Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYLOAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging verbosity (options: DEBUG, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL) | INFO |
| PAYLOAD_MCP_PAYLOAD__TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in seconds | 30 |
| PAYLOAD_MCP_PAYLOAD__BASE_URL | No | Base API URL for Payload CMS instance | http://localhost:3000/api |
| PAYLOAD_MCP_PAYLOAD__AUTH_TOKEN | No | Optional JWT token for pre-authenticated access. If omitted, browser login will be used on first need | |
| PAYLOAD_MCP_PAYLOAD__VERIFY_SSL | No | Enable SSL verification (default: false for local dev; set to true for HTTPS production) | false |
| PAYLOAD_MCP_PAYLOAD__BYPASS_PROXY | No | Bypass proxies for localhost | true |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |