Bowrd MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWRD_URL | Yes | The URL of your self-hosted Bowrd instance, e.g. https://your-bowrd-domain.com | |
| BOWRD_API_TOKEN | Yes | Your generated Bowrd MCP secret API token used to authenticate with the Bowrd API bridge |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bowrd_list_boardsA | List all boards in Bowrd with their ID, name, slug, description, and pin counts. |
| bowrd_create_boardB | Create a new board in Bowrd for organizing visual bookmarks. |
| bowrd_list_entriesC | List pins/entries from Bowrd, optionally filtered by a specific board ID. |
| bowrd_create_entryB | Create a new pin/entry in Bowrd. Automatically downloads the image to Bowrd storage and attaches it to the specified board. |
| bowrd_get_entryB | Retrieve detailed information about a single pin/entry by its ID or UUID. |
| bowrd_update_entryA | Update an existing pin/entry (edit title, description, content warning, tags, change visibility, or move to another board). |
| bowrd_search_entriesB | Search through your Bowrd pins by matching keywords in title, description, or source URL. |
| bowrd_scrape_images_from_urlC | Scrape a webpage URL to automatically find images, title, and description using Bowrd's image finder service. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 8 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: listing boards vs entries, creating boards vs entries, getting/updating entries, searching, and scraping. No overlapping functionality is apparent.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with the 'bowrd_' prefix (e.g., bowrd_list_boards, bowrd_create_entry). This is predictable and easy to understand.
With 8 tools, the server is well-scoped: it covers essential operations for boards and entries without unnecessary bloat. This is an appropriate size for a bookmarking service.
The surface covers CRUD for entries and creation/listing for boards, plus search and scrape. However, it lacks board update/delete and entry delete, which are minor gaps that agents might need.