# Tobias Lütke (slim)

> Tobias Lütke is co-founder and CEO of Shopify and co-founder and CEO. Shop MCP and Shopify API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CEO, Shopify.

Tobias Lütke co-founded Shopify in 2004 and has been its chief executive since April 2008, after serving as its CTO.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiaslutke/
- X: https://x.com/tobi

## What Tobias builds

- [Shop MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shop-mcp.md), graded B, 66.2/100, in Shopping, returns & refunds. Shop MCP is Shopify's hosted MCP server for shopper-side agents. It searches Shopify's Global Catalog, builds carts and checkouts at the selling store, and with the shopper's Shop sign-in pays with Shop Pay and reads their orders. Co-founder and CEO, Shopify, researched 2026-10-27.
- [Shopify API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shopify.md), graded BB, 77/100, in Commerce & checkout. Hosted commerce platform for online stores. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Daniel Weinand](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniel-weinand/), Co-founder, Shopify
- [Scott Lake](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-lake/), Co-founder, Shopify

## Questions

### Who is Tobias Lütke?

Tobias Lütke co-founded Shopify in 2004 and has been its chief executive since April 2008, after serving as its CTO.

### What does Shopify make?

Anchor Terminal lists Shop MCP and Shopify API + MCP from Shopify.

### How are Tobias's tools graded?

Shop MCP is graded B, 66.2 out of 100; Shopify API + MCP is graded BB, 77 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://shop.dev/
- https://shop.dev/docs
- https://www.shopify.com/investors/board-of-directors
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopify
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Shopify/shop/main/README.md
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiaslutke/
- https://x.com/tobi
- https://www.shopify.com/

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