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All time, since Jul 2, 2025.

Theme dev uses wrong auth session

“Running shopify theme dev --theme-editor-sync has launched correctly, but is pointing to a different store, not the store that I previously logged into”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/shopify/issues/6416/file
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Theme dev uses wrong auth session despite valid login. After shopify store auth or shopify hydrogen login, theme dev points to a different store or lacks theme access.

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Where
CLI theme dev
Error text
The authenticated account or access token is missing `read_themes` access scope.
Versions
4.5.2
Platforms
macOS, Windows
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

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  2. Theme Access password 401 error3 people
  3. Theme commands reject access tokens3 people

Original reports2, newest first

  1. theme dev silently adopts a stored store auth session without checking theme scopes, breaking theme commands for OAuth usersOn the forum#36141
  2. Shopify CLI unauthorized access despite being store ownerOn GitHubcli #6046

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