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MCP overview

An overview of the MCP servers commercetools provides to facilitate AI-driven commerce applications.

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables AI agents to understand and interact with Composable Commerce through a unified interface. commercetools provides two MCP servers for different purposes: Commerce MCP and Developer MCP.
VariantDescriptionUsage restrictions
Commerce MCPProvides AI agents with direct access to Composable Commerce resources such as Carts and Orders. It requires API access to a Project.Non-production use: Up to 1 000 000 invocations.
Production: Requires a valid paid license or subscription.
Developer MCPMakes developer documentation and APIs accessible to IDEs, automation tools, and AI assistants. It can be used without access to a Project.None. Free to use for all users.

Commerce MCP

Commerce MCP is currently under development and may be subject to changes.

commercetools permits non-production use of Commerce MCP for development, evaluation, and testing purposes without charge, provided that the total number of tool invocations does not exceed 1 000 000 invocations.

Any use of Commerce MCP in a production environment or for any other commercial purpose requires a valid paid license or subscription.

Customers intending to move Commerce MCP into production must first secure the appropriate license by contacting their commercetools representative. commercetools will review usage as needed and may restrict, suspend, or terminate access if production use occurs without the required licensing.

Commerce MCP offers the following benefits:
  • Composability: Pluggable, discoverable, and modular components.
  • Interoperability: Complements other protocols, such as Agent-to-Agent (A2A).
  • Security: Enforces scoped access with built-in safeguards for commerce operations.

Commerce MCP is an AI agent interface for managing resources in your Composable Commerce Project.

  • Extensive set of tools for Composable Commerce operations.
  • Deployable in desktop AI applications or autonomous agents.
  • Uses Composable Commerce API client credentials to act securely on behalf of users.

Commerce MCP enables SaaS applications that are prebuilt with Composable Commerce capabilities, supporting AI-powered assistants and autonomous commerce agents.

Developer MCP

Developer MCP exposes developer documentation and API specifications to IDEs, AI agents, and automation tools. It is completely free to use.
  • Public REST APIs for:
    • Semantic documentation search
    • GraphQL schema and OpenAPI Specification (OAS) access
    • Development prompts and contextual help
  • Direct integration with:
    • Cursor
    • GitHub Copilot
    • Visual Studio Code
    • JetBrains IDEs
    • Windsurf
    • Custom-built agents

Developer MCP reduces developer ramp-up time, accelerates delivery, and supports AI-assisted development workflows.