Can't Initialize App with Powershell

[phv-ppuente]

Environment

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OS: Windows 11
Shell: Powershell
Shopify CLI 3.76.2
Node v22.13.1

Steps to Reproduce

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1. Open Powershell
2. shopify app init --template https://github.com/Shopify/subscriptions-reference-app

Expected Result

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Reference app is cloned and dependencies are installed.

Actual Result

> shopify app init --template https://github.com/Shopify/subscriptions-reference-app
?  Which organization is this work for?
√  REDACTED

?  Create this project as a new app on Shopify?
√  No, connect it to an existing app

?  Which existing app is this for?
√  REDACTED

╭─ info ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                              │
│  Initializing project with `npm`                                             │
│  Use the `--package-manager` flag to select a different package manager.     │
│                                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯


╭─ error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                              │
│  tag "schema" not found, line:133, col:1                                     │
│                                                                              │
│  To investigate the issue, examine this stack trace:                         │
│    at parseToken (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@sh  │
│    opify/cli/dist/index.js:63438)                                            │
│    at parseTokens (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@s  │
│    hopify/cli/dist/index.js:63419)                                           │
│    at parse (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify  │
│    /cli/dist/index.js:63413)                                                 │
│    at parse (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify  │
│    /cli/dist/index.js:64606)                                                 │
│    at renderLiquidTemplate (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_m  │
│    odules/@shopify/cli/dist/index.js:187544)                                 │
│    at (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify/cli/d  │
│    ist/index.js:187561)                                                      │
│    at all                                                                    │
│    at async recursiveLiquidTemplateCopy (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v2  │
│    2.13.1/node_modules/@shopify/cli/dist/index.js:187552)                    │
│    at task (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify/  │
│    cli/dist/index.js:193090)                                                 │
│    at async runTask2 (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules  │
│    /@shopify/cli/dist/chunk-3UYXKXR6.js:30882)                               │
│    at assert (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopif  │
│    y/cli/dist/index.js:61773)                                                │
│    at parseToken (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@sh  │
│    opify/cli/dist/index.js:63434)                                            │
│    at parseTokens (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@s  │
│    hopify/cli/dist/index.js:63419)                                           │
│    at parse (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify  │
│    /cli/dist/index.js:63413)                                                 │
│    at parse (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify  │
│    /cli/dist/index.js:64606)                                                 │
│    at renderLiquidTemplate (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_m  │
│    odules/@shopify/cli/dist/index.js:187544)                                 │
│    at (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify/cli/d  │
│    ist/index.js:187561)                                                      │
│    at all                                                                    │
│    at async recursiveLiquidTemplateCopy (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v2  │
│    2.13.1/node_modules/@shopify/cli/dist/index.js:187552)                    │
│    at task (Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v22.13.1/node_modules/@shopify/  │
│    cli/dist/index.js:193090)                                                 │
│                                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Additional Information

This appears to be an issue only in this Windows environment. When I run the same command on Ubuntu in WSL, the app is cloned and dependencies are installed successfully.

Another developer has also reported this problem in the community here: https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-apps/unable-to-clone-shopify-subscriptions-reference-app/td-p/2931661

[gh-darvishani]

i have the same issue on macOS. it seems the issue is not related to poweshel
I'm working on it. :)

[modimayur]

I have same issue in windows terminal

[DanChesher]

Same error here using Shopify CLI 3.84.0. I don't see a resolution above. Why was this closed?

Related: #16

[owenchen-bkl]

I have the same issue. Windows 11, Node v22

[phv-ppuente]

Yeah, this ish is still busted. Y'all should reopen this and actually fix it so this thing is useful. That's why I'm still customizing the eff out of Recharge and completely uninterested in developing this solution until the reference actually works.

I would post the CLI output here, but it's exactly the same and I'm not going to spend my time redacting all that info again for you.

@CaptainDiego