Shopify Dev (official)

90/100

Capped at 90: 1 of 2 real tool calls passed in our test; the tests add up to 100. Why scores are capped

Last tested 2026-11-10 (Fresh: tested within 30 days) Working (tool call tested 2026-11-10) No key needed for the tools we called

No advisories in range for tested 1.17.0 (checked 2026-11-09)

Security review: not tested

Test points add up to 100; the score is capped at 90 because not every real tool call passed. Not a quality or security rating. Why scores are capped

Test points before the cap (100/100)

  • Install20/20
  • Handshake30/30
  • Maintenance25/25
  • Docs15/15
  • License10/10

Tool-call test (2026-11-10, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 1 of 2 real function calls passed in the 2026-11-10 stale retest. Evidence: local test run, Nov 10, 2026.

Transport (tested 2026-10-22): stdio

Tested version: 1.17.0 · tested 2026-10-22

Token cost (estimate): approx. 5527 tokens, cl100k estimate (5 tools, measured 2026-11-11, version 1.18.0). This is an estimate from our testing of the tool names, descriptions and input schemas, counted with cl100k_base.

Permissions: 1 read, 3 write (state-changing), 1 unclassified · Auth: none · Rate limit: unknown · Pricing unit: unknown

Auth: none. Rate limit: unknown. Pricing unit: unknown.

  • feedback — unclassified
  • learn_shopify_api — write (state-changing)
  • search_docs_chunks — read
  • validate — write (state-changing)
  • validate_theme — write (state-changing)

handshake and tools listed without a recorded key or OAuth

Score 90/100 · Tools 5 · Token cost approx. 5,527 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-10 · Version tested 1.18.0 · Package @shopify/dev-mcp · Repo shopify.dev docs

Summary: Shopify Dev (official) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 5 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake
pass
Tools listed
5
Context cost
approx. 5527 tokens, cl100k estimate (5 tools, measured 2026-11-11, version 1.18.0; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost
API key
No key needed for the tools we called
Tested
2026-11-10

Test results

TestResultPointsEvidence
installpass20npm install @shopify/dev-mcp (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 9s.
handshakepass30MCP initialize + tools/list over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 5 tools listed in 6.6s.
maintenancepass25Latest release published 5 days before test.
docspass15README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; mcpServers config example present. Check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package).
licensepass10ISC (OSI-approved).

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 5527 tokens, cl100k estimate for 5 tools · about 67% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): low.

Not tested

Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.

What we tested and what we didn't

Tested on 2026-11-10

  • Install from the registry
  • We connected with no credentials and asked for its tool list: it listed 5 tools (Method details: MCP initialize then tools/list)
  • Maintenance signals (last push, archived/deprecated status)
  • Docs (README length, install and config example)
  • License (OSI-approved or not)
  • Token cost (estimate)

Not tested

  • Security: not audited (no code review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
  • Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
  • Behaviour with real credentials or a real account
  • Performance, rate limits or load
  • Correctness of results beyond the listed tasks

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

Known security issues

Checked on 2026-11-09 for version 1.17.0 against OSV, GitHub advisories. Scope: the package itself; dependencies not scanned.

No published advisories found in OSV and GitHub advisories for @shopify/dev-mcp 1.17.0 as of 2026-11-09. This is not a security audit.

⚠ Check is out of date.

Monthly roundup: MCP security issues, October 2026.

Tool list changes

Unchanged since the previous snapshot (latest 2026-11-11).

Snapshot hash (fingerprint of the tool list)

4ec081b1c5de: SHA-256 of the canonical tool names, descriptions and input schemas. If it changes, the tool list changed.

Feeds: RSS · JSON.

Raw test record (JSON)
{
  "name": "@shopify/dev-mcp",
  "version": "1.18.0",
  "registry": "npm",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-10",
  "tools_count": 5,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": null,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`npm install @shopify/dev-mcp` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 9s."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 5 tools listed in 6.6s."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "pass",
      25,
      "Latest release published 5 days before test."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "pass",
      15,
      "README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "ISC (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

npx -y @shopify/dev-mcp

Pin the version we tested

npx -y @shopify/dev-mcp@1.18.0

tested 2026-11-10. Newer versions may differ and were not tested by us.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shopify/dev-mcp@1.18.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools listed

feedback, learn_shopify_api, search_docs_chunks, validate, validate_theme

Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shopify/dev-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

Setup

  1. Install. Run npm install @shopify/dev-mcp (Node 20). This is the exact command we ran on 2026-11-10.
  2. Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
  3. Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (5 in our test).
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shopify/dev-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Test history

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FAQ

Is Shopify Dev deprecated?

No. @shopify/dev-mcp was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-10.

What replaces Shopify Dev?

Nothing; Shopify Dev (official) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-10.

Does Shopify Dev need an API key?

No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 5 tools.

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