Supported way to theme/style native Medusa Admin UI globally ?

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What problem is this solving?

We are trying to use Medusa as the commerce backend, while keeping full control over the admin UI look and feel.

At the moment, Medusa Admin seems extensible for:

• widgets
• custom UI routes

But it does not seem to provide a supported way to theme or restyle the native admin UI globally.

Concrete example

A very simple use case: we want to change the background color of native admin buttons, for example the Export button in the
Orders list.

From what we can see, this button is rendered inside the dashboard package itself, not in project code, so changing it requires
patching Medusa internals / node_modules, which is fragile and not maintainable.

More generally, the issue is not only one button:

• changing button styles globally
• overriding colors/tokens
• changing native admin component styling
• rebranding the built-in admin without forking or patching packages

Current behavior

The current extension model is good for adding new UI, but not for restyling existing native admin surfaces.

As far as we can tell, there is no documented/supported way to:

• override native admin component styles globally
• replace native components with custom ones
• provide a custom theme layer for the built-in admin
• change design tokens for all built-in admin screens

Expected behavior

It would be very helpful to have an official and supported way to theme the native admin, for example through one of these
approaches:

• global design token overrides
• CSS variable/theme overrides
• admin theme provider
• component slot/adapter system
• documented way to override @medusajs/ui styles for the built-in dashboard

Why this matters

For teams that want to keep Medusa's backend and admin mechanics, but need stronger branding/UI control, the current choice seems to
be:

1. accept the default admin look
2. patch internal packages
3. rebuild a separate admin app from scratch

A supported theming layer for the built-in admin would fill a very important gap.

Environment

• Medusa: 2.13.4
• @medusajs/dashboard: 2.13.4
• @medusajs/admin-sdk: 2.13.4

Question

Is there currently any supported roadmap or recommended approach for globally styling/rebranding the native Medusa Admin UI without
patching internal dashboard code?

If not, would the team consider adding official theming support?