Add the WooCommerce MCP server to Claude Desktop

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run WooCommerce in Claude Desktop — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed.
WP_API_URL — Your store's WooCommerce MCP endpoint, e.g. https://yourstore.com/wp-json/woocommerce/mcp.
CUSTOM_HEADERS — JSON object carrying the auth header, e.g. {"X-MCP-API-Key": "CONSUMER_KEY:CONSUMER_SECRET"} using WooCommerce REST API keys.

Setup

1. Open `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

On Windows the file lives at %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "woocommerce": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WP_API_URL": "<WP_API_URL>",
        "CUSTOM_HEADERS": "<CUSTOM_HEADERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop and confirm the WooCommerce tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from an "mcpServers" object, but the config file is stdio-only: it cannot dial a remote URL directly. To reach a remote server you bridge it locally by running "npx mcp-remote <url>" as the command. Native remote Connectors exist on paid plans, but not through this config file, so the bridge is the portable path.

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