# Connect Claude to Section Store

> Connect Claude to Section Store from its directory listing or by hand with the server URL, then approve it in Shopify admin.

There are two ways to connect Claude. Click **Claude** on the **Build with AI** line to open our listing in Claude's directory. Or add `https://mcp.section.store/mcp` by hand as a custom connector. Both end with the same approval in Shopify admin.

## Before you start

- Section Store must be installed on your store.
- Claude builds bundles and carts on any plan. Switching them on needs Section Store Plus.

## Connect from Claude's directory

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store**.
2. Find the **Build with AI** line on **Home**, **Bundles** or **Cart Drawer**.
3. Click **Claude**. Section Store's listing in Claude's directory opens in a new tab.
4. Follow Claude's steps to connect. Claude then opens our sign-in page.
5. Finish with the steps under "Approve the connection".

## Connect by hand

Use this if the listing doesn't open, or you prefer to paste the URL.

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store**.
2. On the **Build with AI** line, click **ChatGPT**. The **AI assistants** page opens. It serves every assistant, not only ChatGPT.
3. Click **Copy** next to **Server URL**. You see **URL copied**.
4. In Claude, open **Settings**, then **Connectors**.
5. Click **Add custom connector** and paste the URL.
6. Claude opens our sign-in page. Finish with the steps below.

## Approve the connection

1. The page reads **Connect Claude to Section Store**. Enter **Your store**. Your myshopify address, admin URL or store domain all work.
2. Click **Continue**. Shopify admin opens.
3. Read the list of what Claude can do, then click **Connect Claude**.
4. Claude opens again, connected. You may see **Going back to your assistant…** first.

Stay in the same browser for these steps, and finish within 15 minutes.

## Check it works

Ask Claude: "Show me my Section Store bundles." Claude lists your bundles.

In Section Store, the **Build with AI** line now shows **1 connected · Manage**. Claude is listed under **Connected assistants**.

## If it doesn't work

- **"This sign-in started in another browser":** Claude opened a different browser from the one you approved in. Start again from Claude, and approve in the browser where the sign-in opened.
- **"We couldn't find Section Store on that store":** paste the address from your Shopify admin's browser bar, or install Section Store first.
- **You see no custom connector option in Claude:** check Claude's help pages. We can't change what your Claude plan includes.
- **Claude doesn't use Section Store:** name it in your request, like "Use Section Store to list my carts".

## Related

- [Approve or decline an AI assistant connection](https://section-store.orka.help/a/approve-or-decline-an-ai-assistant-connection)
- [What to ask your AI assistant in Section Store](https://section-store.orka.help/a/what-to-ask-your-ai-assistant-in-section-store)
- [What can an AI assistant do in my store?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/what-can-an-ai-assistant-do-in-my-store)
- [My AI assistant won't connect to Section Store](https://section-store.orka.help/a/my-ai-assistant-wont-connect-to-section-store)
- [Disconnect an AI assistant](https://section-store.orka.help/a/disconnect-an-ai-assistant)
- [AI assistants guide](https://section-store.orka.help/a/support-guide-ai-assistants)
- [Connect Cursor or Claude Code to Section Store](https://section-store.orka.help/a/connect-cursor-or-claude-code)

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