Connect an AI assistant (MCP)
Ask your AI assistant which products Google rejected, and get the answer with real numbers from your store.
Steps
Open MCP Server
In the Avada Product Feed app menu, click MCP Server.
Copy the URL
Click the MCP Server URL field to copy it. Then, under Open your client, click your assistant:
- Claude opens Add custom connector with the name and URL already filled in.
- ChatGPT opens its create connector screen. Paste the URL.
- Gemini and Grok open their apps or connectors page. Add a custom connector and paste the URL.
Using another assistant? Add the URL as an HTTP MCP server in its settings.
Add the connector
Save the connector in your assistant, then click Connect.
Sign in and approve
A login window opens. Enter your .myshopify.com domain and click Continue. Check what the assistant Can view and Can also do, rename it in Connection name if you like, then click Approve.
Ask about your feeds
Start a new chat and ask, for example, "Which of my feeds have disapproved products?" The assistant answers with your store's data. Back on MCP Server, it now shows under Connected agents (click the refresh icon if not).
Terminal agents (Claude Code, Cursor CLI and similar): copy the prompt in Quick connect for terminal agents and paste it into the agent. It adds the server and opens the same login window.
What your assistant can do
The Tools card on MCP Server lists each tool with a Read or Write badge.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
list_feeds | Read | Lists your feeds with channel, country, status, product counts and health |
get_feed | Read | Opens one feed in full |
list_feed_products | Read | Lists a feed's products, filtered by status or a search term |
get_feed_issues | Read | Explains why products are disapproved and how to fix each issue |
get_feed_activity | Read | Shows a feed's recent sync, publish and error activity |
get_shop_settings | Read | Shows connected channels, account, catalog, market and currency |
sync_feed | Write | Rebuilds a feed from your synced products, then publishes it |
publish_feed | Write | Rebuilds the feed file your channel fetches |
refresh_feed_status | Write | Fetches the latest approval status from the channel |
create_feed | Write | Creates a new feed for a channel and country |
Under Permissions, choose Full access - read and write or Read-only - no sync, publish or create, then click Save. It applies to every assistant on your store.
Write actions go live straight away. A sync updates your real Merchant Center or Meta catalog. Want answers only? Choose read-only.
Runs started by an assistant show an AI assistant badge in the feed's Activities tab.
Disconnect
- One assistant: under Connected agents, click Disconnect and confirm.
- Every assistant: click Advanced, then Revoke or Regenerate secret, and confirm.
Also remove the connector in your assistant's own settings.
FAQ
The login window shows an error instead of the approval page
On MCP Server, click Advanced → Generate secret, then connect again.
My assistant asks for a client ID or secret
Paste the Client ID (your .myshopify.com domain). For a secret, click Advanced → Generate secret and copy the Client secret. Treat it like a password: never paste it into a chat.
The assistant answers but won't sync or publish
Your store is set to read-only. In Permissions, choose Full access - read and write and click Save.
The assistant says it has to wait
You hit the hourly limit: 300 look-ups and 20 actions per store. Try again next hour.
Does the assistant change my Shopify products?
No. It works on your feeds only.
Changelog
- September 2026: Open your client opens each assistant's connector screen. Claude arrives with the URL already filled in.