Shopify Apps

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2name: shopify-apps
3description: "Expert patterns for Shopify app development including Remix/React Router apps, embedded apps with App Bridge, webhook handling, GraphQL Admin API, Polaris components, billing, and app extensions. Use when: shopify app, shopify, embedded app, polaris, app bridge."
4source: vibeship-spawner-skills (Apache 2.0)
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6 
7# Shopify Apps
8 
9## Patterns
10 
11### React Router App Setup
12 
13Modern Shopify app template with React Router
14 
15### Embedded App with App Bridge
16 
17Render app embedded in Shopify Admin
18 
19### Webhook Handling
20 
21Secure webhook processing with HMAC verification
22 
23## Anti-Patterns
24 
25### ❌ REST API for New Apps
26 
27### ❌ Webhook Processing Before Response
28 
29### ❌ Polling Instead of Webhooks
30 
31## ⚠️ Sharp Edges
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33| Issue | Severity | Solution |
34|-------|----------|----------|
35| Issue | high | ## Respond immediately, process asynchronously |
36| Issue | high | ## Check rate limit headers |
37| Issue | high | ## Request protected customer data access |
38| Issue | medium | ## Use TOML only (recommended) |
39| Issue | medium | ## Handle both URL formats |
40| Issue | high | ## Use GraphQL for all new code |
41| Issue | high | ## Use latest App Bridge via script tag |
42| Issue | high | ## Implement all GDPR handlers |
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