# Shopify built its own AI code review system. The market gap is explicit. - slug: shopify-built-its-own-ai-code-review-system-the-market-gap-is-explicit - date: 2026-04-22 - category: Artificial Intelligence Shopify PR merge growth hit 30% MoM and its CTO says no commercial AI review tool runs large enough models to fix it. So Shopify built its own — and published the requirements for anyone who wants to compete. ---