# Does Shopify have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Shopify maintains an official MCP server.

> Every Shopify store exposes a built-in Storefront MCP endpoint; @shopify/dev-mcp covers app development.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp`
- Package: [`@shopify/dev-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shopify/dev-mcp) on npm
- Category: [E-Commerce](https://mcpyet.com/category/e-commerce/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-08-10
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-08-11 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp` — a remote server run by Shopify itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/storefront-mcp>.
- **Official package:** [`@shopify/dev-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shopify/dev-mcp) on npm. The package page carries the exact launch arguments and required credentials.

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http shopify https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp
```

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify": {
      "url": "https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "shopify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

Official Dev MCP npm package (@shopify/dev-mcp, documented at shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/devmcp) plus built-in store-hosted Storefront MCP. The old GitHub repo went private — evidence rests on vendor docs and npm. Seed said COMMUNITY-ONLY.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-08-10.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/shopify/ — data refreshed 2026-08-11