[Bug]: app init is not usable in non-interactive environment

[aadamovskiy]

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• Searched existing issues to see if your issue is a duplicate. (If you’ve found a duplicate issue, feel free to add additional information in a comment on it.)
• Reproduced the issue in the latest CLI version.

In which of these areas are you experiencing a problem?

App

Expected behavior

There should be a way to init a new app without user prompt.

Actual behavior

In non-interactive environment command shopify app init fails with Failed to prompt: Create this project as a new app on Shopify?. There's no way to specify something like --client-id=new.

Verbose output

Verbose output

╭─ error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                              │
│  Failed to prompt:                                                           │
│                                                                              │
│  Create this project as a new app on Shopify?                                │
│                                                                              │
│  This usually happens when running a command non-interactively, for example  │
│   in a CI environment, or when piping to or from another process.            │
│                                                                              │
│  To resolve this, specify the option in the command, or run the command in   │
│  an interactive environment such as your local terminal.                     │
│                                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Reproduction steps

1. shopify app init in non-interactive environment

Operating System

Mac OS

Shopify CLI version (shopify --version)

@shopify/cli/3.80.7 darwin-arm64 node-v24.1.0

Shell

No response

Node version (run node -v if you're not sure)

No response

What language and version are you using in your application?

No response

[isaacroldan]

Hi @aadamovskiy, this is great feedback, can't promise any dates but is in our list to fix.

Thank you!

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[PoptropicaSahil]

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