> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://codebeans-cb-notifylyst.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Create a token, paste one URL, ask your first question. About five minutes.

The short path. Every option is explained in [Setup](https://codebeans-cb-notifylyst.mintlify.site/mcp/setup/overview.md) if you want the detail —
this page is the fastest route to a working connection.

## Before you start

* Notifylyst installed on your Shopify store.
* A plan that includes **AI MCP Integration**. Without it you can still authorize, but every
  tool call is refused with `MCP_PLAN_DISABLED`.
* Claude (web, desktop or mobile). Other clients work too — see
  [Other AI clients](https://codebeans-cb-notifylyst.mintlify.site/mcp/setup/other-clients.md).

**1. Create a read-only token**

In Notifylyst, open **Settings → Developers → AI connectors (MCP)**. Check the **Connector** card
shows **On**, then press **Create token**:

1. Give it a **Token name** after the client — *"Claude Desktop"*. You will thank yourself in six
   months when deciding what to revoke.
2. Under **What it can do**, choose **Read only**. That grants the nine read tools and none of the
   seven that change anything — the right way to start.
3. Leave **Expires** on **Never expires** unless the access is temporary.
4. **Copy the token now.** It starts with `nl_mcp_` and is shown once, in the banner right after
   creation.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Lost it before copying? You don't need to start over — find the token in **Access tokens** and
> press **Regenerate**. That issues a new secret for the same token, keeping its name, tools and
> expiry, and the old one stops working.

**2. Add the connector in Claude**

**Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector**, and paste your connector URL:

```
https://notifylyst-mcp.cblyst.com/mcp?shop=your-store.myshopify.com
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> Copy the real URL from the **Connector URL** field rather than typing it. Make sure it ends in
> `/mcp` (plus the `?shop=` part the app adds).

Press **Connect**. A browser page opens:

1. **Connect to Notifylyst** — paste the `nl_mcp_` token, press **Continue**.
2. **Authorize access** — check the store and the tools are right, press **Authorize**.

You go straight back to Claude, which now shows the connector as connected.

**3. Ask your first question**

Start a new chat:

```
Give me my Notifylyst shop overview.
```

You should get your store details, plan, active channels and wallet balance back.

Then try the one that usually pays for the setup time:

```
Which products are people waiting for that I already have stock of somewhere?
Tell me which to notify first.
```

That chains your waiting-list demand to a live Shopify inventory lookup — see
[Find restock opportunities](https://codebeans-cb-notifylyst.mintlify.site/mcp/examples/restock-opportunities.md) for what a good answer looks
like.

## Something went wrong?

[Troubleshooting](https://codebeans-cb-notifylyst.mintlify.site/mcp/troubleshooting.md) is a symptom → cause → fix table, and it covers the
errors that look alarming but are working as designed.


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