Shopify App Proxy - dev store unchoosable

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Topic summary

A developer is experiencing persistent issues setting up a Shopify app through the CLI.

The Problem:

  • After scaffolding a new Remix app using npm init @app@latest or shopify app init, running shopify app dev produces an error
  • The CLI claims a specific store is “not a dev store” even though the developer didn’t explicitly specify it
  • The error suggests running dev --reset to select an eligible dev store

Troubleshooting Attempts (All Unsuccessful):

  • Created an entirely new partner account
  • Cleared environment variables
  • Deleted Shopify-related config files from AppData/roaming
  • Searched for and removed any settings associated with the problematic store

Current Status: The issue remains unresolved despite extensive troubleshooting. The developer is seeking help to understand why the CLI continues referencing an unwanted store and how to properly select a dev store during the setup process.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I’ve been trying to set up a shopify app for days.

I navigate to my partner dashboard, I choose apps >> create and app
and then I run the cli command

npm init /app@latest

or I run

shopify app init

in either case, I scaffold a new Remix app, I name the app, and I get the success message. Afterwards I cd into the new app I created and I run

shopify app dev

but it errors:

╭─ error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                              │
│  The store you specified ([redacted]) is not a dev    │
│  store                                                                       │
│                                                                              │
│  Run dev --reset and select an eligible dev store.                           │
│                                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

ok, but I didn’t specify that that store was the store I wanted to install this in. I tried to find and clear any settings that were associated with that store. I even went so far as to create a brand new partner account that has never been associated with that store. I cleared that store from my environment variables, I’ve deleted all the AppData/roaming config files associated with shopify. I am considering burning my computer in ritual sacrifice.

help. :sob: