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# BigCommerce MCP Server
A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for BigCommerce REST API integration. This server provides AI assistants with the ability to interact with BigCommerce stores through three powerful tools:
- 🛍️ **Products Management**: Get all products with advanced filtering
- 👥 **Customer Management**: Retrieve and filter customers with comprehensive search options
- 📦 **Order Management**: Access orders with customer-product relationship capabilities
## ✨ Features
- ✅ MCP-compatible server with built-in tool discovery
- ✅ Enhanced filtering capabilities on all endpoints
- ✅ Customer-product association through order history
- ✅ Comprehensive error handling and validation
- ✅ Docker support for production deployment
- ✅ Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cline, and other MCP clients
## 🚦 Getting Started
### ⚙️ Prerequisites
- [Node.js (v18+ required, v20+ recommended)](https://nodejs.org/)
- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) (included with Node)
- BigCommerce store with API credentials
### 📥 Installation & Setup
**1. Clone and install dependencies**
```sh
git clone https://github.com/isaacgounton/bigcommerce-api-mcp.git
cd bigcommerce-api-mcp
npm install
```
**2. Configure your BigCommerce credentials**
Create a `.env` file in the project root:
```env
BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH=your_store_hash_here
BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```
**How to get your BigCommerce credentials:**
1. Go to your BigCommerce admin panel
2. Navigate to **Advanced Settings** > **API Accounts**
3. Create a new API account with the following scopes:
- **Products**: Read-only or Modify
- **Orders**: Read-only or Modify
- **Customers**: Read-only or Modify
4. Copy the **Store Hash** and **Access Token** to your `.env` file
### 🔧 Available Tools
**`get_all_products`**
- Retrieve products from your BigCommerce store
- Parameters: `store_Hash` (required)
**`get_all_customers`**
- Search and filter customers with advanced options
- Parameters: `store_Hash` (required)
- Optional filters: `email`, `name`, `company`, `phone`, `customer_group_id`, `limit`, `page`, `date_created`, `date_modified`
**`get_all_orders`**
- Access orders with customer-product relationship data
- Parameters: `store_Hash` (required)
- Optional filters: `customer_id`, `email`, `status_id`, `min_id`, `max_id`, `limit`, `page`
- ✨ **Special feature**: Filter by `customer_id` to see all products associated with a specific customer
## 🔗 Client Integration
### 💬 Claude Desktop
**Step 1**: Get the absolute paths to node and mcpServer.js:
```sh
which node
# Example output: /usr/bin/node
realpath mcpServer.js
# Example output: /home/user/bigcommerce-api-mcp/mcpServer.js
```
**Step 2**: Open Claude Desktop → **Settings** → **Developer** → **Edit Config** and add:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bigcommerce": {
"command": "/usr/bin/node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/your/mcpServer.js"],
"env": {
"BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH": "your_store_hash_here",
"BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
**Step 3**: Restart Claude Desktop. Look for a green circle next to "bigcommerce" in the MCP section.
### � Cline (VS Code Extension)
**Step 1**: Install the Cline extension in VS Code
**Step 2**: Open VS Code settings and search for "Cline MCP"
**Step 3**: Add your MCP server configuration:
```json
{
"cline.mcp.servers": {
"bigcommerce": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcpServer.js"],
"env": {
"BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH": "your_store_hash_here",
"BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
### 🤖 Other MCP Clients
For any MCP-compatible client, use these connection details:
- **Command**: `node`
- **Args**: `["/path/to/mcpServer.js"]`
- **Environment Variables**:
- `BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH`
- `BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY`
## 🐳 Docker Deployment
### Quick Start
**1. Build the Docker image:**
```sh
docker build -t bigcommerce-mcp .
```
**2. Run with environment variables:**
```sh
docker run -i --rm \
-e BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH=your_store_hash \
-e BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY=your_api_key \
bigcommerce-mcp
```
### Claude Desktop with Docker
Update your Claude Desktop config to use Docker:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bigcommerce": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm",
"-e", "BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH=your_store_hash",
"-e", "BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY=your_api_key",
"bigcommerce-mcp"
]
}
}
}
```
### Docker Compose (Production)
Create a `docker-compose.yml`:
```yaml
version: '3.8'
services:
bigcommerce-mcp:
build: .
environment:
- BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH=${BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH}
- BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY=${BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY}
restart: unless-stopped
```
Then run:
```sh
docker-compose up -d
```
## 🧪 Testing
### Local Testing
Test the server locally to ensure it's working:
```sh
# Test tool discovery
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/list","params":{},"id":1}' | node mcpServer.js
# Test a tool call
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_all_products","arguments":{"store_Hash":"your_store_hash"}},"id":2}' | node mcpServer.js
```
### Postman Integration (Optional)
You can also test with Postman Desktop:
1. Download [Postman Desktop](https://www.postman.com/downloads/)
2. Create a new MCP request with type `STDIO`
3. Set command to: `node /absolute/path/to/mcpServer.js`
4. Test your tools before connecting to AI clients
## 🛠️ Advanced Usage
### Server Modes
**Standard stdio mode (default):**
```sh
node mcpServer.js
```
**HTTP mode with Server-Sent Events:**
```sh
node mcpServer.js --sse
```
**Streamable HTTP mode:**
```sh
node mcpServer.js --streamable-http
```
### Environment Variables
All BigCommerce credentials can be provided via environment variables:
```bash
export BIGCOMMERCE_STORE_HASH="your_store_hash"
export BIGCOMMERCE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
node mcpServer.js
```
## 🔍 Tool Examples
### Find products associated with a customer
```javascript
// Use get_all_orders with customer_id filter
{
"name": "get_all_orders",
"arguments": {
"store_Hash": "your_store_hash",
"customer_id": "3"
}
}
```
### Search customers by email
```javascript
// Use get_all_customers with email filter
{
"name": "get_all_customers",
"arguments": {
"store_Hash": "your_store_hash",
"email": "customer@example.com"
}
}
```
## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
## 📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
## 🆘 Support & Questions
- 🐛 **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/isaacgounton/bigcommerce-api-mcp/issues)
- 💬 **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/isaacgounton/bigcommerce-api-mcp/discussions)
- 📖 **MCP Documentation**: [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)
- 🏪 **BigCommerce API Docs**: [BigCommerce API Reference](https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management)
## 🚀 What's Next?
This MCP server provides a solid foundation for BigCommerce integration. Possible enhancements include:
- Additional BigCommerce API endpoints (categories, brands, etc.)
- Webhook support for real-time updates
- Advanced filtering and search capabilities
- Multi-store support
- Product modification tools (create/update/delete)
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