Shopify announced updates in its Summer ’25 edition, introducing new AI-powered tools, faster development workflow, and teaming up with Perplexity for AI shopping.
A next-gen development platform simplifies backend logic writing, instant app previewing, and deployment across all Shopify plans, facilitated by .dev Assistant.
The update includes Shopify Catalogue for AI use, enabling apps to search listings and surface relevant products, with Perplexity being one of its first partners.
Shopify's Storefront MCP allows creation of AI shopping agents for brands, while introducing Web Components for easy commerce integration and Horizon for AI-themed foundation.