Add shopify doc fetch command to download MD doc from shopify.dev

.changeset/add-doc-fetch-command.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/cli': minor
+---
+
+Add a `shopify doc fetch` command that downloads a document from shopify.dev and prints it to stdout, or writes it to a file with `--output`. It requests the Markdown representation that every shopify.dev page has, giving agents an easy way to pull instructional content from the centralized docs verbatim.

docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/doc-fetch.interface.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// This is an autogenerated file. Don't edit this file manually.
+/**
+ * The following flags are available for the `doc fetch` command:
+ * @publicDocs
+ */
+export interface docfetch {
+  /**
+   * Disable color output.
+   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR
+   */
+  '--no-color'?: ''
+
+  /**
+   * Write the document to this file path instead of printing it to stdout.
+   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_OUTPUT
+   */
+  '-o, --output <value>'?: string
+
+  /**
+   * Increase the verbosity of the output.
+   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE
+   */
+  '--verbose'?: ''
+}

docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/search.interface.ts

@@ -4,5 +4,15 @@
  * @publicDocs
  */
 export interface search {
+  /**
+   * Disable color output.
+   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR
+   */
+  '--no-color'?: ''
 
+  /**
+   * Increase the verbosity of the output.
+   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE
+   */
+  '--verbose'?: ''
 }

docs-shopify.dev/generated/generated_docs_data_v2.json

@@ -2742,6 +2742,44 @@
       "value": "export interface configautoupgradestatus {\n\n}"
     }
   },
+  "docfetch": {
+    "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/doc-fetch.interface.ts": {
+      "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/doc-fetch.interface.ts",
+      "name": "docfetch",
+      "description": "The following flags are available for the `doc fetch` command:",
+      "isPublicDocs": true,
+      "members": [
+        {
+          "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/doc-fetch.interface.ts",
+          "syntaxKind": "PropertySignature",
+          "name": "--no-color",
+          "value": "''",
+          "description": "Disable color output.",
+          "isOptional": true,
+          "environmentValue": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR"
+        },
+        {
+          "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/doc-fetch.interface.ts",
+          "syntaxKind": "PropertySignature",
+          "name": "--verbose",
+          "value": "''",
+          "description": "Increase the verbosity of the output.",
+          "isOptional": true,
+          "environmentValue": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE"
+        },
+        {
+          "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/doc-fetch.interface.ts",
+          "syntaxKind": "PropertySignature",
+          "name": "-o, --output <value>",
+          "value": "string",
+          "description": "Write the document to this file path instead of printing it to stdout.",
+          "isOptional": true,
+          "environmentValue": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_OUTPUT"
+        }
+      ],
+      "value": "export interface docfetch {\n  /**\n   * Disable color output.\n   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR\n   */\n  '--no-color'?: ''\n\n  /**\n   * Write the document to this file path instead of printing it to stdout.\n   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_OUTPUT\n   */\n  '-o, --output <value>'?: string\n\n  /**\n   * Increase the verbosity of the output.\n   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE\n   */\n  '--verbose'?: ''\n}"
+    }
+  },
   "help": {
     "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/help.interface.ts": {
       "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/help.interface.ts",
@@ -4126,8 +4164,27 @@
       "name": "search",
       "description": "The following flags are available for the `search` command:",
       "isPublicDocs": true,
-      "members": [],
-      "value": "export interface search {\n\n}"
+      "members": [
+        {
+          "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/search.interface.ts",
+          "syntaxKind": "PropertySignature",
+          "name": "--no-color",
+          "value": "''",
+          "description": "Disable color output.",
+          "isOptional": true,
+          "environmentValue": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR"
+        },
+        {
+          "filePath": "docs-shopify.dev/commands/interfaces/search.interface.ts",
+          "syntaxKind": "PropertySignature",
+          "name": "--verbose",
+          "value": "''",
+          "description": "Increase the verbosity of the output.",
+          "isOptional": true,
+          "environmentValue": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE"
+        }
+      ],
+      "value": "export interface search {\n  /**\n   * Disable color output.\n   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR\n   */\n  '--no-color'?: ''\n\n  /**\n   * Increase the verbosity of the output.\n   * @environment SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE\n   */\n  '--verbose'?: ''\n}"
     }
   },
   "storeauth": {

