MCP Medium Server

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TypeScript Node.js Medium

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to publish posts to Medium.

Features

Publish Posts: Create and publish articles to Medium
Draft Support: Publish as draft, unlisted, or public
Tag Management: Add tags to your posts
Canonical URLs: Set canonical URLs for SEO
Follower Notifications: Optionally notify followers when publishing

Installation

Via npx (Recommended)

npx mcp-medium

Local Development

git clone <repository-url>
cd mcp-medium
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm start

Setup

1. Get Medium API Token

Go to Medium Settings
Scroll down to "Integration tokens"
Generate a new token
Copy the token for use in your environment

2. Set Environment Variable

export MEDIUM_TOKEN="your_medium_token_here"

3. Configure MCP Client

Add this server to your MCP client configuration:

Claude Desktop (config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-medium"],
      "env": {
        "MEDIUM_TOKEN": "your_medium_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients:

npx mcp-medium

Usage

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant to publish posts to Medium:

"Please publish this article to Medium as a draft with the tags 'programming' and 'typescript'"

"Publish this post to Medium publicly and notify my followers"

Available Parameters

title (required): The post title
content (required): The post content (HTML format)
tags (optional): Array of tags for the post
canonicalUrl (optional): Canonical URL for SEO
publishStatus (optional): "draft", "unlisted", or "public" (default: "draft")

Example

// The AI assistant can call this tool:
publishPost({
  title: "My First MCP Post",
  content: "<h1>Hello World</h1><p>This is my first post via MCP!</p>",
  tags: ["mcp", "automation"],
  publishStatus: "draft"
})

Development

Build

pnpm build

Development Mode

pnpm dev

Lint

pnpm lint
pnpm fix

Requirements

Node.js 18+
Medium account with API access
Valid Medium integration token

License

MIT

Author

Jay Simons

Website: https://yaa.bz

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please file an issue on the repository.

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The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Enables AI assistants to publish posts to Medium with support for drafts, tags, canonical URLs, and follower notifications. Supports various publishing statuses and SEO optimization features.

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