MCP Overview
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets an AI assistant use tools outside the chat. With Urumi's MCP, you can ask Claude, Cursor, or another AI tool questions about your store, and it can look up the answer directly.
How MCP Works
Three pieces work together:
| Piece | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Client | The AI app you type into | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor |
| Server | The service the client connects to | Urumi's MCP endpoint for your store |
| Tool | One action the server offers | "Run a sales report", "Show recent deployments" |
You connect a client to the server once. After that, the AI picks the right tool when your question needs it.
What You Can Do
Once connected, your AI tool can work with your store's data and setup:
| Area | Examples |
|---|---|
| Store data | Orders, revenue, products and customers from WooCommerce |
| Analytics | Ask questions about your store's reporting data |
| WP-CLI | Read-only WordPress commands, such as listing plugins or checking options |
| Performance | Response times, errors and traces for your store |
| Change history | Recent deployments and QA syncs |
| Search Console | Search clicks and impressions, when connected for your store |
| Cloudflare | Cache and security reads, and cache purges, when enabled for your store |
| Connected apps | Approved tools from apps your store has connected, such as HubSpot or Klaviyo. See Connected Apps. |
Which of these you see depends on your role. You only get tools for the things you can already do in the dashboard.
How Access Is Kept Safe
- You sign in with your Urumi account. The first time you connect, your browser opens the Urumi sign-in page. You never paste a password or API key into the AI tool.
- You choose the store. On the consent screen you pick exactly one store. Each connection works with that store only.
- Your permissions apply. The AI tool gets the same access your Urumi account has on that store, and nothing more. If your role changes, the tools you can use change with it.
- One store per connection. To work with two stores, add a connection for each. Each store has its own server name, so they do not collide.
Next step
See Connecting an AI Tool for step-by-step setup.