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Since June 2026, AI agents can read Shopify catalogs and build carts by default. Titles, variants, metafields, and policies now decide whether an assistant recommends you — or skips you.
We designed, built, and operate two Shop Minis inside the Shop app. Here's what worked, what the platform changed under us, and when a Mini makes sense for a brand.
Agent-ready catalogs, native merchandising, copilots inside the ERP — a practical look at which AI changes actually matter for merchants in 2026.
Four ways to keep a product out of Shopify search results — the seo.hidden metafield, sales channel removal, theme exclusions — and which one fits which situation.
Shopify's inventory states — available, committed, unavailable, on hand — and how to use the unavailable bucket for damaged stock, QC holds, and reserves without breaking your integrations.
Scripts stopped running on June 30, 2026. Many Plus stores had logic they'd forgotten about. A checklist for finding it — and rebuilding it on Functions.
The pre-launch checks our team runs on every Shopify store — checkout, shipping, taxes, redirects, analytics, accessibility — updated for 2026, with the launch-day and first-week steps included.
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