Dev MCP server: Ship Storefronts in Minutes

We’re pleased to announce some updates to our Dev MCP Server beta, which have been designed to deliver much more accurate responses to developers’ coding queries.

Why We Created the Dev MCP Server

Building storefronts is often slowed by boilerplate wiring - endless REST endpoints, configuration, and SDK integration. The Dev MCP Server helps developers use AI to reduce this overhead. It enables IDE agents to scaffold storefront components such as product grids, cart management, and checkout flows by providing relevant, accurate example code, documentation, and sample API calls. Agents alone often lack the specific context required to build accurate implementations, and MCP servers expose them to that needed context.

The focus is on consistency and best practices, with responses curated by Elastic Path engineers so teams don’t have to reinvent patterns. The Dev MCP Server is designed to support building shopper journeys into storefronts and is primarily trained on React and Next.js code examples.

Highlights

1. New Hosted Version

You can now connect the MCP server directly with your agentic IDE or coding assistant. Here is an example of how to connect using Cursor:

Navigate to Settings > Cursor Settings > MCP & Integrations > New MCP Server and add the server config below:

"elastic-path-dev-mcp": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": [
 "-y",
 "mcp-remote@latest",
 "https://storefront-agent.vercel.app/mcp",
 "--header",
 "Authorization:${AUTH_TOKEN}"
 ],
 "env": {
 "AUTH_TOKEN": "your-auth-token-here"
 }
},

Adapt this config for your tool of choice.

While the Dev MCP server is in beta, you’ll need to contact your Elastic Path representative (or email [email protected]) to request an invite and receive your beta key.

2. Improved Coverage

The Dev MCP server now provides targeted docs and code examples across key shopper journey workflows:

Authentication & Security

• Token types, security concepts, and auth flows
• Quick start setup with the Shopper SDK
• Token management and refresh strategies
• Password reset and logout flows

Shopping Cart Management

• Core cart concepts and quick start
• Create cart, add/remove items, update quantities
• Apply promotions
• Persist cart state across sessions

Checkout Process

• Checkout fundamentals and quick start
• Guest and account-based checkout
• Customer ID and account token flows
• Payment integration and post-checkout handling

Product Discovery

• Product browsing
• Product listing pages, product detail pages, including bundles

3. Tighter Responses

These updates reduce friction for developers building storefronts, SDKs, and integrations on top of Elastic Path. With tighter IDE workflows, better orchestration support, and transparent debugging, teams can move faster while keeping implementations consistent with Elastic Path best practices.

Learn more about Elastic Path’s MCP offerings in the docs.