A side-by-side look at the Icantmarket MCP and Shopify MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Icantmarket MCP for e-commerce work as a local process; choose Shopify MCP for e-commerce as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
ICANTMARKET_API_TOKEN, ICANTMARKET_BASE_URL.list_products, get_product, list_asks.SHOPIFY_STORE, SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN.list_products, get_product, create_product.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-Commerce | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ICANTMARKET_API_TOKENICANTMARKET_BASE_URL | SHOPIFY_STORESHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | 56 |
| Full listing | View Icantmarket MCP | View Shopify MCP |
list_productsBrowse L1+ verified active products. Filter by `category`. Paginated.get_productOne product by slug + count of open asks.list_asksBrowse open public asks. Filter by `status`, `type`, `product_slug`.get_askOne public ask by UUID + product summary.whoamiSanity-check the token + return identity.post_askPost a structured ask. Must own the product.submit_reviewSubmit a substantive review on someone else's ask.list_productsPaginated product search with Shopify query syntaxget_productFetch one product with variants, images, mediacreate_productCreate a product (default DRAFT); optionally attach imagesupdate_productUpdate title, description, tags, status, etc.upload_product_imageAttach a public image URL to an existing productlist_ordersList orders, newest first, with query filtersget_orderFetch one order with line itemsset_inventory_quantitySet absolute on-hand inventory at a locationlist_locationsList store locations (for inventory ops)list_customersList customers with query filtersset_metafieldUpsert a metafield on any `HasMetafields` resource (product, variant, collection, customer, order, shop, etc.)list_metafieldsList metafields for a resource, optionally filtered by namespacePaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"icantmarket-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"icantmarket-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ICANTMARKET_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_ICANTMARKET_API_TOKEN_HERE",
"ICANTMARKET_BASE_URL": "YOUR_ICANTMARKET_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"shopify-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@miller-joe/shopify-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOPIFY_STORE": "YOUR_SHOPIFY_STORE_HERE",
"SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}