devto-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for managing a Dev.to account from Claude (or any MCP-compatible client): browse articles, read your own drafts/published posts, create and edit articles, and read comments. Uses Dev.to's official Forem API v1 with a personal API key — no OAuth app, no approval process.

The original one-off publish.js CLI script is still here and still works if you just want to publish a single article from the terminal without going through Claude.

Setup

1. Clone the repo and install dependencies:

   git clone https://github.com/AhmadTariq1337/devto-mcp.git
   cd devto-mcp
   npm install

2. Copy .env.example to .env and add your API key (get one from dev.to/settings/extensions):

   cp .env.example .env

3. Register it as an MCP server in your client's config. For Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

   "devto": {
     "command": "node",
     "args": ["/absolute/path/to/devto-mcp/index.js"]
   }

4. Restart Claude Desktop (fully quit from the tray, not just close the window) so it picks up the new server.

Related MCP server: mcp-devto

Tools exposed

Standalone CLI (no Claude needed)

Write an article as markdown in articles/, then:

node publish.js "Your Article Title" articles/your-article.md tag1,tag2,tag3

Saves as a draft by default. Preview at https://dev.to/dashboard, then re-run with --publish added to make it live. (npm run publish-article -- "Title" articles/file.md works the same way.)

Security

• .env holds your real API key and is gitignored — never commit it.

• Drafts are private until explicitly published, so it's safe to experiment freely with devto_create_article.

License

MIT