We build the systems growing businesses run on.
Dé Lime Tree is an engineering-led studio in Colombo. We build Shopify stores and apps, a Shopify-native ERP & POS, custom web platforms, and SEO/GEO programmes that get you found on Google — and recommended by AI.
Dé Lime Tree is an engineering-led studio in Colombo, Sri Lanka. We build Shopify stores, apps and integrations; a Shopify-native ERP and POS called Canopy; custom websites and web applications; SEO and GEO (AI search) programmes; and business process automation. We also build platforms for restaurant QR ordering (FoodOS), delivery optimisation (Zest Route) and hiring (Grove Talent Engine).
Five capabilities, one team that connects them
Most businesses hire one agency for the website, another for SEO and a third for “systems”. Then nothing talks to anything. We design the storefront, the operations behind it and the growth engine in front of it together.
Shopify Development
Custom Shopify themes, apps, integrations and migrations — engineered for speed, conversion and clean operations behind the storefront.
Learn moreSEO, GEO & AI Search Optimization
Rank on Google and get recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews — technical SEO, content and entity building.
Learn moreShopify ERP & POS
Canopy runs purchasing, multi-location stock, POS, finance and payroll behind your Shopify store — Shopify stays the source of truth.
Explore CanopyCustom Website & Web App Development
Fast, secure custom websites, portals and web apps — from marketing sites to multi-tenant SaaS, PWAs and internal tools.
Learn moreBusiness Process Optimization & Automation
Map how work really flows, remove the waste, and automate the rest — procurement, inventory, finance, HR and fulfilment.
Learn moreIn Sri Lanka?
COD, local couriers, LKR payments, trilingual stores and a showroom that shares stock with Shopify — we do this every day.
Shopify experts in Sri LankaWe built a retailer’s entire operating system — and it runs every day.
A Sri Lankan baby and kids retailer with a showroom, warehouses and a Shopify store needed stock that matched the shelf, purchasing that didn’t live in spreadsheets, and one view of the business. We built a Shopify-native platform covering POS, inventory, procurement, finance, payroll and BI; it has run in production since July 2026 and became the Canopy ERP product.
Products grown from real operations
Every platform we build starts as a problem we had to solve ourselves. Some are in production, some are in pilot — all of them welcome early partners.
Canopy ERP
Shopify ERP, POS & back office
A Shopify-native ERP: POS, multi-location inventory, procurement, finance, payroll and BI — with Shopify as the source of truth.
ExploreFoodOS
Restaurant QR ordering & kitchen system
QR table ordering, kitchen display and live order status for restaurants, cafés, hotels and cloud kitchens.
Join early accessZest Route
Delivery process optimization engine
Courier selection, route and batch optimisation, COD reconciliation and delivery-exception control for e-commerce and distribution.
Join early accessGrove Talent Engine
Talent engine — hiring, matching & onboarding
Structured hiring with AI-assisted screening, skills-based matching, interview scheduling and onboarding in one place.
Join early accessAn engineering partner that thinks like an operator
We run what we build
Our ERP and POS operate a multi-location retail business every day. We know what breaks at month-end, at the till and in the warehouse.
Built for AI-era search
Every site we ship is fast, server-rendered and structured so Google ranks it and AI assistants can understand and cite it.
No lock-in, ever
Your code, your repository, your hosting account, your data. Documented so any competent team could take over.
Fixed-scope quotes
A free discovery call, then a written scope and price. Changes are agreed before they’re billed.
Local roots, global standards
Colombo-based with Sri Lankan market know-how, delivering to international clients across time zones in English.
Small team, senior hands
You work directly with the people designing and writing your system — not a relay of account managers.
From first call to launch — and beyond
Discovery call
Free, 45 minutes. We listen, look at what you have, and ask the awkward questions.
Written proposal
Scope, timeline, fixed price and the options — in plain language.
Build in the open
Weekly demos on a staging site. You see real progress, not status reports.
Launch safely
Testing, data migration dry-runs, redirects and a rollback plan.
Grow together
Optional retainer for improvements, SEO/GEO and support.
Guides from the workbench
How to get your business recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
A practical GEO (generative engine optimization) guide: how AI assistants choose which businesses to recommend, and the seven things you can do this month to be one of them.
Read · 8 min read ShopifyHow to choose a Shopify partner (and the 10 questions to ask)
What a Shopify Partner actually is, what the Partner Directory tiers mean, and ten questions that separate a storefront decorator from a partner who can run your commerce stack.
Read · 7 min readFrequently asked questions
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Let’s build something that lasts.
Tell us what you’re trying to fix or build. Free discovery call, a written fixed-scope quote, and a reply within one business day.