- Short answer
- Sidekick's proactive store recommendations: up to 5 cards on admin Home, in early access; nothing changes until you approve.
- Who sees it
- Certain early-access merchants only: owner or admin staff; recent sales; Network Intelligence activated
- Plans
- No page we read on October 24, 2026 names plans, countries or languages for Pulse
- Turning it off
- The X icon dismisses one card; no page we read describes a switch for all of Pulse
- Rollout
- Rollout announced December 10, 2025; still early access on October 24, 2026
What Sidekick Pulse shows on your Home page
With Sidekick Pulse, Sidekick proactively researches your store's data and generates personalized recommendations without a prompt. Pulse cards appear on the Home page of your Shopify admin with suggested actions, up to 5 at a time. Shopify's December 10, 2025 changelog adds that each card cites the data behind it.
Who can see Sidekick Pulse
Pulse is in early access, available only to certain merchants. Shopify announced its rollout on December 10, 2025, and the help page still says early access on October 24, 2026. Pulse also needs:
- recent sales activity (the Pulse help page doesn't say how recent);
- you to be the store owner or staff with admin access;
- Shopify Network Intelligence activated in your store.
When Network Intelligence is enabled, Shopify uses your customer data together with other merchants' to power its Enhanced Services. Check or change it here:
- Settings
- Customer privacy
The Pulse and Sidekick help pages, changelog and Winter '26 Edition we read on October 24, 2026 don't name Pulse's plans, countries or languages, or how merchants are picked. Sidekick itself is included with your Shopify plan, and Sidekick's features and limits vary by plan.
What happens when you act on or dismiss a card
Selecting an action opens a Sidekick conversation, saved in your history, and builds a to-do list. The safety line is Shopify's own:
Sidekick never makes changes to your store without your approval.
You review and approve each change before it's applied.
An irrelevant card goes with its X icon; saying why is optional and personalizes future recommendations. Dismissing hides one card: the Pulse, Sidekick and Network Intelligence help pages we read on October 24, 2026 describe no switch for Pulse as a whole.
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