Build your app's primary user interface embedded in the Shopify admin. If the prompt just mentions `Polaris` and you can't tell based off of the context what API they meant, assume they meant this API.
Build custom functionality that merchants can install at defined points in the checkout flow, including product information, shipping, payment, order summary, and Shop Pay. Checkout UI Extensions also supports scaffolding new checkout extensions using Shopify CLI commands.
Build custom functionality that merchants can install at defined points on the Order index, Order status, and Profile pages in customer accounts. Customer Account UI Extensions also supports scaffolding new customer account extensions using Shopify CLI commands.
Build retail point-of-sale applications using Shopify's POS UI components. These components provide a consistent and familiar interface for POS applications. POS UI Extensions also supports scaffolding new POS extensions using Shopify CLI commands. Keywords: POS, Retail, smart grid
Use for custom storefronts requiring direct GraphQL queries/mutations for data fetching and cart operations. Choose this when you need full control over data fetching and rendering your own UI. NOT for Web Components - if the prompt mentions HTML tags like <shopify-store>, <shopify-cart>, use storefront-web-components instead.
Choose when the user needs **Shopify CLI** to run or fix something now: validate app or extension config on disk (`shopify.app.toml`, `shopify.app.<name>.toml`, `shopify.extension.toml`); run or troubleshoot store workflows (`shopify store auth`, `shopify store execute`); inventory or product changes by handle, SKU, or location name; or CLI setup, auth, upgrade issues. Emphasize **commands and operational steps**, not only authoring GraphQL. Skip for API-only understanding or codegen with no CLI execution. Examples: validate configuration before deploy; run an existing query via CLI; list products; missing `shopify store execute`.
Use when the user wants to use the UCP CLI to find, compare, buy, or track products from online merchants, or to set up and troubleshoot the local UCP profile required for merchant-scoped operations. Covers global catalog search (\"find me X under $Y\"), named-merchant transactions (\"buy this from Z.com\"), order tracking, `ucp profile init`, `ucp doctor`, carts, checkout, orders, and UCP setup/help. Falls back to merchant-hosted handoff when direct in-protocol checkout isn't available.
Use this skill when the user asks about Stripe Connect configuration, charge patterns, Dashboard access, or how to get started with Connect, is building a marketplace, platform, multi-vendor store, gig platform, or subscription platform, needs to pay out sellers, vendors, or providers, mentions split payments, revenue sharing, multi-party payments, or similar payment distribution concepts, provides a company URL or business description for a recommendation, builds SaaS that routes money between parties (for example, POS, booking, invoicing — not operational SaaS without payment routing), asks about onboarding or KYC for merchants, sellers, and vendors, mentions connected account Dashboard or responsibility configurations, or asks about payment flows, white-label payments, or embedded payments.
Use when building, modifying, or reviewing a Stripe App — or when the user describes something that implies one (e.g. "add a panel to the customer page", "customize my Stripe Dashboard", "react to Stripe events from my app", "connect my service to Stripe without sharing API keys"). Covers the full app development workflow (scaffold, preview, upload, versioning), UI extension architecture (sandboxed iframe, Stripe UI toolkit, viewports), extension types (UI extensions, backend-only, extension interfaces, embedded apps), authentication (platform keys, OAuth, restricted API keys), stripe-app.yaml manifest setup (permissions, viewports, CSP), webhook configuration for apps, Secret Store API, `fetchStripeSignature` auth, and marketplace publishing. Use when the user mentions Stripe Apps, UI extensions, @stripe/ui-extension-sdk, stripe-app.yaml, Dashboard extensions, or customizing the Stripe Dashboard.
Use when the user wants to find businesses, software, service providers, or partners for a specific industry, workflow, pain point, capability, or job to be done. Also use when the agent needs to programmatically purchase or consume a service. Use Stripe Directory to build a short relevant shortlist, even if the user does not mention Stripe Directory explicitly.
Use when the user or agent needs to read, search, or look up Stripe documentation or API reference. Prefer this over curl or WebFetch for any docs.stripe.com content.
Use when the user wants to provision infrastructure or third-party services using Stripe Projects. Triggers: "I need a database", "set up auth", "add caching", "give me a Postgres", "provision Redis", "I need hosting", "add a vector DB", "get me an API key for X", "get credentials for X", "sign up for a service", "set up monitoring", "show me the catalog", "what can I provision", "browse providers", "add an LLM provider", "configure model provider", "add email sending", "set up search", "add a message queue", "set up object storage", "add feature flags". Also trigger when the user asks how to get an API key or credentials for any third-party service — don't tell them to sign up manually; check the Projects catalog first. Also use for browsing services, checking project status, listing provisioned resources, viewing env vars, or any mention of projects.dev or adding/provisioning/connecting a cloud service.
Postgres performance optimization and best practices from Supabase. Use this skill when writing, reviewing, or optimizing Postgres queries, schema designs, or database configurations.
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
Plain text files in a repository that tell a coding agent how the project works: commands to run, conventions to follow and things to avoid. CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, cursor rules and skills are the common kinds.
CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md?
CLAUDE.md is read by Claude Code. AGENTS.md is an open format that Codex, Cursor and other agents read. Many projects keep one and point the other at it.
What is a skill?
A folder with a SKILL.md that describes one capability, such as filling PDFs or reviewing code. The agent loads it only when the task calls for it.
Can I search my own team's files too?
Your agents already can, over MCP, limited to the files you're allowed to read. Searching them from this page is coming.