@shopify/partial-rendering package doesn't exist on npm

Online Store and Theme Development
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Short description of issue

@shopify/partial-rendering package doesn’t exist on npm

Reproduction steps

Run npm install @shopify/partial-rendering

The following is returned:

npm error code E404
npm error 404 Not Found - GET https://registry.npmjs.org/@shopify%2fpartial-rendering - Not found
npm error 404
npm error 404  The requested resource '@shopify/partial-rendering@*' could not be found or you do not have permission to access it.

Additional info

I’m trying to get a better understanding of how the new partial rendering will work compared to section rendering but the npm package doesn’t exist yet. I appreciate this exists natively within the storefront assets but when using a build process it’s preferred to load it directly from npm.

What type of topic is this

Troubleshooting

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:waving_hand: Hey @ELVN_JxM,

Thanks for flagging this!

That 404 is expected, because @shopify/partial-rendering isn’t published to npm right now, it’s made available at runtime on storefronts that have enrolled in the developer preview and use partial rendering.

The best way to explore it today is the release candidate theme: GitHub - Shopify/skeleton-theme at rc-v2.0.0 · GitHub

There you’ll see it consumed as a plain ES-module import, no build step, no package.json. You can check it out here: skeleton-theme/assets/liquid-tips.js at rc-v2.0.0 · Shopify/skeleton-theme · GitHub

Let me know how your experience goes!

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Hey @karreiro,

I was able to spin up the rc-v2.0.0 branch onto a test store with the July '26 feature preview see how it works, and how it’s made available.

I’ve been able to migrate a number of features on my (webpack build based) theme from the section rendering API to use partials such as collection filtering, pagination, elements of the cart drawer, and the cart item count across both my header and cart drawer. So far I’m really impressed with not only the speed but also the ease of use of it.

I’m looking forward to seeing how it progresses and it’s eventual release.