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Voila Groceries MCP

Safe personal Voila grocery automation for search, slots, cart updates, and order history

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Voila MCP

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Voila MCP is a Model Context Protocol server for safe personal Voila grocery automation. It exposes small, auditable tools for product search, category browsing, discounts, delivery slots, cart deltas, and completed order history without exposing checkout or order placement.

Published on npm as @firfi/voila-mcp. The repository also includes @firfi/voila-sdk and @firfi/voila-cli.

Packages

  • packages/voila-sdk: @firfi/voila-sdk, the TypeScript SDK for Voila sessions, search, categories, cart, order history, slots, and checkout-readiness helpers.
  • packages/voila-mcp: @firfi/voila-mcp, a stdio MCP server exposing small auditable tools.
  • packages/voila-cli: @firfi/voila-cli, a user CLI that reuses the MCP operation registry.

The root package is private. Publishable packages live under packages/.

MCP Setup

Voila does not publish a documented third-party customer API. This server uses the same same-origin JSON endpoints as the web app, so authenticated use is session-based. Capture a session interactively with the CLI; do not store a Voila password in MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "voila": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@firfi/voila-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VOILA_AUTH_SESSION_PATH": "/absolute/path/to/session.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

If the session is missing, expired, or guest-only, tool results include authGuidance with the exact CLI login command to run. The MCP server itself does not launch a browser. A login performed while the server is running takes effect on its next tool call, without a restart.

With an explicit VOILA_AUTH_SESSION_PATH and guest mode off, the MCP server also runs a read-only authenticated-session keepalive. Set VOILA_KEEPALIVE=0 to disable it; VOILA_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_SECONDS defaults to 86400 seconds and must be at least 3600. The keepalive never bootstraps a guest and stops as misconfigured if its configured session snapshot disappears.

Tools

  • voila_check_session_health: report active, guest, expired, or retryable session state.
  • voila_get_active_shopping_context: read current region, destination, delivery method, and cart context.
  • voila_get_slot_listings: list delivery slots for an explicit destination and region.
  • voila_reserve_slot: reserve a caller-selected slot only with explicit confirmation flags.
  • voila_search_products: search products for the current session context.
  • voila_get_category_products: fetch products for a Voila category id.
  • voila_get_discounted_products: scan promotions and return meaningful discounted products.
  • voila_get_completed_orders: read completed orders with cursor pagination.
  • voila_get_order_details: read item-level details for one completed order.
  • voila_get_completed_order_items: aggregate previously ordered items across completed orders.
  • voila_get_cart: read active cart totals, limited items, unavailable data, and pricing notices.
  • voila_add_cart_items: add quantity deltas using Voila product UUIDs.
  • voila_remove_cart_items: remove quantity deltas using Voila product UUIDs.

The server does not expose checkout or order-placement tools. Cart mutations use quantity deltas and return server notices for limited, unavailable, and pricing-change cases.

Transports

Stdio is the default for local MCP clients:

npx -y @firfi/voila-mcp

HTTP is available for registry inspection and deployments behind a trusted gateway:

MCP_TRANSPORT=http MCP_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0 PORT=8080 VOILA_GUEST=1 npx -y @firfi/voila-mcp

The HTTP endpoint is /mcp unless MCP_HTTP_PATH is set. VOILA_GUEST=1 forces guest-session behavior for safe introspection environments such as Glama. Do not expose HTTP with a real session file directly to the public internet; put authentication and access control in front of /mcp.

CLI

voila auth login --session ~/.config/voila/session.json
voila auth status --json
voila auth keepalive --interval 86400
voila search "milk"
voila orders list
voila orders details <order-id>
voila orders items --from-date 2026-06-01 --to-date 2026-06-30
voila cart get

The CLI default session path is ~/.config/voila/session.json. Browser login uses a persistent Playwright profile at ~/.cache/voila/browser-profile unless --profile is provided; log in manually and close the browser window to save.

Verification

pnpm check-all
pnpm package:audit

Live endpoint smoke tests remain opt-in. Do not run live cart mutation tests against a real account unless the test cleans up and the caller explicitly asks for it.

Installation

Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:

bash
npx -y @firfi/voila-mcp

Set up in your AI client

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-dearlordylord-voila-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@firfi/voila-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Package

@firfi/voila-mcpnpm

Compatible MCP Clients

Voila Groceries MCP works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

  • Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.
  • Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.
  • VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.
  • Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.
  • Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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