Does Shopify have an MCP server?
Shopify maintains an official MCP server.
Every Shopify store exposes a built-in Storefront MCP endpoint; @shopify/dev-mcp covers app development.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp
- Package
- @shopify/dev-mcp
- Category
- E-Commerce
A remote server run by Shopify itself — nothing to install. Documented at shopify.dev.
Published on npm. The package page carries the exact launch arguments and required credentials.
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http shopify https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcpAdd --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"shopify": {
"url": "https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"shopify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Does Shopify have an official MCP server?
Yes. Shopify maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp, distributed as @shopify/dev-mcp on npm.
How do I connect Shopify to Claude?
Add https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http shopify https://{shop}.myshopify.com/api/mcp" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the Shopify MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by Shopify, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
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 metadata is refreshed every six hours.
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
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