packages/cli/README.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 * [`shopify config autoupgrade off`](#shopify-config-autoupgrade-off)
 * [`shopify config autoupgrade on`](#shopify-config-autoupgrade-on)
 * [`shopify config autoupgrade status`](#shopify-config-autoupgrade-status)
+* [`shopify doc fetch [URL]`](#shopify-doc-fetch-url)
 * [`shopify help [command] [flags]`](#shopify-help-command-flags)
 * [`shopify hydrogen build`](#shopify-hydrogen-build)
 * [`shopify hydrogen check RESOURCE`](#shopify-hydrogen-check-resource)
@@ -1212,6 +1213,38 @@ DESCRIPTION
   Run `shopify config autoupgrade on` or `shopify config autoupgrade off` to configure it.
 ```
 
+## `shopify doc fetch [URL]`
+
+Download a complete document from shopify.dev. Every page on shopify.dev has a Markdown version, and that is what this tool returns. Use this to pull an entire document verbatim — for example, a set of instructions an agent follows like a centrally-served skill. For finding the relevant pieces of content across shopify.dev instead, use `doc search`.
+
+```
+USAGE
+  $ shopify doc fetch [URL]
+
+ARGUMENTS
+  URL  The shopify.dev URL to fetch.
+
+FLAGS
+  -o, --output=<value>  [env: SHOPIFY_FLAG_OUTPUT] Write the document to this file path instead of printing it to
+                        stdout.
+      --no-color        [env: SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR] Disable color output.
+      --verbose         [env: SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE] Increase the verbosity of the output.
+
+DESCRIPTION
+  Download a complete document from shopify.dev. Every page on shopify.dev has a Markdown version, and that is what this
+  tool returns. Use this to pull an entire document verbatim — for example, a set of instructions an agent follows like
+  a centrally-served skill. For finding the relevant pieces of content across shopify.dev instead, use `doc search`.
+
+EXAMPLES
+  # fetch the Markdown version of a Shopify.dev page
+
+    $ shopify doc fetch https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli
+
+  # save the document to a file instead of printing it
+
+    $ shopify doc fetch https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli --output docs/shopify-cli.md
+```
+
 ## `shopify help [command] [flags]`
 
 Display help for Shopify CLI
@@ -2083,14 +2116,20 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
 ## `shopify search [query]`
 
-Starts a search on shopify.dev.
+Search shopify.dev for the most relevant content matching a query. Best for discovery — surfacing the relevant pieces of documentation for a topic, rather than retrieving a whole document. To download a full document verbatim, use `doc fetch`.
 
 ```
 USAGE
   $ shopify search [query]
 
+FLAGS
+  --no-color  [env: SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR] Disable color output.
+  --verbose   [env: SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE] Increase the verbosity of the output.
+
 DESCRIPTION
-  Starts a search on shopify.dev.
+  Search shopify.dev for the most relevant content matching a query. Best for discovery — surfacing the relevant pieces
+  of documentation for a topic, rather than retrieving a whole document. To download a full document verbatim, use `doc
+  fetch`.
 
