Learn the new AI-accelerated workflow for building full apps with React, Polaris & Remix.
The way we build Shopify apps is changing—fast. With powerful AI tools like Cursor AI and ChatGPT, you can now create production-ready apps with less time, less code, and far more creativity.
What you’ll learn
- How to set up a complete Shopify app using Remix and the Shopify CLI.
- How to use Polaris components to build clean, modern app interfaces.
- How to work with the Shopify Admin APIs (GraphQL + REST).
- How to fetch real store data like products, orders, and customers.
- How to add a database using Prisma and run migrations.
- How to store merchant settings and app data.
- How to build Theme App Extensions for the Online Store Editor.
- How to add CSS and JavaScript to app blocks.
- How to deploy the app to production.
- How to use AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT to build faster.
- How to fix bugs and generate code using AI prompts.
- How to set up app billing and monetization options.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 5 lectures • 18min.
- Environment & Cursor Setup –> 6 lectures • 26min.
- Understanding Polaris –> 11 lectures • 1hr 8min.
- Using Store Data –> 3 lectures • 12min.
- Shopify App Extentions –> 6 lectures • 15min.
- Devops and Deployment –> 2 lectures • 24min.
- Prisma –> 4 lectures • 29min.
- Final Project — Build an app –> 6 lectures • 28min.
- Going Beyond – Ideas & Strategy –> 1 lecture • 6min.
Requirements
The way we build Shopify apps is changing—fast. With powerful AI tools like Cursor AI and ChatGPT, you can now create production-ready apps with less time, less code, and far more creativity.
In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to build a real-world Shopify app from scratch, using AI to accelerate every step of the development workflow. From scaffolding the project and generating UI components to integrating databases and extensions, you’ll see exactly how modern Shopify apps are built today.
What you’ll learn:
- Set up your Shopify app project using the Shopify CLI
- Use Cursor AI to scaffold files, navigate codebases, and accelerate logic development
- Generate and edit React + Polaris UI components with AI assistance
- Integrate and manage your database using Prisma
- Build real functionality like AI product description generation and app settings
- Add Shopify extensions (Admin, Checkout, POS) to enable deeper customization
- Use ChatGPT to generate utilities, validations, test cases, and documentation
- Add finishing touches with Midjourney and other AI design tools for a polished UX
- Deploy your Shopify app to production
- Submit the app to the Shopify App Store, following requirements and best practices
- Understand the end-to-end lifecycle of a complete, production-ready app
Whether you’re new to Shopify or aiming to build faster and smarter, this course shows you how to create a real app using the best AI tools available today.
By the end, you won’t just understand how Shopify apps work—you’ll be shipping and submitting production-ready apps at AI speed, with confidence and clarity.