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Provides AI-powered content management for Strapi CMS, including tools for CRUD operations on content types, media management, publication lifecycle, internationalization, search, and bulk actions.

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strapi-mcp

by alex2zimmermann-ux

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Python

Remote

Strapi MCP Server

AI-powered content management for Strapi CMS via Model Context Protocol.

PyPI version License: MIT Python 3.11+

Features

Connect any MCP-compatible AI assistant (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to your Strapi CMS. Manage content, media, locales, and more through natural language.

20 Tools across 8 categories

Category	Tools	Description
Schema (3)	`list_content_types`, `get_content_type_schema`, `get_components`	Discover and inspect content models
Content (5)	`list_entries`, `get_entry`, `create_entry`, `update_entry`, `delete_entry`	Full CRUD for any content type
Media (3)	`upload_media`, `list_media`, `delete_media`	Upload, browse, and manage media library
Publish (3)	`publish_entry`, `unpublish_entry`, `discard_draft`	Control publication lifecycle
i18n (2)	`list_locales`, `get_localized_entry`	Internationalization support
Search (2)	`search_entries`, `count_entries`	Full-text search and counting
Bulk (1)	`bulk_action`	Batch create, update, or delete
System (1)	`get_strapi_info`	Server info and version detection

Additional MCP capabilities

3 Prompts: manage_content, content_migration, setup_guide -- guided workflows for common tasks
1 Resource: strapi://help -- comprehensive usage guide with examples

Related MCP server: Strapi MCP Server

Quick Start

Install the server:
```
pip install strapi-mcp
```

Configure your Strapi connection:

export STRAPI_BASE_URL="http://localhost:1337"
export STRAPI_API_TOKEN="your-strapi-api-token"

Connect from your MCP client (see Client Configuration below).

Installation

Using pip

pip install strapi-mcp

Using uvx (no install required)

uvx strapi-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/alexzimmermann/strapi-mcp.git
cd strapi-mcp
pip install -e .

Configuration

All settings are configured via environment variables with the STRAPI_ prefix:

Variable	Default	Description
`STRAPI_BASE_URL`	`http://localhost:1337`	URL of your Strapi instance
`STRAPI_API_TOKEN`	(empty)	API token for authentication. Create in Strapi Admin > Settings > API Tokens.
`STRAPI_API_VERSION`	`auto`	Strapi version: `auto`, `v4`, or `v5`
`STRAPI_TIMEOUT`	`30`	HTTP request timeout in seconds
`STRAPI_MAX_PAGE_SIZE`	`100`	Maximum entries per page (1-100)

You can also place these in a .env file in your working directory.

Creating a Strapi API Token

Open your Strapi Admin panel (e.g., http://localhost:1337/admin)
Navigate to Settings > API Tokens
Click Create new API Token
Set Token type to Full Access (or customize permissions)
Copy the generated token and set it as STRAPI_API_TOKEN

Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["strapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "STRAPI_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:1337",
        "STRAPI_API_TOKEN": "your-strapi-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["strapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "STRAPI_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:1337",
        "STRAPI_API_TOKEN": "your-strapi-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Smithery

This server is available on Smithery. Install directly from the Smithery registry or configure manually using the smithery.yaml included in this repository.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`list_content_types`	List all available content types in the Strapi instance
`get_content_type_schema`	Get the full field schema for a specific content type
`get_components`	List all reusable components and their schemas
`list_entries`	List entries with filtering, sorting, pagination, and population
`get_entry`	Get a single entry by ID (or documentId in v5)
`create_entry`	Create a new content entry with field data
`update_entry`	Update an existing entry by ID
`delete_entry`	Delete an entry by ID
`upload_media`	Upload a file to the media library (URL or base64)
`list_media`	Browse the media library with pagination
`delete_media`	Delete a file from the media library
`publish_entry`	Publish a draft entry to make it publicly available
`unpublish_entry`	Revert a published entry to draft status
`discard_draft`	Discard unsaved draft changes (Strapi v5 only)
`list_locales`	List all configured locales for i18n
`get_localized_entry`	Get an entry in a specific locale
`search_entries`	Full-text search across entries of a content type
`count_entries`	Count entries matching optional filter criteria
`bulk_action`	Perform bulk create, update, or delete operations
`get_strapi_info`	Get Strapi server info, version, and connection status

Strapi Version Support

This server supports both Strapi v4 and Strapi v5 with automatic version detection.

Auto-detection

When STRAPI_API_VERSION is set to auto (the default), the server detects your Strapi version at startup by:

Fetching a content type entry and inspecting its response format
Checking the admin information endpoint for a version string
Defaulting to v5 if detection is inconclusive

Key differences handled automatically

Feature	Strapi v4	Strapi v5
Entry format	Nested `data.attributes`	Flat with `documentId`
Entry identifier	Numeric `id`	String `documentId`
Publication status	`publicationState=live\|preview`	`status=published\|draft`
Draft discard	Not available	`discard_draft` tool

You can force a specific version by setting STRAPI_API_VERSION=v4 or STRAPI_API_VERSION=v5.

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/alexzimmermann/strapi-mcp.git
cd strapi-mcp
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running tests

pytest

Running with coverage

pytest --cov=strapi_mcp --cov-report=term-missing

Code style

ruff check .
ruff format .

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Install Server

license - permissive license

quality

maintenance

How are these scores calculated?

Maintenance

–Maintainers

–Response time

–Release cycle

–Releases (12mo)

Commit activity

Resources

GitHub Repository

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