MCP connector

Vivlab exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector that lets a compatible AI assistant, such as Claude, act directly on your store: find a product, write a product description, create a discount coupon, adjust a shipping rate or review your orders, all from a simple conversation. The assistant never receives your password: it goes through an authorization that you grant yourself and can revoke whenever you want.

Come here when you want to hand repetitive tasks to an AI (updating a batch of prices, translating descriptions, preparing a set of blog articles), query your catalog in plain language, or plug your own tool into your store's data. Everything the assistant does stays limited to your account and mirrors what you could do yourself in the dashboard.

What you need

Just one thing: an assistant or tool that knows how to connect to a remote MCP server. That includes the Claude app (desktop and web), Claude Code, Cursor and most recent MCP clients. You will also need your usual Vivlab credentials to confirm the authorization.

There is no key or token to copy: the connection sets itself up from a single address.

The connection address

The only thing to give your assistant is the connector address:

https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp

From this address, your assistant automatically discovers how to authenticate and opens the Vivlab authorization page in your browser. There is nothing else to enter.

Authorize access

The first time your assistant connects, Vivlab asks for your approval:

1. Enter https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp in your assistant and start the connection.
2. Your browser opens on Vivlab. Sign in to your dashboard if you aren't already.
3. An authorization page shows the connector's name and the access it requests. Review them, then click Authorize to confirm or Cancel to refuse.
4. You return to your assistant: it is now linked to your store.

The authorization stays valid until you revoke it. Your assistant renews it on its own, so you don't have to go through this step again for every conversation.

WARNING

Once connected, the assistant acts on your behalf and can edit your store according to the access you granted. Only authorize tools you trust, and carefully review the actions it suggests before confirming them.

Read-only or editing

The authorization covers two distinct access levels:

• Viewing: the assistant can search and read your catalog (products, pages, blog articles, collections, coupons, orders) but changes nothing.
• Editing: the assistant can additionally create, update and delete items, and upload images or files.

The authorization page shows exactly which access is requested before you confirm. If you want a risk-free connection to review or analyze your data, use an assistant set to view-only; to let it carry out changes, grant editing.

Set up your assistant

The steps depend on the tool you use, but the address to provide is always the same.

Claude (app and web)

Open Claude's settings, the connectors section, then add a custom connector by pasting the address https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp. Claude then opens the Vivlab authorization page described above. Once access is granted, the Vivlab actions become available in your conversations. Adding custom connectors may require a paid plan.

ChatGPT

You can enable MCP servers in ChatGPT if you have a Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise or Education account. Follow the instructions in OpenAI's documentation. Use the following settings when configuring your custom connector:

• The server address is https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp.
• Use "OAuth" as the connection method.

ChatGPT then opens the Vivlab authorization page described above.

Mistral (Vibe / Le Chat)

In Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), open the settings, the connectors section, then add a custom connector by entering a name and the address https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp. Le Chat then opens the Vivlab authorization page described above. Once access is granted, enable the Vivlab connector in a conversation so it can act on your store. Adding custom connectors may require a paid plan.

Claude Code

In a terminal, add the connector with a single command:

claude mcp add --transport http vivlab https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp

Then launch Claude Code and type /mcp to start the authorization: your browser opens on Vivlab to confirm access.

Cursor and other clients

Most MCP clients expect a small configuration file. Declare the Vivlab server as a remote connector:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vivlab": {
      "url": "https://dashboard.vivlab.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

On the first call, the client opens the Vivlab authorization page in your browser. Check your tool's documentation for the exact location of this file.

What the assistant can manage

Once connected, the assistant handles the same data you do from the dashboard. Here is what it can do, area by area.

Area	Available actions
Products	Search, view, create, update and delete a product with its prices
Categories	List, view, create, update and delete a category
Facet filters	List, view, create, update and delete a filter
Discount coupons	Search, view, create, update and delete a coupon
Shipping rates	Search, view, create, update and delete a rate
Pages	Search, view and update a page
Blog	Articles, authors, sections and tags: list, view, create, update and delete
Orders	Search, view and update an order
Subscriptions	Search and view (read-only)
Images and files	Upload an image or file and get its address to use on a listing

Subscriptions always stay view-only. Every create, update and delete action is available only if you granted editing access; otherwise the assistant is limited to viewing.

Full list of tools

Every action the assistant can trigger maps to a "tool" it picks based on your request. The table below lists them all. The Access column shows whether the tool is Viewing (available as soon as you connect) or Editing (available only if you granted that access).

Tool	Description	Access
products_search	Search products	Viewing
products_get	View a product and its prices	Viewing
products_create	Create a product and its prices	Editing
products_update	Update a product and its prices	Editing
products_delete	Delete a product and its prices	Editing
collections_list	List categories	Viewing
collections_get	View a category	Viewing
collections_create	Create a category	Editing
collections_update	Update a category	Editing
collections_delete	Delete a category	Editing
facets_list	List facet filters	Viewing
facets_get	View a facet filter	Viewing
facets_create	Create a facet filter	Editing
facets_update	Update a facet filter	Editing
facets_delete	Delete a facet filter	Editing
coupons_search	Search discount coupons	Viewing
coupons_get	View a discount coupon	Viewing
coupons_create	Create a discount coupon	Editing
coupons_update	Update a discount coupon	Editing
coupons_delete	Delete a discount coupon	Editing
shippings_search	Search shipping rates	Viewing
shippings_get	View a shipping rate	Viewing
shippings_create	Create a shipping rate	Editing
shippings_update	Update a shipping rate	Editing
shippings_delete	Delete a shipping rate	Editing
pages_search	Search pages	Viewing
pages_get	View a page	Viewing
pages_update	Update a page	Editing
blog_articles_search	Search blog articles	Viewing
blog_articles_get	View a blog article	Viewing
blog_articles_create	Create a blog article	Editing
blog_articles_update	Update a blog article	Editing
blog_articles_delete	Delete a blog article	Editing
blog_authors_list	List blog authors	Viewing
blog_authors_get	View a blog author	Viewing
blog_authors_create	Create a blog author	Editing
blog_authors_update	Update a blog author	Editing
blog_authors_delete	Delete a blog author	Editing
blog_categories_list	List blog sections	Viewing
blog_categories_get	View a blog section	Viewing
blog_categories_create	Create a blog section	Editing
blog_categories_update	Update a blog section	Editing
blog_categories_delete	Delete a blog section	Editing
blog_tags_list	List blog tags	Viewing
blog_tags_get	View a blog tag	Viewing
blog_tags_create	Create a blog tag	Editing
blog_tags_update	Update a blog tag	Editing
blog_tags_delete	Delete a blog tag	Editing
invoices_orders_search	Search orders	Viewing
invoices_orders_get	View an order	Viewing
invoices_orders_update	Update an order	Editing
invoices_subscriptions_search	Search subscriptions	Viewing
invoices_subscriptions_get	View a subscription	Viewing
images_upload	Upload an image and get its address	Editing
files_upload	Upload a file and get its address	Editing

Disconnect

To remove access, delete the Vivlab connector from your assistant's settings: it will no longer be able to reach your store. The authorization also expires on its own if it stops being used. As long as the connection exists, it only gives access to your account and nothing else.