MCP server
BigCommerce MCP server
BigCommerce's official Storefront MCP, in beta, lets AI shopping assistants browse the catalog, build carts and hand shoppers to checkout.
- Official server
- Ecommerce
At a glance
- Maintained by
- BigCommerce
- Tools exposed
- 0 listed below
- Reviewed
- September 24, 2026
Why it matters
What it does and why it matters
BigCommerce's Storefront MCP is built for customer-facing shopping assistants rather than store administration. It works at the shopper's level: reading the catalog, building carts and handing the shopper to checkout. There are two tool sets, one for consumer storefronts and one for B2B buyer portals with buyer permissions.
That makes it a foundation for an assistant that helps customers find the right product and buy it, inside your own store or in other AI assistants.
It has no store admin access, which keeps the risk of accidental changes to products or prices low. It was in beta at review time, and BigCommerce documents tool sets rather than exact tool names. As with any shopping assistant, test product answers carefully, since a wrong answer about size or compatibility leads to returns.
Use cases
Best business use cases
Product finder
Cart building
B2B buying
Reorders
Tools
Available tools
Tool names as published by the maintainer at review time. Versions change, so check the repository for the current list.
Two tool sets: B2C Storefront (guest and logged-in shopping) and B2B Storefront (Buyer Portal, gated per buyer permission). Covers product search, cart management and checkout handoff. Exact tool identifiers are not published on the docs page.
Read and write: Shopper-level: reads catalog, writes carts, hands off to checkout. No store admin access.
Workflows
Example workflows
Guided product search
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A shopper describes what they need.
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2
The assistant searches the catalog.
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3
It asks one clarifying question.
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4
It suggests three products.
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5
It adds the chosen one to the cart.
B2B reorder
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A buyer asks to reorder last month's supplies.
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The assistant finds the items.
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It checks buyer permissions.
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It builds the cart.
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It hands off to checkout.
Prompts
Example prompts
“Find a waterproof jacket in size medium under $150.”
“Add two of these to my cart and take me to checkout.”
“Reorder the items from my last order.”
Setup
Installation and configuration
Examples for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Replace the placeholder values with your own keys, and store secrets outside version control.
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bigcommerce": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"<YOUR_MCP_SERVER_URL>"
]
}
}
}Claude Code: terminal
claude mcp add --transport http bigcommerce <YOUR_MCP_SERVER_URL>- Hosted server: Unique per store. Copy it from the control panel after enabling Settings > Early access > MCP Integration..
- Needs: No developer key. Works for guest and logged-in B2C shopper sessions; B2B tool set needs an authenticated Buyer Portal user. Optional X-Bc-Storefront-Sync-Token header for Stencil session sync..
Security
Security considerations
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No admin access
It works at shopper level with no store admin access.
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Beta
It was in beta at review time. Test thoroughly.
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Answer accuracy
Test product answers to avoid wrong recommendations.
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B2B permissions
Buyer portal permissions apply per buyer.
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Solutions and services that use it
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Solutions
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Industries
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Guides and articles
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Glossary terms
View all glossary terms- Chatbot A chatbot is software that holds a conversation with people through text or voice, answering questions or completing simple tasks.
- API integration An API integration connects two or more systems through their APIs so data and actions flow between them automatically.
- Large language model A large language model, or LLM, is an AI model trained on vast amounts of text that can understand and generate language, and often images and code.
- Model Context Protocol The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data in a consistent way.
- Prompt A prompt is the instruction and context you give an AI model to get the output you want.
- System prompt A system prompt is the standing set of instructions an application gives an AI model, defining its role, rules and style for every conversation.
FAQ
Questions people ask us
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No. It works at shopper level: catalog, carts and checkout handoff.
Yes. BigCommerce provides it, in beta at review time.
Yes, with a separate B2B storefront tool set.