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MCP server for Shopify api, usable on mcp clients such as Anthropic's Claude and Cursor IDE

What is shopify-mcp

Shopify MCP Server

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MCP Server for Shopify API, enabling interaction with store data through GraphQL API. This server provides tools for managing products, customers, orders, and more.

Features

  • Product Management: Search and retrieve product information
  • Customer Management: Load customer data and manage customer tags
  • Order Management: Advanced order querying and filtering
  • GraphQL Integration: Direct integration with Shopify's GraphQL Admin API
  • Comprehensive Error Handling: Clear error messages for API and authentication issues

Prerequisites

  1. Node.js (version 16 or higher)
  2. Shopify Custom App Access Token (see setup instructions below)

Setup

Shopify Access Token

To use this MCP server, you'll need to create a custom app in your Shopify store:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Apps and sales channels
  2. Click Develop apps (you may need to enable developer preview first)
  3. Click Create an app
  4. Set a name for your app (e.g., "Shopify MCP Server")
  5. Click Configure Admin API scopes
  6. Select the following scopes:
    • read_products, write_products
    • read_customers, write_customers
    • read_orders, write_orders
  7. Click Save
  8. Click Install app
  9. Click Install to give the app access to your store data
  10. After installation, you'll see your Admin API access token
  11. Copy this token - you'll need it for configuration

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "shopify-mcp",
        "--accessToken",
        "<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "--domain",
        "<YOUR_SHOP>.myshopify.com"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Locations for the Claude Desktop config file:

  • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Alternative: Run Locally with Environment Variables

If you prefer to use environment variables instead of command-line arguments:

  1. Create a .env file with your Shopify credentials:

    SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
    MYSHOPIFY_DOMAIN=your-store.myshopify.com
    
  2. Run the server with npx:

    npx shopify-mcp-server
    

Direct Installation (Optional)

If you want to install the package globally:

npm install -g shopify-mcp-server

Then run it:

shopify-mcp-server --accessToken=<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN> --domain=<YOUR_SHOP>.myshopify.com

Available Tools

Product Management

  1. get-products

    • Get all products or search by title
    • Inputs:
      • searchTitle (optional string): Filter products by title
      • limit (number): Maximum number of products to return
  2. get-product-by-id

    • Get a specific product by ID
    • Inputs:
      • productId (string): ID of the product to retrieve

Customer Management

  1. get-customers

    • Get customers or search by name/email
    • Inputs:
      • searchQuery (optional string): Filter customers by name or email
      • limit (optional number, default: 10): Maximum number of customers to return
  2. update-customer

    • Update a customer's information
    • Inputs:
      • id (string, required): Shopify customer ID (numeric ID only, like "6276879810626")
      • firstName (string, optional): Customer's first name
      • lastName (string, optional): Customer's last name
      • email (string, optional): Customer's email address
      • phone (string, optional): Customer's phone number
      • tags (array of strings, optional): Tags to apply to the customer
      • note (string, optional): Note about the customer
      • taxExempt (boolean, optional): Whether the customer is exempt from taxes
      • metafields (array of objects, optional): Customer metafields for storing additional data
  3. get-customer-orders

    • Get orders for a specific customer
    • Inputs:
      • customerId (string, required): Shopify customer ID (numeric ID only, like "6276879810626")
      • limit (optional number, default: 10): Maximum number of orders to return

Order Management

  1. get-orders

    • Get orders with optional filtering
    • Inputs:
      • status (optional string): Filter by order status
      • limit (optional number, default: 10): Maximum number of orders to return
  2. get-order-by-id

    • Get a specific order by ID
    • Inputs:
      • orderId (string, required): Full Shopify order ID (e.g., "gid://shopify/Order/6090960994370")
  3. update-order

    • Update an existing order with new information
    • Inputs:
      • id (string, required): Shopify order ID
      • tags (array of strings, optional): New tags for the order
      • email (string, optional): Update customer email
      • note (string, optional): Order notes
      • customAttributes (array of objects, optional): Custom attributes for the order
      • metafields (array of objects, optional): Order metafields
      • shippingAddress (object, optional): Shipping address information

Debugging

If you encounter issues, check Claude Desktop's MCP logs:

tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

License

MIT

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