💻 Shopify is moving to HTML and Liquid for AI operations
The company is replacing its heavy JSON architecture with a new format based on HTML and Liquid. This will simplify the work of AI agents and reduce code volume by 93% compared to the current Horizon system. The primary driver was the 25 million edits made by merchants via Shopify Sidekick.
🌍 A shift in interface design is occurring: instead of optimizing for data density (JSON), systems are being designed to be as convenient as possible for LLMs (token-efficient and semantically rich formats).
👤 Understanding that 'clean code' is now defined by token efficiency for AI will help in better designing systems for managing autonomous agents.
Source 1: https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/07/25/how-ai-drove-shopify-back-to-clean-code/5277901