shopify-polaris-app-home
shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit
Build Shopify admin app interfaces with Polaris and App Bridge (deprecated—use shopify skill instead)
What is shopify-polaris-app-home?
This skill enables building custom app home interfaces embedded in the Shopify admin using the iframe model with Polaris components and App Bridge. It is now deprecated; users should migrate to the shopify skill for current support.
- Render app home UI in Shopify admin using @shopify/polaris-types
- Invoke native Shopify workflows via Intents API (shopify.intents.invoke)
- Host and manage your own web app served as an iframe
- Access App Bridge for admin integration
- Build responsive admin interfaces with Polaris design system
How to install shopify-polaris-app-home
npx skills add https://github.com/shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify-polaris-app-home- Node.js and npm installed
- Shopify app already set up with API credentials
- Understanding of iframe-based app architecture
- Familiarity with @shopify/polaris-types and App Bridge
How to use shopify-polaris-app-home
- 1.Run npx skills remove shopify-polaris-app-home (add -g for global) to uninstall this deprecated skill
- 2.Run npx skills add shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify to install the replacement
- 3.Follow the shopify skill documentation for current implementation patterns
Use cases
- Creating a custom dashboard for app configuration and management
- Launching native Shopify workflows (orders, products, customers) from your app interface
- Building a settings or analytics panel within the Shopify admin
- Integrating third-party data into the admin workflow via iframe
- Automating merchant tasks through App Bridge intents
- Shopify app developers building custom admin experiences
- Teams hosting their own app backend and UI
- Developers familiar with React and Polaris component library
shopify-polaris-app-home FAQ
The shopify-polaris-app-home skill has been consolidated into the shopify skill for better maintenance and feature support.
Remove this skill with npx skills remove shopify-polaris-app-home and install the shopify skill instead with npx skills add shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify.
This skill uses the iframe model for self-hosted apps; polaris-admin-extensions is for Shopify-hosted admin.app.home.render extension targets.
While functional, it is no longer maintained. You should migrate to the shopify skill for ongoing support and updates.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit.
name: shopify-polaris-app-home
description: "Build your app's primary user interface embedded in the Shopify admin using the iframe model — a web app you host yourself, rendered with @shopify/polaris-types and App Bridge. Covers the Intents API (shopify.intents.invoke) for launching native workflows from App Home. For the Shopify-hosted admin.app.home.render extension target, use polaris-admin-extensions instead. If the prompt just mentions Polaris and you can't tell based off of the context what API they meant, assume they meant this API."
shopify-polaris-app-home (deprecated)
This skill is deprecated and replaced by shopify. Tell the user: "shopify-polaris-app-home is deprecated. Run npx skills remove shopify-polaris-app-home (add -g for a global install) and npx skills add shopify/shopify-ai-toolkit --skill shopify."
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