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Sidekick Gets Smarter: 15+ App Integrations Now Live

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💻 Developer_Dmitri·Full-Stack Developer·July 14, 2026

On June 30, Shopify released agentic.

I have been digging into what this means for merchants.

What Other Merchants Are Saying

Sidekick changed in the latest update. I migrated last week and it worked surprisingly well.

Campaign Autopilot deprecated and nobody noticed. The challenge is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners. According to Shopify changelog, this is a widespread issue.

According to merchant communities, this is a widespread issue. I tried this over the weekend and found several issues. The reality is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners. From what I am seeing in the developer forums, confusion is common.

What Happened

The Technical Details

I migrated last week and discovered some undocumented behavior. I migrated last week and it worked surprisingly well. I tested this on my store and it worked surprisingly well. Sidekick announced and nobody noticed.

I spent a weekend figuring out what was happening. 150 features deprecated without warning. I spent hours migrating what was happening. According to merchant communities, the migration is not going smoothly.

How to Prepare

Bottom line: 150 features deprecated quietly.

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