Zulip MCP Server

get-messages

Retrieve multiple messages from Zulip workspaces with filtering, pagination, and search. Use this tool to browse conversations, locate specific content, or access message history efficiently.

Instructions

📋 BULK RETRIEVAL: Get multiple messages with filtering, pagination, and search. Use this to browse conversations, search for content, or get message history. Returns array of messages with basic details.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`anchor`	No	Starting point: message ID, 'newest', 'oldest', or 'first_unread'
`message_id`	No	Get specific message by ID instead of using anchor/num parameters
`narrow`	No	Filters: [['stream', 'channel-name'], ['topic', 'topic-name'], ['sender', 'email'], ['search', 'query']]
`num_after`	No	Number of messages after anchor (max 1000)
`num_before`	No	Number of messages before anchor (max 1000)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "anchor": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "enum": [
            "newest",
            "oldest",
            "first_unread"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Starting point: message ID, 'newest', 'oldest', or 'first_unread'"
    },
    "message_id": {
      "description": "Get specific message by ID instead of using anchor/num parameters",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "narrow": {
      "description": "Filters: [['stream', 'channel-name'], ['topic', 'topic-name'], ['sender', 'email'], ['search', 'query']]",
      "items": {
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": "array"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "num_after": {
      "description": "Number of messages after anchor (max 1000)",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "type": "number"
    },
    "num_before": {
      "description": "Number of messages before anchor (max 1000)",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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