Stop Tab-Switching Between Your IDE and Shopify Docs

Building Shopify apps means constantly jumping between your editor, shopify.dev documentation, and the GraphQL schema explorer. Every "wait, what fields does Product have again?" moment breaks your flow and kills productivity.

The Shopify Dev MCP server eliminates this context switching by bringing Shopify's complete development resources directly into Claude Desktop and Cursor. Instead of opening another browser tab, you ask your AI assistant about GraphQL schemas, search documentation, or get implementation examples—all without leaving your coding environment.

What You Get

Live GraphQL Schema Access: Query the complete Shopify Admin API schema without opening the GraphQL explorer. Ask "what mutations are available for inventory?" and get immediate, accurate results with field descriptions and examples.

Instant Documentation Search: Need to understand webhook payloads or API rate limits? Search shopify.dev directly through your AI assistant instead of switching to your browser and scrolling through docs.

Implementation Guidance: The server includes a specialized prompt for writing GraphQL operations, so you can get help crafting queries and mutations that actually work with Shopify's API.

Polaris Component Reference: Enable experimental Polaris support to get component documentation and usage examples when building admin interfaces.

Real-World Usage

When building a product management app, instead of:

1. Opening shopify.dev in browser
2. Searching for "Product GraphQL fields"
3. Clicking through results
4. Copying field names back to your editor
5. Repeating for related objects like ProductVariant

You simply ask: "What fields are available on the Product object and how do I query inventory levels?" Your AI assistant queries the live schema and responds with current field definitions, types, and example queries.

Drop-In Integration

Add this single configuration block to Claude Desktop or Cursor:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-dev-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shopify/dev-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

The server runs on-demand through npx—no local installation, no version management, no setup hassle. It automatically stays current with Shopify's latest API changes.

Why This Matters

Shopify's GraphQL API has hundreds of types and thousands of fields. Their documentation spans multiple sections across shopify.dev. Keeping all this information accessible while coding is impossible, but constantly looking it up destroys productivity.

This MCP server turns your AI coding assistant into a knowledgeable Shopify development partner that knows the current API schema, has access to all documentation, and can provide concrete implementation guidance without you ever leaving your editor.

The 369 GitHub stars from the Shopify developer community suggest this addresses a real pain point. When you're building on Shopify's platform, having immediate access to authoritative, current information changes how you write code.