shopify

// LEAD_PROTOCOL
Core Definition 14 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Headless Shopify Development

A headless Shopify build keeps Shopify as the commerce engine while you ship a custom storefront (often with Hydrogen) for speed, flexibility, and tighter control over UX.

Initialize Protocol

// SUB-PROCESSES & SPECIFICATIONS

Headless Shopify + AI Agents: The 2026 Playbook for Autonomous Merchandising, Support, and Ops

Shopify AI agents turn repetitive commerce operations into tool-driven workflows—handling support triage, merchandising changes, and ops checks with human approval where it matters. This playbook explains where agents fit on Shopify, how headless (Hydrogen) changes what’s possible, and what to choose if you’re still theme-first in Liquid.

12 min

Shopify Hydrogen vs Liquid: When to Go Headless

Liquid is Shopify’s fastest path to launch and iterate, while Hydrogen is the headless route for teams who need custom UX, tighter platform control, and a higher performance ceiling.

9 min

// RELATED_DATA_CLUSTERS

Cluster ID: geo-seo
Generative Engine Optimization
Cluster ID: ai-agents
AI Agents & Automation
Cluster ID: intelligent-platforms
intelligent-platforms