How to Use the WooCommerce Inventory Updater MCP in Claude Code

Run inventory updates headless in CI/CD pipelines using Claude Code’s terminal power.

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Setup WooCommerce Inventory Updater with Claude Code

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Automating Stock Adjustments

Use the `update_woocommerce_inventory` tool to change stock counts from a shell script. This is ideal for cron jobs that run nightly maintenance. Pipe data into Claude Code, and then execute the required command sequence that calls `update_woocommerce_inventory`, ensuring your e-commerce inventory matches external records.

Handling Variation Stock in Scripts

The tool requires three specific pieces of information for variable products: numeric productId, variationId, and the new stockQuantity. Your script must gather all three. This means you'll build a targeted command that feeds the precise parameters into `update_woocommerce_inventory`—no guessing allowed.

Running Inventory Checks Headless

You can set up background jobs to manage inventory. The MCP allows your agent to run checks and then execute updates using `update_woocommerce_inventory`. This means you treat it like any other command-line utility: input data, call the tool, capture the exit code, and move on.

Setup guide

Set up WooCommerce Inventory Updater MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see woocommerce-inventory-updater-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest WooCommerce Inventory Updater transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available WooCommerce Inventory Updater tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http woocommerce-inventory-updater-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the WooCommerce Inventory Updater MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "woocommerce-inventory-updater-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about WooCommerce Inventory Updater MCP in Claude Code

You run it via a single command line interface. You feed the required parameters (productId, quantity) directly into the script that invokes `update_woocommerce_inventory`. It's designed for minimal setup and maximum execution.

Yes. When writing a shell script or Docker command, you must remember the third parameter: variationId. The tool requires this specific ID to correctly update individual product variations.

The server touches three core pieces of information: the numeric productId, the new stockQuantity, and optionally the variationId. This is what your CI/CD pipeline needs to manage.

Definitely. You write the entire update sequence—reading data, formatting it, and calling `update_woocommerce_inventory`—into a script that runs on your schedule.

You need the numeric productId and the new stockQuantity. If the product is part of a variable set, you absolutely must include the variationId in the command line arguments.

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