Read batches and assignments; create, update and assign batches in Freshly Inventory. For Shopify merchants who track inventory batches, lot numbers and expiry dates with Freshly. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"freshly-inventory": {
"url": "https://freshly-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"freshly-inventory": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://freshly-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
List the inventory batches of a variant or location with their expiry dates. Open one batch by its id to read its quantity and details.
freshly_list_inventory_batches freshly_get_inventory_batch
List the batches assigned to one order line item, with the quantities and assignment ids. Open each batch to read its details.
freshly_list_batch_assignments freshly_get_inventory_batch
Create a batch of one variant at one location, with its expiry date. Turn on Shopify sync only when the Shopify stock level must change too.
Changes data · freshly_create_inventory_batch freshly_list_inventory_batches
Assign a quantity of one batch to an order line, so Freshly tracks which lot shipped. Remove a wrong assignment by its id.
Changes data · freshly_assign_batch_to_line_item freshly_remove_batch_assignment freshly_list_batch_assignments
The login page asks for your Freshly API key.
Create the key in Freshly → Preferences → API keys (Freshly shows it only once). API access is in beta: ask Freshly to turn it on for your store. It needs a paid Freshly plan. Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Freshly API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Turn on the Freshly Inventory connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
freshly_get_shop | read | Get Freshly shop Return the Shopify store this API key belongs to (store name and shopify_domain). Good first call to confirm the key works. Freshly API: GET /api/shopify/shop. |
freshly_list_inventory_batches | read | List inventory batches List inventory batches (lot tracking) with quantity, received and expiry dates and metadata. Filter by Shopify location or variant, or search by batch name, number, barcode or invoice. Freshly API: GET /api/shopify/inventory_batches. |
freshly_get_inventory_batch | read | Get inventory batch Return one inventory batch by its Freshly id. Freshly API: GET /api/shopify/inventory_batches/:id. |
freshly_list_batch_assignments | read | List batch assignments for an order line List the inventory batches assigned to one Shopify order line item (batch, quantity, assignment id). Freshly API: GET /api/shopify/inventory_batch_order_items. |
freshly_create_inventory_batch | write | Create inventory batch Create a new inventory batch of one product variant at one Shopify location. Set enable_shopify_sync true only when the Shopify stock level must change too. Freshly API: POST /api/shopify/inventory_batches. |
freshly_update_inventory_batch | write | Update inventory batch Change fields of one inventory batch (quantity, location, variant, dates or text). Only the fields you pass change. Set enable_shopify_sync true only when the Shopify stock level must change too. Freshly API: PUT /api/shopify/inventory_batches/:id. |
freshly_assign_batch_to_line_item | write | Assign batch to order line Assign a quantity of one inventory batch to one Shopify order line item, so Freshly tracks which lot shipped. Freshly API: POST /api/shopify/inventory_batch_order_items. |
freshly_remove_batch_assignment | write | Remove batch assignment from order line Remove one batch assignment from an order line item (the assignment id comes from freshly_list_batch_assignments). Freshly API: DELETE /api/shopify/inventory_batch_order_items/:id. |
freshly_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
freshly_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Freshly Inventory tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
freshly_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Freshly Inventory (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $39/month or $390/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
freshly_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Freshly Inventory Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run freshly_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Freshly Inventory server only. Subscribe with freshly_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with freshly_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running freshly_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Find batches that expire soon. Trace the batches on an order line. Record a new batch from a delivery. Assign batch quantity to an order line. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Freshly Inventory. The server calls the Freshly Inventory API with your own Freshly Inventory access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Freshly API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Freshly API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Freshly Inventory API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Freshly Inventory.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 8 Freshly Inventory tools can create or change data. The other 4 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Freshly Inventory server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run freshly_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run freshly_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run freshly_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with freshly_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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