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App intents on `admin.app.intent.link` now open as a full-page navigation

doc:019fb619-9b4a-74ac-a83e-3ffa98844fb4::feed/https://shopify.dev/changelog/app-intents-on-admin-app-intent-link-now-open-as-a-full-page-navigation
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"content_hash": "aed064223e091884a262bb997501ac4a8f3e6677cd18bfa151c97ba2ab1cb846",
"excerpt": "When Sidekick invokes an app intent declared on the admin.app.intent.link extension target, the Shopify admin now navigates the merchant to your extension's url as a full page, matching how Shopify's own admin intents behave. Previously, the same intent always opened in an overlay on top of the page the merchant was already on. This is live for all shops, isn't gated by API version, and doesn't require any changes to your extension's configuration, intent schema, or tools. Extensions that use th…",
"identity": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/app-intents-on-admin-app-intent-link-now-open-as-a-full-page-navigation",
"link": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/app-intents-on-admin-app-intent-link-now-open-as-a-full-page-navigation",
"published_at": "2026-08-19T16:00:00Z",
"title": "App intents on `admin.app.intent.link` now open as a full-page navigation"
}

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The evidence describes a product behavior change: app intents on admin.app.intent.link now open as a full-page navigation instead of an in-overlay, applicable to all shops and without changes to configuration. This is a deterministic documentation/news update announcing a change in UX/navigation.

App intents on `admin.app.intent.link` now open as a full-page navigation When Sidekick invokes an app intent declared on the admin.app.intent.link extension target, the Shopify admin now navigates the merchant to your extension's url as a full page, matching how Shopify's own admin intents behave. Previously, the same intent always opened in an overlay on top of the page the merchant was already on. This is live for all shops, isn't gated by API version, and doesn't require any changes to your extension's configuration, intent schema, or tools. Extensions that use th…

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