Inalid target

Topic summary

Main issue: Running a Shopify theme triggers an “invalid target” error. A screenshot was shared, and later a video was provided showing a different error after a partial workaround.

Actions tried and suggestions:

  • Logout/login via “shopify auth logout” and sign in with the correct account. Tried on another device and account; issue persists.
  • Start dev server using the store name without “.com” (e.g., “shopify theme dev --s advaknead”) and ensure the account has permissions. Also suggested “npm install -g @Shopify_77 /cli” and a system restart; no change.
  • Logging in with store.myshopify.com succeeded, but produced a new, “scary” error; a video link was shared to demonstrate it (video is central to understanding the new failure).
  • Reinstall the Shopify CLI or update gems (Ruby packages). Attempted, but the same error remains.

Status: Unresolved. The root cause of “invalid target” and the subsequent error is still unclear.

Open items: Need concrete CLI error logs (from the video/terminal), exact Shopify CLI version, theme environment details, and permission verification to proceed with diagnosis.

Summarized with AI on December 25. AI used: gpt-5.

this didn’t wwork, tried to use the store.myshopify.com, and the loggin worked, but got a whole different scary error, here is a video link to the error

https://files.catbox.moe/n2foys.webm