{
  "slug": "shopify-theme-init-defaults-to-stable-skeleton-releases-445290e01fc4",
  "title": "shopify theme init defaults to stable Skeleton releases",
  "tools": [
    "shopify"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-10-06T13:03:59.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-10-06T13:03:59.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When initializing a theme without interactive input, run `shopify theme init` with `--no-input` to use the latest stable Skeleton release. With interactive input, the CLI prompts for the Skeleton theme version.",
    "examples": [
      "shopify theme init --no-input",
      "shopify theme init"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: 4.8.5",
      "--no-input: Disables interactive prompts and browser authentication; use it for noninteractive initialization.",
      "[name]: Optional theme name; if omitted, the CLI prompts for one when input is interactive.",
      "Prerequisite: Shopify CLI installed; the official theme guide links to installation instructions.",
      "Prerequisite: Use CLI version 4.8.5 or later for the behavior in this card.",
      "Docs conflict: The current command reference describes `--latest` as downloading the latest release of the clone URL, but does not document the stable Skeleton selection behavior from the 4.8.5 release note. The invocation above does not use `--latest`. https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-init"
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Initialize a Shopify theme with the Skeleton theme when running `theme init` noninteractively.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/Shopify/cli/releases/tag/4.8.5",
    "https://github.com/Shopify/cli/pull/8785",
    "https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-init",
    "https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/tools/cli"
  ],
  "rank": 0.95027,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
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    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-f36406948ecb6c4c-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "8e6f49d85eb4f799b87fd483b7593f5aea1e5bff117a7e61a61894bd72b690fa"
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    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.95 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.64 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}