 EXAMPLES
   # open the search modal on Shopify.dev

packages/cli/oclif.manifest.json

@@ -3424,6 +3424,59 @@
       "strict": true,
       "summary": "Watch and prints out changes to an app."
     },
+    "doc:fetch": {
+      "aliases": [
+      ],
+      "args": {
+        "url": {
+          "description": "The shopify.dev URL to fetch.",
+          "name": "url",
+          "required": true
+        }
+      },
+      "description": "Download a complete document from shopify.dev. Every page on shopify.dev has a Markdown version, and that is what this tool returns. Use this to pull an entire document verbatim — for example, a set of instructions an agent follows like a centrally-served skill. For finding the relevant pieces of content across shopify.dev instead, use `doc search`.",
+      "enableJsonFlag": false,
+      "examples": [
+        "# fetch the Markdown version of a Shopify.dev page\nshopify doc fetch https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli",
+        "# save the document to a file instead of printing it\nshopify doc fetch https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli --output docs/shopify-cli.md"
+      ],
+      "flags": {
+        "no-color": {
+          "allowNo": false,
+          "description": "Disable color output.",
+          "env": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR",
+          "hidden": false,
+          "name": "no-color",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "output": {
+          "char": "o",
+          "description": "Write the document to this file path instead of printing it to stdout.",
+          "env": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_OUTPUT",
+          "hasDynamicHelp": false,
+          "multiple": false,
+          "name": "output",
+          "type": "option"
+        },
+        "verbose": {
+          "allowNo": false,
+          "description": "Increase the verbosity of the output.",
+          "env": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE",
+          "hidden": false,
+          "name": "verbose",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "hasDynamicHelp": false,
+      "hiddenAliases": [
+      ],
+      "id": "doc:fetch",
+      "pluginAlias": "@shopify/cli",
+      "pluginName": "@shopify/cli",
+      "pluginType": "core",
+      "strict": true,
+      "usage": "doc fetch [URL]"
+    },
     "docs:generate": {
       "aliases": [
       ],
@@ -5652,12 +5705,28 @@
           "name": "query"
         }
       },
-      "description": "Starts a search on shopify.dev.",
+      "description": "Search shopify.dev for the most relevant content matching a query. Best for discovery — surfacing the relevant pieces of documentation for a topic, rather than retrieving a whole document. To download a full document verbatim, use `doc fetch`.",
       "enableJsonFlag": false,
       "examples": [
         "# open the search modal on Shopify.dev\n    shopify search\n\n    # search for a term on Shopify.dev\n    shopify search <query>\n\n    # search for a phrase on Shopify.dev\n    shopify search \"<a search query separated by spaces>\"\n    "
       ],
       "flags": {
+        "no-color": {
+          "allowNo": false,
+          "description": "Disable color output.",
+          "env": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_NO_COLOR",
+          "hidden": false,
+          "name": "no-color",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "verbose": {
+          "allowNo": false,
+          "description": "Increase the verbosity of the output.",
+          "env": "SHOPIFY_FLAG_VERBOSE",
+          "hidden": false,
+          "name": "verbose",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
       },
       "hasDynamicHelp": false,
       "hiddenAliases": [

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
     "scope": "shopify",
     "topicSeparator": " ",
     "topics": {
+      "doc": {
+        "description": "Search and fetch documentation from shopify.dev."
+      },
       "hydrogen": {
         "description": "Build Hydrogen storefronts."
       },

packages/cli/src/cli/commands/doc/fetch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {docFetchService} from '../../services/commands/doc/fetch.js'
+import Command from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/base-command'
+import {globalFlags} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/cli'
+import {Args, Flags} from '@oclif/core'
+
+export default class DocFetch extends Command {
+  static description =
+    'Download a complete document from shopify.dev. Every page on shopify.dev has a Markdown version, and that is what this tool returns. Use this to pull an entire document verbatim — for example, a set of instructions an agent follows like a centrally-served skill. For finding the relevant pieces of content across shopify.dev instead, use `doc search`.'
+
+  static usage = `doc fetch [URL]`
+
+  static examples = [
+    `# fetch the Markdown version of a Shopify.dev page
+shopify doc fetch https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli`,
+    `# save the document to a file instead of printing it
+shopify doc fetch https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli --output docs/shopify-cli.md`,
+  ]
+
+  static args = {
+    url: Args.string({
+      name: 'url',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'The shopify.dev URL to fetch.',
+    }),
+  }
+
+  static flags = {
+    ...globalFlags,
+    output: Flags.string({
+      char: 'o',
+      description: 'Write the document to this file path instead of printing it to stdout.',
+      env: 'SHOPIFY_FLAG_OUTPUT',
+    }),
+  }
+
+  async run(): Promise<void> {
+    const {args, flags} = await this.parse(DocFetch)
+    await docFetchService(args.url, flags.output)
+  }
+}

packages/cli/src/cli/commands/search.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {searchService} from '../services/commands/search.js'
 import Command from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/base-command'
+import {globalFlags} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/cli'
 import {Args} from '@oclif/core'
 
 export default class Search extends Command {
-  static description = 'Starts a search on shopify.dev.'
+  static description =
+    'Search shopify.dev for the most relevant content matching a query. Best for discovery — surfacing the relevant pieces of documentation for a topic, rather than retrieving a whole document. To download a full document verbatim, use `doc fetch`.'
 
   static usage = `search [query]`
 
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ export default class Search extends Command {
     query: Args.string(),
   }
 
+  static flags = {
+    ...globalFlags,
+  }
+
   async run(): Promise<void> {
     const {args} = await this.parse(Search)
     await searchService(args.query)