Shopify and Vercel are rebuilding Hydrogen for faster storefronts
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Summary
Shopify and Vercel are rebuilding Hydrogen, their storefront framework, as open source and runtime agnostic so it runs anywhere JavaScript does. The new version adds Skills, letting agents extend any storefront with a single command.
Key facts
- Shopify and Vercel are rebuilding Hydrogen for faster storefronts
- Hydrogen is open source and runtime agnostic
- It runs anywhere JavaScript does
- Skills let agents extend any storefront with a single command
Why it matters
Storefront code built on Hydrogen is no longer tied to one runtime, so teams can deploy where their stack already runs. Agent-driven extension via a single command lowers the work needed to customize a storefront.
Companies
Technologies
- JavaScriptlanguage
- Hydrogenframework
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Repositories
- Shopify/hydrogen-v1React-based framework for building dynamic, Shopify-powered custom storefronts.A named company’s project
- Shopify/hydrogenHydrogen lets you build faster headless storefronts in less time, on Shopify.A named company’s project
- airbnb/javascriptJavaScript Style GuideMatches a named technology
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- VercelOfficial · PrimaryShopify and Vercel are rebuilding Hydrogen for faster storefronts · By Susan AzizRead at Vercel