Shopify has introduced Canvas, a new AI-powered workspace that lets merchants build and customize online stores by describing what they want to Sidekick, Shopify’s AI agent. Instead of relying mainly on theme settings, modular sections, or code, merchants can ask Sidekick to change individual elements or redesign an entire store while watching the results appear in real time. Shopify announced Canvas on October 1 and said it is rolling out to merchants over the coming days. The tool displays a store’s pages together in one workspace, allowing users to pan across the site, zoom into specific sections, and edit elements directly or through AI instructions. Canvas Works With The Store’s Actual Code Canvas does not show merchants a static mockup.