Shopify MCP Server
Shopify's official MCP connects your store. Ask AI connects your entire stack: Shopify orders alongside Klaviyo campaigns, GA4 traffic, ad spend, Gorgias tickets, Xero accounting, and 17 other sources — all queryable in a single Claude conversation.
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What is an MCP server?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard developed by Anthropic that lets AI assistants query external data sources in real time during a conversation. Instead of copying data into a chat window, the AI calls the MCP server directly and gets live answers from your actual systems.
For Shopify merchants, this means Claude or Perplexity can read your real store data, without any manual exports or dashboard-switching. You ask a question, the AI queries your Shopify store via the MCP server, and you get an answer from your live data.
Ask AI runs the MCP server for you. You connect Shopify with one-click OAuth, grab your MCP URL from the dashboard, and paste it into Claude or Perplexity. That's it.
What Shopify data is available via MCP
Once connected, your AI can query all of the following from your live Shopify store.
Orders — revenue, line items, discounts, fulfilment status, refunds
Products — titles, variants, pricing, inventory, collections
Customers — profiles, order history, lifetime value, tags
Inventory — stock levels across locations, low-stock alerts
Revenue trends — daily, weekly, monthly breakdowns
Refunds — refund rate, reasons, revenue impact
Connection method
Shopify OAuth — one-click authorisation, read-only access. Nothing is installed in your store.
How to set up the Shopify MCP server
Four steps. Takes under 5 minutes from start to first query.
Connect Shopify
Sign up and connect your Shopify store with one-click OAuth. Read-only access — we can never modify your data. Sync completes in under a minute.
Get your MCP URL
Go to AI Tools in your dashboard. Your unique Remote MCP Server URL is ready immediately. No configuration required.
Add to Claude or Perplexity
In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add Custom Connector → paste your URL. In Perplexity: Settings → AI → MCP Servers → Add. Takes under 2 minutes.
Start asking questions
Open a new conversation and ask anything about your store. The AI queries your live Shopify data and returns real answers — not generic advice.
Example queries you can ask
Once your Shopify store is connected via MCP, ask your AI tool questions like these:
“What were my top 10 products by revenue last month?”
“Which customers have ordered more than 3 times this year?”
“Show me my average order value trend over the last 6 months.”
“Which products are low in stock and had high sales last week?”
“What's my refund rate this month compared to last month?”
“Give me a summary of this week's revenue vs the same week last year.”
More powerful with your other tools
The same MCP server also exposes Klaviyo, Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4, Gorgias, Xero, and 14 other sources alongside Shopify. Connect multiple tools and ask cross-platform questions that no single dashboard can answer.
“Which Klaviyo campaigns drove the most Shopify orders this month?”
“Compare my Google Ads spend to actual Shopify revenue — what's my true ROAS?”
“Which products have high Shopify sales but declining review scores?”
“Do days with high Shopify order volume also see a spike in Gorgias tickets?”
Supported AI clients
Ask AI uses the Remote MCP standard, which these AI tools support natively.
Claude.ai (Pro/Team) + Claude Desktop
Perplexity.ai Pro
Using ChatGPT or Gemini? Ask AI also supports those via Custom GPT (ChatGPT) and function calling (Gemini). Set them up from your AI Tools dashboard.
Security and data access
AES-256 encrypted at rest
All credentials and access tokens are encrypted before storage. No plaintext secrets, ever.
Read-only permissions
We only request read-only Shopify access. We cannot create orders, edit products, or modify your store.
Revoke anytime
Disconnect Shopify or delete your account at any time. Your synced data is deleted immediately.
Frequently asked questions
What is an MCP server for Shopify?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol — a standard developed by Anthropic that lets AI assistants like Claude query external data sources in real time. A Shopify MCP server gives Claude or Perplexity direct, read-only access to your Shopify store data so you can ask questions about orders, revenue, customers, and inventory in natural language.
Do I need to install anything on my Shopify store?
No. Ask AI connects to Shopify via Shopify's official OAuth API. You authorise read-only access in one click — nothing is installed in your store, and we can never modify your data.
Which AI tools support MCP?
Claude (claude.ai Pro/Team plan and Claude Desktop) and Perplexity Pro both support Remote MCP servers. ChatGPT and Gemini use a different integration method (Custom GPT and function calling) — Ask AI supports those too.
Is it just Shopify, or can I connect other tools too?
The same MCP server exposes all 20+ data sources you connect — Shopify, Klaviyo, GA4, Meta Ads, Gorgias, Xero, and more. Once you add the MCP server to Claude, it can cross-query all of them in a single conversation.
How is this different from Shopify's built-in AI features?
Shopify Magic and Sidekick are locked to Shopify data. Ask AI's MCP server also surfaces your Klaviyo campaigns, ad spend, GA4 traffic, accounting data, and more — letting you ask cross-platform questions no built-in tool can answer.
Is my data secure?
All credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM at rest. We only ever request read-only permissions. You can disconnect any source or revoke access at any time from your dashboard.
Connect your Shopify store to Claude today
Create an account, connect Shopify, and start asking questions in under 5 minutes. 7-day free trial, no credit card required.