Tutorial: Merchant publishes an AI design

AI should draft and preview; merchants publish. This keeps the live storefront under human control.

Step 1: Confirm the agent finished a draft and shared a preview link (or you can open preview from Themes).

Step 2: Sign in to the merchant dashboard → Themes. Find AI Designs / the private draft theme.

Step 3: Open preview on desktop and phone. Check hero, product grids, navigation, and checkout entry points.

Step 4: If something is wrong, ask the agent to iterate on the draft (another batch) — do not publish yet.

Step 5: When ready, publish from the Themes UI. This makes the draft live for customers.

Step 6: Spot-check the live storefront URL (not the preview URL). Place a test COD order if you changed checkout-adjacent layout.

Step 7: If you ever grant themes:publish to an agent, treat it as production access — revoke after the job.

Step 8: Activity in the developer console should show prior AI actions; publish from the dashboard may appear in theme history.

Related: AI theme design without publishing, /developers/themes .