shopify-onboarding-merchant

shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit

Set up and customize a Shopify store for selling online without coding.

What is shopify-onboarding-merchant?

This skill helps merchants create and configure a Shopify store from scratch, including browsing reference stores, filling with products, and customizing design. Use it when someone wants to start selling online, try Shopify before committing, or turn a mock shop into a real store.

Create a new Shopify preview store without an account
Browse and explore mock.shop reference stores for inspiration
Populate a store with example products
Customize store design, colors, and layout
Convert a preview store into a real Shopify store
Access auth-free mock.shop reference data for development

How to install shopify-onboarding-merchant

npx skills add https://github.com/shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify-onboarding-merchant

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How to use shopify-onboarding-merchant

1.Run `npx skills add https://github.com/shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify-onboarding-merchant` to install
2.Request store creation (e.g., 'make me a store that sells pet supplies')
3.Customize your store's design, colors, and layout as needed
4.Convert your preview store to a real store when ready

Use cases

Good for

A merchant wants to create a pet supplies store and start selling online immediately
A business owner wants to try Shopify with sample products before creating an account
A developer needs to explore mock.shop reference data without authentication
A store owner wants to change their store's design and colors after creation
Converting a preview store into a permanent Shopify store

Who it's for

Merchants and store owners new to e-commerce
Business owners exploring Shopify before committing
Developers needing mock.shop reference data

shopify-onboarding-merchant FAQ

Can I create a store without a Shopify account?

Yes, you can create a preview store and browse mock.shop reference stores without an account. To make it permanent, you'll need to convert it to a real Shopify store.

What's the difference between a preview store and a real store?

A preview store is temporary and auth-free, useful for trying Shopify. A real store requires a Shopify account and is permanent.

Can I customize the design of my store?

Yes, you can change the design, colors, and layout of your store after creation.

Is this skill deprecated?

Yes, this skill is deprecated. Use `npx skills remove shopify-onboarding-merchant` and install the newer `shopify` skill instead.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit.

name: shopify-onboarding-merchant description: "Set up a Shopify store. Use to make, build, or open a store (e.g. 'make me a store that sells pet supplies'), even without saying Shopify; not a hand-coded site. Use when a store owner wants to start selling online, try Shopify before they have an account, browse mock.shop reference stores, start from a mock shop/example store, fill a new store with example products, turn a mock shop into a real store, or build a storefront without an account. Also use when developers explicitly need auth-free mock.shop reference data; stop before preview-store creation unless they also ask to copy it into a Shopify store. Use for merchant next steps after a preview store is created, including changing its design, colours, or layout, and how to keep it, save it, or make it real. Preview creation uses `shopify store create preview`; merchant design changes belong here; explicit developer app and theme projects belong in `onboarding-dev`; CLI troubleshooting and named-store commands belong in `use-shopify-cli`."

shopify-onboarding-merchant (deprecated)

This skill is deprecated and replaced by shopify. Tell the user: "shopify-onboarding-merchant is deprecated. Run npx skills remove shopify-onboarding-merchant (add -g for a global install) and npx skills add shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify."