Shopify Admin MCP

Name: Shopify Admin MCP
Author: A1-x-Tech

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MCP server by A1-x-Tech · updated 17 days ago · ★ 0

Score 30

MCP server for the Shopify Admin API: products, orders, customers, inventory, discounts. Shopify Admin MCP is a community project by A1-x-Tech, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 17 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN`Environment variable	Required	Permanent store host, e.g. my-store.myshopify.com (a bare store name works too).
`SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN`Environment variable, secret	Optional	Ready-made Admin API access token (legacy apps created before 2026-01-01). Alternative to the client id/secret pair.
`SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID`Environment variable	Optional	Client id of a Dev Dashboard app; with the secret the server mints and refreshes its own token.
`SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET`Environment variable, secret	Optional	Client secret of that app. Treat it as a secret.
`SHOPIFY_API_VERSION`Environment variable	Optional	Admin API version: a quarterly YYYY-MM release or unstable. Default: `2026-01`
`SHOPIFY_API_BASE`Environment variable	Optional	Full http/https URL of the GraphQL endpoint, replacing host and version (e.g. a local mock).
`SHOPIFY_TIMEOUT_MS`Environment variable	Optional	Per-request timeout in milliseconds. Default: `30000`
`SHOPIFY_MAX_RETRIES`Environment variable	Optional	Retries on THROTTLED/429 (always) and on 5xx / network errors for reads only. Default: `4`
`SHOPIFY_TOKEN_LEEWAY_SECONDS`Environment variable	Optional	Re-mint the token this many seconds before it expires. Default: `300`

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install Shopify Admin MCP

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add shopify-admin-mcp -e SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN=YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN -- npx -y mcp-shopify-admin

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-admin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-shopify-admin"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN": "YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-admin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-shopify-admin"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN": "YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "shopify-admin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-shopify-admin"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN": "YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in VS Code

codex mcp add shopify-admin-mcp --env SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN=YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN -- npx -y mcp-shopify-admin

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-admin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-shopify-admin"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN": "YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add shopify-admin-mcp npx -y mcp-shopify-admin

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Shopify Admin MCP in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the shopify-admin-mcp block.

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Shopify Admin MCP: common questions

How do I install Shopify Admin MCP?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add shopify-admin-mcp -e SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN=YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN -- npx -y mcp-shopify-admin. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Shopify Admin MCP the official server?

Shopify Admin MCP is a community project by A1-x-Tech, not verified by a company domain.

Is Shopify Admin MCP free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Shopify Admin MCP safe to use?

It scores 30 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to Shopify Admin MCP?

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Does Shopify Admin MCP work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.