Shopify MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects Claude to your Shopify store via the Admin REST API. Provides read-only tools for searching orders, checking inventory, looking up customers, and generating sales summaries.

Tools

Related MCP server: Shopify MCP Pro

Quick Start

1. Install

npm install -g @buildwithabid/shopify-mcp-server

Or clone locally:

git clone https://github.com/buildwithabid/shopify-mcp.git
cd shopify-mcp
npm install && npm run build

2. Configure

Create a custom app at dev.shopify.com with these Admin API scopes:

• read_orders

• read_products

• read_customers

For apps created after Jan 2026 (Dev Dashboard — tokens auto-refresh every 24h):

export SHOPIFY_STORE_URL=https://your-store.myshopify.com
export SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
export SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

Get your client_id and client_secret from Dev Dashboard → your app → Settings → Client credentials. The server handles token generation and refresh automatically.

For legacy apps (static token):

export SHOPIFY_STORE_URL=https://your-store.myshopify.com
export SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN=shpat_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

3. Run

shopify-mcp-server
# Listens on http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp - this machine only

The server holds your Shopify Admin token, so by default it only accepts requests from the same machine (it binds to 127.0.0.1 and checks the Host/Origin headers). To reach it from another machine or a container, set a token and the bind address; it refuses to start on a non-local address without one:

export MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)   # clients send: Authorization: Bearer <token>
export HOST=0.0.0.0
shopify-mcp-server

4. Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add shopify-mcp --transport http http://localhost:3000/mcp
# remote / Docker (with MCP_AUTH_TOKEN set on the server):
claude mcp add shopify-mcp --transport http http://your-host:3000/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $MCP_AUTH_TOKEN"

Then ask Claude things like:

"Show me all open orders from last week"

"Is the Blue T-Shirt XL in stock?"

"Look up customer john@example.com"

"What was our revenue last month?"

Docker

docker build -t shopify-mcp .
docker run -p 127.0.0.1:3000:3000 \
  -e MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32) \
  -e SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN=shpat_xxx \
  -e SHOPIFY_STORE_URL=https://your-store.myshopify.com \
  shopify-mcp

Security

1.1.1 (October 2026): versions up to 1.1.0 listened on all network interfaces with no authentication on /mcp, so anyone who could reach the port could call the tools with the server's Shopify token. 1.1.1 binds to 127.0.0.1 by default, requires MCP_AUTH_TOKEN for any other bind address, and rejects non-local Host/Origin headers in local mode. Upgrade with npm i -g @buildwithabid/shopify-mcp-server@latest. Thanks to 0xwaidwerk (Christian Terorde) for the private report.

Report security issues privately to support@bizfilo.com.

Development

cp .env.example .env    # fill in your credentials
npm run dev             # runs with tsx

License

MIT

Available for MCP work — tool surface reviews, production builds, and keeping them running afterwards. Scope and fixed prices: The Write Path

Built by Abid Ali, who runs a guarded MCP server over live invoices and statutory filing deadlines every working day. 📬 support@bizfilo.com