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Welcome to Runner AI
Learn how to build, publish, operate, and grow a store with Runner AI.
Runner helps you turn a business idea into a working online store, then manage the store from one workspace. These guides explain each major page, entry, button, state, and safe next step in plain language.
Start with the path that matches your goal
| Your goal | Start here | What you will accomplish |
|---|---|---|
| Explore Runner before creating an account | Explore Runner before sign-in | Understand the current public navigation, language, demo, and sign-in actions. |
| Evaluate a finished example | Browse and remix example stores | Compare public previews and understand whether remixing is currently available. |
| Build your first Runner store | Create a Runner store | Create a project, send the first request, and reach the store workspace. |
| Use an existing Shopify store | Connect Shopify | Start the Shopify connection path and understand what remains in Shopify. |
| Ask Runner to build or change something | Chat with Runner | Send a clear request, answer follow-up questions, and follow task progress. |
| Review the storefront | Preview your store | Open the current preview and check desktop or mobile layouts. |
| Put the store online | Prepare to publish | Complete required setup before selecting Publish. |
| Add and manage products | Products | Find product controls and understand the result of each action. |
| Connect payments, shipping, or email | Apps and integrations | Connect, inspect, reconnect, or disconnect supported services. |
| Understand performance | Analytics and SEO | Read store, traffic, conversion, search, and AI-visibility views. |
| Find a missing or gated feature | Feature availability | Identify prerequisites and the safest next step without guessing. |
| Recover from a problem | Help and reference | Diagnose task, build, publish, checkout, or integration states. |
The usual journey
- Sign in and enter your workspace.
- Select + Store, then choose Build new or Connect Shopify.
- Tell Runner what you want.
- Follow the task status and answer any questions Runner shows.
- Review the result in Storefront.
- Make visual changes in Design Mode or send a follow-up request.
- Configure products, shipping, payments, and store details.
- Complete the publication checklist, then publish.
- Use Store Operations, Apps, Analytics, SEO, and the tools under More to run and improve the business.
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Get started
- Start here — sign in, create or connect a store, and complete the first useful workflow.
- Workspace — manage stores, statuses, teammates, notifications, and workspace navigation.
- Work with Runner — use chat, history, search, images, profiles, skills, and task details.
Build and run the store
- Storefront and publishing — preview, design, conditional code editing, versions, publishing, checkout, and domains.
- Store Operations — general settings, shipping, products, orders, customers, promotions, sourcing, and reviews.
- Apps and integrations — payments, email, shipping, Shopify, fulfillment, and agent connections.
Measure, automate, and create
- Analytics and SEO — metrics, traffic, conversion, search performance, site health, and AI visibility.
- Automate, test, and create — automations, simulations, experiments, Creative Studio, Media Library, and Ads.
- Agent — reusable skills, memory, and the command palette.
Configure and troubleshoot
- Account and settings — workspace, billing, usage, store, personal, API key, and security settings.
- Advanced features — conditional Research, Fly, Workflows, Webhooks, and availability rules.
- Help and reference — states, troubleshooting, support, Changelog, FAQ, and glossary.
How to read these guides
Each task page follows the same pattern:
- Entry path tells you exactly where to start in Runner.
- Before you start lists required store state, access, plan, or connection.
- Controls explains what each important button does after you select it.
- Steps describes the shortest safe workflow.
- States and troubleshooting explains what changed and what to try next.
- Related guides links to the next likely task.
Safety boundaries
Before a high-impact click:
- read the confirmation and affected store or workspace name;
- save work that should remain available;
- check whether the action changes the live store, billing, customer communication, secrets, or team access;
- ask a workspace owner when your role does not allow the action.