The release notes explain that "at startup these modules are invisible: you run dev, your module is in the manifest and live on the platform, and the terminal never mentions it." [1] The merged PR [2] adds a default dev-session message for these extensions, starting with the `analytics_app_events` type. If you build config-only extensions, this patch closes a confusing gap where your extension was live but you had no confirmation. It's a small change with a meaningful developer-experience win. The merge is in, so grab it in your next update.
Action items
- → Update Shopify CLI to include PR #8350 for dev-session messaging Shopify/cli [plan]
- → Verify config-only extensions now log in dev session Shopify/cli [monitor]
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