WooCommerce MCP server: how ShopBrain connects the AI to your store
ShopBrain doesn’t answer “from memory”: it uses its own MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for WooCommerce that connects the AI agent to your store’s real data — products, categories, customers and orders — through the WooCommerce REST API, with credentials dedicated to each store. Unlike Shopify, here the agent can also create and update orders.
How it works
ShopBrain’s WooCommerce MCP server is the bridge between the AI agent and your store’s WooCommerce REST API.
- ShopBrain has its own MCP server for WooCommerce: the AI agent uses it to answer from your store’s real data, not a hand-copied catalog.
- Per-store connection: you connect the credentials (store URL + REST API consumer key/secret) once, and the server uses them per request.
- Every answer is grounded in what the server reads from the store at that moment (grounding/RAG); descriptions are stripped of HTML.
- Beyond reading, the WooCommerce server can take actions: create an order or update its status, right in the conversation.
What it exposes (the tools)
The WooCommerce MCP server gives the agent these tools, mapped onto the WooCommerce REST API.
Search products
Catalog text search by query and category (slug or id).
Product detail
Full product by id: prices, availability, attributes.
List products
Listing with filters and pagination (query, category, page).
Customer info
A customer’s data by id, to personalise the conversation.
List orders
Orders filtered by customer, status or date.
Order detail
Status and contents of an order by id.
Create order
Write operation: create a new order with line items, billing and shipping.
Update order
Write operation: update an existing order, e.g. change its status.
What it is NOT (we say so)
An honest overview includes the limits. Here is what ShopBrain’s WooCommerce MCP server is not.
- It is not a public MCP endpoint: you don’t connect your client (Claude, Cursor) to our server. It powers ShopBrain’s agent.
- The MCP servers are ShopBrain’s own: if you need access or the technical details, get in touch and we’ll discuss it.
- Write operations (create/update order) act on your store: they must be enabled and used with due care.
Frequently asked questions
What is a WooCommerce MCP server?
It’s a component that exposes a WooCommerce store’s data and actions as “tools” to an AI agent via the Model Context Protocol. ShopBrain uses a proprietary one to connect its AI to your store’s real catalog, customers and orders.
Can I connect my MCP client (Claude/Cursor) to ShopBrain’s WooCommerce server?
No: ShopBrain’s MCP servers are internal and power its AI agent. They are not a public endpoint you connect to. If you need dedicated access, contact us and we’ll assess the request.
Can the AI create or update orders on WooCommerce?
Yes: unlike the Shopify side (read-only), the WooCommerce MCP server also exposes write operations to create an order or update its status, right in the conversation.
What credentials does it need?
Your store URL and the WooCommerce REST API keys (consumer key and secret). They are used per request by the MCP server and are not exposed in the conversation.
Connect your AI to your WooCommerce store
Try ShopBrain on your store, or contact us for the technical details on our MCP servers.