How do I use AEM Block Collection MCP Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@AEM Block Collection MCP Server list all available AEM blocks" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

AEM Block Collection MCP Server

A minimal MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to AEM block metadata from blocks.json.

What it does

This server exposes a single tool: list_blocks - which reads AEM block information from a blocks.json file and returns structured data about all available blocks.

Related MCP server: MCP Etherscan Server

Installation

npm install

Usage

node index.js

Configuration

The server automatically looks for blocks.json in the current directory or parent directories.

MCP Tool

`list_blocks`

Lists all available AEM blocks with metadata from blocks.json.

Input: None required Output: JSON with block information including names, descriptions, file paths, and file counts.

Dependencies

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk - MCP server implementation
fs-extra - Enhanced file system operations
zod - Schema validation

MCP Configuration

To use this server with an MCP client (like Claude Desktop or Cline), add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aem-block-collection": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["https://github.com/ACSGenUI/mcp-block-collection#main"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Note: Replace https://github.com/ACSGenUI/mcp-block-collection with the actual node module name of the server.