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Shopify/shopify_app

A Rails Engine for building Shopify Apps observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Shopify/shopify_app · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

92/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 78
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 41
  • age_days: 6537
  • days_rel: 69
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 8

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1926 stars · 736 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Rails Engine gem by Shopify that provides generators, modules, and mixins for building Rails applications embedded in the Shopify Admin. It handles OAuth with Shopify, session token authentication, and integration with Shopify APIs.

Use cases

  • build a Shopify embedded app with Rails
  • add Shopify OAuth authentication to a Rails app
  • scaffold a new Shopify app using Ruby
  • secure an embedded Shopify Admin app with session tokens
  • integrate Shopify Admin API into an existing Rails application

When to choose

  • you are building a Shopify app in Ruby on Rails
  • you want official OAuth and session token handling for Shopify
  • you want generators that scaffold a Shopify-ready Rails app

When to avoid

  • you are building a Shopify app in Node.js or another stack
  • you only need simple Shopify API calls without embedded app authentication
  • your project does not use Rails

Facets

framework · maturity active

auth middleware sdk web-framework web-development backend e-commerce apis developer-tools ruby rails-engine shopify oauth embedded-apps session-tokens generators web-server

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Shopify/shopify_appmain92

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