# shopify-liquid-themes

Tells the agent how Shopify theme files are organised and how Liquid works, so it can write sections, blocks and snippets that fit the existing structure.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3600 installs · ★ 121
- Author: benjaminsehl
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/benjaminsehl/liquid-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/shopify-liquid-themes

## What it does

The skill maps out a Shopify theme: `sections/`, `blocks/`, `snippets/`, `layout/`, `templates/`, `config/`, `locales/` and `assets/`. A short table settles the question of what to make — a section, a block or a snippet — before the agent starts writing files. The Liquid reference covers delimiters, operators and the usual traps, plus compact lists of filters, tags and objects.

Schema gets its own part: sample JSON for a section and a block, and a table that picks the right setting type. Need a toggle? That is `checkbox`. A slider needs `min`, `max` and `default`. Getting this wrong is why a theme editor rejects a section, so the table matters more than it looks.

Longer reference files sit in the skill folder for filters and objects. Install needs Node and one `npx skills add` line. For someone maintaining a theme in git and asking the agent to add sections, this replaces guessing at Liquid syntax from memory.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add benjaminsehl/liquid-skills --skill shopify-liquid-themes -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add benjaminsehl/liquid-skills --skill shopify-liquid-themes -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add benjaminsehl/liquid-skills --skill shopify-liquid-themes -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install benjaminsehl/liquid-skills shopify-liquid-themes
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add benjaminsehl/liquid-skills --skill shopify-liquid-themes -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/benjaminsehl/liquid-skills --path skills/shopify-liquid-themes
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add benjaminsehl/liquid-skills --skill shopify-liquid-themes -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/benjaminsehl/liquid-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/shopify-liquid-themes/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write a section with valid JSON in `{% schema %}`
- decide between a section, a block and a snippet
- look up the right Liquid filter or tag
- wire section settings to translation keys
- keep theme folders in the expected layout

## Example prompts
- Create a `hero` section with a heading, an image and a button, schema in `{% schema %}`
- Add a slide block to the section: text, link and background image
- Rewrite this snippet with `{% render %}` and pass its parameters

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