Claude Desktop
Connect Claude Desktop to FluentCart without a Terminal.
What you need
You need Claude Desktop, a WordPress site with FluentCart installed and active, an HTTPS store URL, and a WordPress user allowed to read the FluentCart data you need. No Terminal or separate Node.js installation is required because Claude Desktop extension users do not install Node for its MCPB extension.
Create safe store access
Before creating its Application Password, create or use a dedicated, low-privilege WordPress account for FluentCart. That account's WordPress permissions decide what store data FluentCart MCP can read. Read-only mode prevents MCP writes, but it does not make returned customer or order data private from the selected AI client.
Sign in as that account, open Users → Profile, find Application Passwords, enter a name such
as FluentCart MCP, and select Add New Application Password. Copy it before leaving the page.
An Application Password is different from the normal WordPress login password: use the new value
WordPress displays only for this connection.
Have these three fields ready:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WordPress URL | Your site root, such as https://your-store.com |
| Username | The WordPress login name |
| Application Password | The password WordPress just displayed |
Install the Claude extension
- Download fluentcart-mcp.mcpb.
- In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Extensions → Advanced settings → Install Extension.
- Select
fluentcart-mcp.mcpb. - Enter the WordPress URL, Username, and Application Password. Leave write mode set to disabled, then enable the extension.
The MCPB contains the server JavaScript and its production dependencies, not a Node executable. Claude Desktop supplies that runtime.
Confirm it works
Start a new Claude chat and ask: Show me the FluentCart dashboard stats. Store data is the proof; an attractive status light has never processed an order.
If it does not work
If the extension will not start, use the client-start stage. If it starts but cannot authenticate, check the HTTPS site-root URL, username, and Application Password, then use the credential stage. If it connects but returns no store data, make sure the WordPress user can read the needed FluentCart data and use the store-connection stage.
Optional next steps
Continue with Usage or Advanced configuration.