> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.yedric.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.yedric.ai/shopify/capabilities/custom-actions.md).

# Custom actions

Connect your own API, MCP server or OpenAPI spec so the Yedric assistant can act in your systems, set up in the Yedric dashboard.

Custom actions let your assistant take actions in your own systems: connect your own API, an MCP server, or an OpenAPI spec. They involve URLs and credentials and a full editor, so they are set up in the Yedric dashboard rather than in the Shopify app.

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## Opening the dashboard

On the **Capabilities** page, under **Better with friends**, the **Custom actions** card has **Open the dashboard**. It opens the assistant's **Actions** page in the Yedric dashboard in a new tab, already signed in. Only the store owner or an admin can open it.

![Screenshot of the "Better with friends" section of the Yedric Capabilities page (Apps > Yedric > Capabilities), showing the Custom actions card with its code icon, the text "Connect your own API, an MCP server or an OpenAPI spec so your assistant can take actions in it." and the "Open the dashboard" button, focused on the "Open the dashboard" button](https://docs.yedric.ai/assets/2026-10-23-shopify-capabilities-custom-actions-dashboard-button.png)

From there, follow [Actions](https://docs.yedric.ai/going-further/actions/) to add a custom server. Your developer may also find [MCP Server](https://docs.yedric.ai/developers/mcp-server/) and [Custom Apps](https://docs.yedric.ai/developers/custom-apps/) useful.