WooCommerce MCP – AST PRO AI Assistant

WooCommerce MCP

The Woo MCP tab (under AI Assistant → Woo MCP in the left sidebar) lets you connect a desktop AI client through WooCommerce’s own native MCP integration instead of the Connection URL. When connected this way, the AI gets access to WooCommerce’s core tools (orders, products, customers) plus all the AST PRO tracking tools — in a single connection.

A WooCommerce API key opens your whole store — orders, products, and customers — because the key belongs to WooCommerce and its scope cannot be narrowed. Treat it like a server password. Store it securely, never share it, and delete it in WooCommerce if it is exposed. If you only need tracking access, use the Connection URL route instead — it is scoped to tracking tools only.

Requires WooCommerce 10.9 or newer with the MCP integration feature switched on. To enable it, go to WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → MCP and turn on Enable WooCommerce MCP.

Set up the connection key

The WooCommerce MCP route authenticates using a WooCommerce REST API key.

1Click Create a key in WooCommerce to open the API key screen (or go to WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → REST API).
2Give the key a name, select a user, and set Permissions. Read/Write is required for add and delete tracking. Read only is sufficient if you only need to look up tracking — choose the minimum permission you need.
3Click Generate API key. Copy both the Consumer Key (ck_…) and Consumer Secret (cs_…) immediately — the secret is shown only once.
4Back on the Woo MCP settings screen, paste the Consumer Key into the ck_ field and the Consumer Secret into the cs_ field, then click Use this key.

Connecting AI clients

Who is connected

The Who is connected table lists every AI client currently using this key. Each row shows Acting as, App, Connected, Last used, and Status. Because a WooCommerce key belongs to one account, every connection acts as that same account.

Individual connections cannot be revoked one at a time — each holds the same key and would simply open a new session on the next request. Use Delete this key to end all access at once. A new key must be created and saved to reconnect.

Forget key vs Delete this key

Action	What it does
Forget key	Removes the key from AST PRO’s settings so the setup steps are hidden. The key itself continues to work in WooCommerce — it is not deleted and can still be used to make API calls. Use this to clean up the UI after switching to a different key.
Delete this key	Ends all active connections using this key immediately. No AI client using this key can make further requests. You must create and save a new key to reconnect.

About this key

Acting as — the WooCommerce account the key belongs to.
Named — the key’s description as set in WooCommerce.
Access — the key’s permission level (Read only or Read and write).
Last used — how long ago this key last made a request.

What this key can do

Everything accessible through WooCommerce MCP — WooCommerce’s own tools, plus the AST PRO tracking tools:

Tool	Type	Description
`woocommerce-orders-get`	Read	Get a single order by ID
`woocommerce-orders-list`	Read	List orders with filters
`woocommerce-orders-create`	Write	Create a new order
`woocommerce-orders-update`	Write	Update an order
`woocommerce-products-get`	Read	Get a single product
`woocommerce-products-list`	Read	List products with filters
`woocommerce-products-create`	Write	Create a new product
`woocommerce-products-update`	Write	Update a product
`woocommerce-products-delete`	Delete	Delete a product
`ast-pro-get-tracking`	Read	Read tracking on an order
`ast-pro-get-orders-missing-tracking`	Read	List unfulfilled orders with no tracking
`ast-pro-get-shipments`	Read	List and count orders that have tracking
`ast-pro-add-tracking`	Write	Add tracking to an order
`ast-pro-delete-tracking`	Delete	Remove a tracking entry from an order

Troubleshooting

Key rejected / 401 error — confirm you pasted the Consumer Key in the ck_ field and the Consumer Secret in the cs_ field, not swapped. Both fields must be filled before clicking Use this key.
Tools absent after restarting Claude Desktop — open the config file and confirm the block was pasted inside the mcpServers object (not outside it). Restart Claude Desktop again after correcting it.
WooCommerce MCP feature not available — requires WooCommerce 10.9 or newer. Update WooCommerce, then go to WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → MCP to enable the feature.