Joomshopping Special: JoomShopping MCP server

The JoomShopping MCP (Model Context Protocol) server allows AI assistants such as Claude to interact with JoomShopping websites via the Joomla Web Services API. It provides tools for managing the store using an AI assistant.

Important: This is an alpha version and is intended for testing purposes only.

Features

Retrieve all products
List all categories
List all manufacturers
Create, edit, delete

Requirements

PHP 8.0+
Joomla 4.x, 5.x, 6.x with the Web Services API plugin enabled
JoomShopping 5.9.0+ with the Web Services REST API add-on
API Bearer token for authentication

Installation

Creating a Joomla API Token

Access user profile: Log in to the Joomla administrator panel and go to the “Users” menu, then select “Manage.”
Edit super user: Find and click the super user account (or the required user) to edit the profile.
Generate token: Go to the “Joomla API Tokens” tab, click “Generate,” and copy the displayed token.

Install the server locally

For example, use the folder: H:\joomshopping-mcp

Installing on Claude or other AI assistants

Method 1 — via command (Windows)

claude mcp add --transport stdio joomshopping --env BASE_URL=http://websiteur.. --env API_TOKEN=Joomla-API-Token -- cmd /c php.exe H:/joomshopping-mcp/server.php

Method 2 — directly in the config file

The config file is located at `~/.claude.json` (Claude Code) or `claude_desktop_config.json` (Claude Desktop). Open it and add the following to the `mcpServers` section:

~/.claude.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joomshopping": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "C:\\OSPanel\\modules\\PHP-8.3\\PHP\\php.exe",
      "args": [
        "H:\\joomshopping-mcp\\server.php"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASE_URL": "http://site.com",
        "API_TOKEN": "JOOMLA TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}