# Shopify/shopify-cli

Shopify CLI helps you build against the Shopify platform faster.

Repository: https://github.com/Shopify/shopify-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shopify-cli
Homepage: https://shopify.dev/tools/cli
Language: Ruby
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-01T10:38:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2822, "days_push": 1189, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1047, forks 214 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:22.143774+00:00)

## What it is
Shopify CLI 2.0 is a Ruby-based command-line tool that helps developers build Shopify apps and themes faster by scaffolding projects and automating common development tasks. This version is deprecated and was sunset on May 31, 2023, in favor of Shopify CLI 3.0 (Shopify/cli).

## Use cases
- scaffold a new shopify app from the command line
- generate shopify app extensions
- preview shopify theme changes locally
- automate shopify development tasks
- initialize a shopify theme project
- deploy shopify app configuration

## When to choose
- you must maintain a legacy project already built with CLI 2.0
- you need to inspect or fork the old Ruby implementation

## When to avoid
- starting any new Shopify app, theme, or storefront project
- you want an actively maintained tool - use Shopify CLI 3.0 (Shopify/cli) instead
- you need current Shopify platform features or support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, developer-tools, deployment, boilerplate
- domain: developer-tools, e-commerce, web-development
- platform: cli, windows, ruby
- tags: shopify, scaffolding, deprecated, ruby-gem, theme-development, app-development, command-line, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- Shopify/shopify-cli (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:22.143774+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:01:04.763791+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Shopify/shopify-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:22.143774+00:00, sha d1ed074d94c1)
  - homepage: https://shopify.dev/tools/cli (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.353108+00:00, sha 29409472e0a0)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.355686+00:00, sha 596eb588d093)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.357452+00:00, sha a3aaebdc4337)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.359171+00:00, sha 8443bb7d11a4)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs/agents (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.360898+00:00, sha 904b0cb774ef)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/design (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.364446+00:00, sha fe29f1c03de3)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.366042+00:00, sha c5c7e67689fb)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/scaffold-app (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.367641+00:00, sha be94d821596c)
  - site_page: https://shopify.dev/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:25.362626+00:00, sha 9ae476183297)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.