Cashfin MCP Server

The Cashfin MCP server lets an AI assistant you already use (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and other Model Context Protocol clients) build and edit your Cashfin storefront. You describe what you want in plain language; the assistant uses Cashfin's tools to create pages, design sections, manage content, set your brand colours and publish the result.

https://storefront.cashfin.africa/mcp

Free to use

The MCP server is included with Cashfin Business at no extra cost. Your AI assistant does the work with its own subscription, so connecting it does not use Cashfin AI credits.

What you can do

• Design and build pages: create pages, add ready-made section layouts, edit text, images, buttons and spacing, and restyle whole pages.
• Run your shop: read your business profile and catalogue, scaffold shop pages, set your brand palette, and wire buttons to storefront actions such as add-to-cart.
• Manage content: create and edit CMS collections and items, bind them to pages, and build collection pages.
• Reuse design: work with components, color variables, fonts, layer styles and rich-text styles.
• Go multilingual: add locales and translate your site.
• Publish: review unpublished changes and publish them when you ask.

See the tools reference for all 130 tools.

How it works

 Your AI assistant ──(MCP over HTTPS)──▶ storefront.cashfin.africa/mcp
        │                                        │
        │  1. "Connect"                          │  every request runs inside
        ▼                                        │  the business you picked
 accounts.cashfin.africa  ──▶  pick a business ──┘
 (log in)                       ──▶ approve access

1. You add the server URL to your assistant and start the connection.
2. Your browser opens Cashfin. You log in at accounts.cashfin.africa if you are not already signed in.
3. You pick the business whose storefront the assistant may work on. See Choosing your business.
4. You approve the connection. The assistant receives a token for that business only.
5. Every tool call runs against that business's storefront. Changes are saved as drafts until they are published.

Requirements

Requirement	Why
A Cashfin Business account	You sign in with it during the connection.
Admin or Manager role on the business	Only people who can open the storefront builder can connect an assistant to it.
The new storefront switched on for the business	The MCP server works on the new storefront builder. Turn it on in business settings.
An MCP client that supports remote (HTTP) servers	See Connect your AI assistant for supported clients.

Key concepts

Concept	Meaning
Connection	One assistant, signed in as you, for one business. You can have several connections, for example Claude Desktop and Cursor, or one per business.
Drafts	Every change is a draft until it is published. Editing is safe to do freely; only publish changes your live site. See Publishing.
Synced catalogue	Products, categories, brands and related collections come from your Cashfin catalogue and are read-only through MCP. See Shop & catalogue.
Tool hints	Every tool declares whether it only reads, writes drafts, or is destructive (deletes or publishes), so your assistant can ask before risky actions.

Next steps

• Quickstart: connect Claude in two minutes.
• Connect your AI assistant: setup for every supported client.
• Authentication: OAuth, URL tokens and token lifetimes.
• Example prompts: ideas to get started.