Open-source B2B and marketplace ecommerce; new stores include an MCP server for AI agents.
Shopbuddy
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Safe Shopify theme changes for AI agents: staging, validation, visual review, approval, rollback.
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- User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
- Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
- UsageiNot measured yet★ –
What you can do with it
We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.
- Connection: Computer or cloud
- Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
- Category: Online shops & payments
- You need to fill in: SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
- You fill in yourself:
SHOPBUDDY_API_URL,SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY
Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.
You need
- Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
- npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Press Add custom connector
- Paste the address below and press Add
- If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcpOr run it on your computer
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shopbuddy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shopbuddy",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOPBUDDY_API_URL": "your-value",
"SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http shopbuddy https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcpOr run it on your computer
claude mcp add shopbuddy --env SHOPBUDDY_API_URL=your-value --env SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y shopbuddy mcpFill in the empty values before running it.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shopbuddy": {
"url": "https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcp"
}
}
}Or run it on your computer
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shopbuddy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shopbuddy",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOPBUDDY_API_URL": "your-value",
"SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"shopbuddy": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcp"
}
}
}Or run it on your computer
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"shopbuddy": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shopbuddy",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOPBUDDY_API_URL": "your-value",
"SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:
- Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
- Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
- Paste the address below, give it a name and save
- If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcpMenu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
Values you fill in
SHOPBUDDY_API_URLenvPlatform URL- API key from the platform's Install page
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
What it can do
We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account tmill313, which owns the repo
- … Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- … Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- … Not checked yet
Endpoint responds
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
- … Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint
Compared with others in Online shops & paymentsi
- More stars than 0% of the other 1754 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 35% of the other 1754 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1754 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Shopbuddy safe?
It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
You need to fill in: SHOPBUDDY_API_KEY
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.3.1) reached the registry 2 months ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Spree Commerce: open-source B2B and marketplace ecommerce, Stripe MCP, MCP Cn Commerce
Alternatives
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
Stripe MCP
Stripe’s official server lets AI view and manage customers, products, payments and invoices. Connect to Stripe’s cloud and sign in with OAuth.
MCP Cn Commerce
8 read-only MCP platform entries; support is operation-specific; merchant live acceptance pending
README from the maker
Open the README
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Shop Buddy
Let your AI coding agent change your Shopify theme safely. Every edit lands on an unpublished staging theme. Shop Buddy validates it with Theme Check, screenshots before/after on mobile and desktop with a plain-language summary of what changed, and you approve with one tap. Rollback is one tap. The live theme is never edited directly.
Site and one-click install: https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/install
# Claude Code (hosted MCP, signs in through your browser)
claude mcp add --transport http shopbuddy https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcp
Claude Code plugin (adds the skill too)
claude plugin marketplace add tmill313/shopbuddy-plugin claude plugin install shopbuddy@shopbuddy-marketplace
Codex
codex mcp add shopbuddy --url https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcp
Local CLI (no account needed for local mode)
npx shopbuddy
Claude (web/desktop) and ChatGPT: add a custom connector with https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/api/mcp. The agent opens a browser tab; sign in or create an account there and click Allow. No keys.
How it works
shopbuddy_start_changeduplicates the live theme into a staging theme and pulls it into a server-side working copy.- The agent reads, searches and writes files, runs Theme Check with
shopbuddy_validate, thenshopbuddy_push_previewuploads to staging and captures before/after screenshots, each visual change attributed to its section. shopbuddy_submitandshopbuddy_request_publishhand the store owner a one-tap approval link. Owners can opt a store into trusted publishing so low-risk changes publish on request, always logged and one tap fromshopbuddy_rollback.
Agent-readable summary: https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/llms.txt
What is in this repo
This is the public companion to the hosted service: the Claude Code plugin and marketplace manifests, the shopbuddy skill, the MCP client config, and the MCP Registry manifest (io.github.tmill313/shopbuddy). The platform itself is a hosted service; the CLI ships compiled on npm as shopbuddy.
Privacy and terms
https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/privacy · https://getshopbuddy.vercel.app/terms
Shop Buddy is an independent service, not affiliated with or endorsed by Shopify.