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summary: "Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time."
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# Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI

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**Published:** 2026-10-01T16:44:35.000Z
**Category:** Releases
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/shopify-debuts-canvas-a-way-to-build-online-stores-by-chatting-with-ai/>)