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Four additional topics are now available for Events
Apps can now subscribe to events for Metaobject , MetafieldDefinition , MetaobjectDefinition , and InventoryTransfer . Apps can also subscribe to targeted metafield changes on InventoryTransfer . By subscribing to these topics, your app can react directly to changes in custom content, custom data definitions, and inventory transfer workflows.
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You can now view real-time logs for your Python UDFs in Cloud Logging
You can now view real-time logs for your Python UDFs in Cloud Logging. This feature is generally available .
Cortex Extension references in agent skills (General availability)
Referencing a Cortex Extension from an agent skill is now generally available. Set the skill source type to CORTEX_EXTENSION and path to the extension's fully qualified name, and Snowflake expands the reference into the extension's member skills at request time, so you don't list each skill individually.
Cortex Agents Coding Agent (General availability)
The Cortex Agents Coding Agent is now generally available. Add the code_toolset_all tool type to a Cortex Agent, and Snowflake provisions and manages a sandbox backed by the same runtime that powers Snowflake CoCo: bash, file read/write/edit, grep, glob, web search, SQL execution, and skills.
Organization user types (General availability)
With this release, you can specify whether an organization user represents a person or a service. Set the TYPE property to SERVICE for a service or application that interacts with Snowflake without human interaction. If you don't specify a type, the organization user is a PERSON user, which matches the previous behavior.
Semantic Studio (Preview)
Semantic Studio is now available in public preview for all accounts. Semantic Studio is the authoring environment for semantic views in Workspaces, combining conversational authoring with CoCo, direct YAML editing, and deployment to the live Snowflake object in a single surface.
Zerobus Ingest into streaming tables is now generally available
Ingesting into streaming tables with Zerobus Ingest in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. Writing to a streaming table works the same way as writing to a managed Delta table, with the same limits and quotas. See Create or identify the target table .
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Build Shopify apps in PHP and Python with new official packages
Shopify releases official PHP and Python app packages Shopify now publishes official, open-source packages for building apps in PHP and Python. shopify/shopify-app-php on Packagist and shopifyapp on PyPI have reached version 1.0 . They provide framework-agnostic primitives for request verification, token exchange, and Admin GraphQL requests.
GitHub commits now name the last theme editor
When you edit a theme in the Shopify admin, the commit Shopify pushes to your connected branch now includes the editor's name in the body: Update from Shopify for theme Dawn Committed from shop: Snowdevil Theme last edited by: Bob Bobsen The name is plain text in the commit body.
Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecated
Starting September 23, 2026, Theme commands on Shopify CLI for password protected storefronts will require version 3.84.0 or later . Versions 3.83.x and earlier will no longer be supported for theme development workflows on password protected storefronts.
Oxygen is now available on trial plan stores
You can now deploy Hydrogen storefronts to Oxygen from trial plan stores . Previously, Oxygen hosting required a paid plan. Note that trial plan stores don't include public environments, so deployment URLs always require a store login. Learn more about supported plans .
More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokens
Expiring offline access token refreshes now retain the previously used refresh token until an app begins using its replacement. This rollout helps apps recover when a refresh response is lost or isn’t persisted. No migration is required, but apps should continue to store every refreshed token pair atomically.
Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027
Starting October 1, 2026, the scriptTagCreate and scriptTagUpdate mutations will return an user error, and the ScriptTag REST Admin API resource will reject POST and PUT . The deprecation applies to all API versions, including older ones, so pinning won't defer it. On March 1, 2027, Shopify will stop injecting script tags into storefronts.
Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidate
Polaris Web Components loaded from the Shopify CDN are moving to semantic versioning, read more about that change here . You can test out the Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidate by updating the URL you load polaris from to this: New components EmptyState . For empty lists, tables, and pages.
The Polaris CDN is adopting semantic versioning
Polaris Web Components loaded from the Shopify CDN are moving to semantic versioning. Most apps will continue receiving compatible improvements automatically, while developers can choose when to adopt breaking changes. Existing apps don’t need to take immediate action.