Who contributed to Shopify on August 27, 2026?

2 developers shipped this update, including Donald Merand and igor10k.

What were the notable Shopify updates?

Report extension compressed bundle size using Brotli, Support the bundle_size_exception capability, and Merge pull request #8335 from Shopify/i10k/extension_size_exception_scopes.

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Shopify CLI Realigns Extension Size Checks with Brotli

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:58 UTC on August 27, 2026 · About Shopify

2 people shipped this

igor10k @igor10k 3 cited

Donald Merand @dmerand 2 cited

The Shopify CLI's local size estimates no longer match what the platform actually enforces, and this update fixes that gap.

The CLI now reports bundle sizes using Brotli compression at quality 11, aligning local estimates with the platform's 64 KB limit for remote-DOM extensions and ending the mismatch from the previous deflate-based approach [1]. Alongside that, the CLI supports the `bundle_size_exception` capability, so apps granted an exception by Shopify can actually have it take effect instead of being silently stripped from the extension config [2]. Both changes come from Igor Kozlov, who also landed the merge that ties the capability into the schema [3]. Elsewhere, the `shopify store create dev` help text no longer mislabels a development store as an "app development store" and now reads "Creates a new development store in your organization" [4][5]. The period's 3 commits and 3 PRs all focus on tightening the extension size workflow and correcting developer-facing messaging.

Action items

→ Rebuild extensions with the updated CLI to verify Brotli-based size estimates match the 64 KB platform limit Shopify/cli [immediate]
→ If you rely on a bundle size exception, confirm support for the bundle_size_exception capability in your CLI version Shopify/cli [plan]

References

[1] Report extension compressed bundle size using Brotli ↗ Shopify/cli
[2] Support the bundle_size_exception capability ↗ Shopify/cli
[3] Merge pull request #8335 from Shopify/i10k/extension_size_exception_scopes Shopify/cli
[4] Merge pull request #8396 from Shopify/donald/remove-app-dev-store-description Shopify/cli
[5] Fix development store command help text ↗ Shopify/cli

Quick answers

What shipped in Shopify on August 27, 2026?: The Shopify CLI's local size estimates no longer match what the platform actually enforces, and this update fixes that gap. In total, 3 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Shopify on August 27, 2026?: 2 developers shipped this update, including Donald Merand and igor10k.
What were the notable Shopify updates?: Report extension compressed bundle size using Brotli, Support the bundle_size_exception capability, and Merge pull request #8335 from Shopify/i10k/extension_size_exception_scopes.