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            <h1>Payload CMS MCP Server</h1>
            <p>Enhance your <a href="https://payloadcms.com" target="_blank" style="color: var(--light-text); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;">Payload CMS</a> development experience with natural language commands. Build, deploy, and manage your content infrastructure through conversational AI.</p>
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                <a href="#setup" class="btn">Get Started</a>
                <a href="https://github.com/Matmax-Worldwide/payloadcmsmcp" class="btn btn-outline" target="_blank">View on GitHub</a>
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            <h2>Features</h2>
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                    <div class="feature-icon">✅</div>
                    <h3>Payload CMS Project Management</h3>
                    <p>Create, configure, and manage your Payload CMS projects with simple natural language commands.</p>
                </div>
                <div class="feature-card">
                    <div class="feature-icon">🚀</div>
                    <h3>Content Modeling</h3>
                    <p>Define collections, fields, and relationships for your Payload CMS content models through conversation.</p>
                </div>
                <div class="feature-card">
                    <div class="feature-icon">🔄</div>
                    <h3>Deployment Automation</h3>
                    <p>Automate Payload CMS deployments, monitor status, and troubleshoot issues with AI assistance.</p>
                </div>
                <div class="feature-card">
                    <div class="feature-icon">🔑</div>
                    <h3>Authentication & Access Control</h3>
                    <p>Configure users, roles, and permissions for your Payload CMS projects with natural language.</p>
                </div>
                <div class="feature-card">
                    <div class="feature-icon">🌐</div>
                    <h3>API & Integration Management</h3>
                    <p>Set up and manage Payload CMS APIs, webhooks, and third-party integrations effortlessly.</p>
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                <div class="feature-card">
                    <div class="feature-icon">💾</div>
                    <h3>Database & Media Management</h3>
                    <p>Configure databases, media storage, and backups for your Payload CMS projects with ease.</p>
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            <h2>Available Tools</h2>
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                    <h3><i class="fas fa-project-diagram"></i> Project Tools</h3>
                    <p>Manage your Railway projects with these tools:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li><code>project-list</code> - List all projects</li>
                        <li><code>project-info</code> - Get project details</li>
                        <li><code>project-create</code> - Create a new project</li>
                        <li><code>project-delete</code> - Delete a project</li>
                        <li><code>project-environments</code> - List environments</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="tool-card">
                    <h3><i class="fas fa-server"></i> Service Tools</h3>
                    <p>Deploy and manage services:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li><code>service-list</code> - List all services</li>
                        <li><code>service-info</code> - Get service details</li>
                        <li><code>service-create-from-repo</code> - Create from GitHub</li>
                        <li><code>service-create-from-image</code> - Create from Docker</li>
                        <li><code>service-delete</code> - Delete a service</li>
                        <li><code>service-restart</code> - Restart a service</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="tool-card">
                    <h3><i class="fas fa-rocket"></i> Deployment Tools</h3>
                    <p>Manage your deployments:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li><code>deployment-list</code> - List deployments</li>
                        <li><code>deployment-trigger</code> - Trigger a deployment</li>
                        <li><code>deployment-logs</code> - View deployment logs</li>
                        <li><code>deployment-health-check</code> - Check status</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="tool-card">
                    <h3><i class="fas fa-key"></i> Variable Tools</h3>
                    <p>Manage environment variables:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li><code>variable-list</code> - List variables</li>
                        <li><code>variable-set</code> - Create/update variables</li>
                        <li><code>variable-delete</code> - Delete variables</li>
                        <li><code>variable-bulk-set</code> - Bulk update variables</li>
                        <li><code>variable-copy</code> - Copy between environments</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="tool-card">
                    <h3><i class="fas fa-database"></i> Database Tools</h3>
                    <p>Deploy and manage databases:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li><code>database-list-types</code> - List available types</li>
                        <li><code>database-deploy</code> - Deploy a new database</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="tool-card">
                    <h3><i class="fas fa-network-wired"></i> Network Tools</h3>
                    <p>Configure networking:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li><code>domain-list</code> - List domains</li>
                        <li><code>domain-create</code> - Create a domain</li>
                        <li><code>tcp-proxy-list</code> - List TCP proxies</li>
                        <li><code>tcp-proxy-create</code> - Create a TCP proxy</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </section>

    <section class="setup" id="setup">
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            <h2>Getting Started</h2>
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                    <h3><span class="step-number">1</span> Prerequisites</h3>
                    <p>Before you begin, make sure you have:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li>Node.js 18+ (for built-in fetch API support)</li>
                        <li>An active Railway account</li>
                        <li>A Railway API token (create one at <a href="https://railway.app/account/tokens" target="_blank">https://railway.app/account/tokens</a>)</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="step">
                    <h3><span class="step-number">2</span> Installation</h3>
                    <p>Install the Railway MCP server globally:</p>
                    <code>npm install -g @jasontanswe/railway-mcp</code>
                    <p>Or use it directly with npx:</p>
                    <code>npx -y @jasontanswe/railway-mcp YOUR_RAILWAY_API_TOKEN</code>
                </div>
                <div class="step">
                    <h3><span class="step-number">3</span> Configure Cursor</h3>
                    <p>To use with Cursor IDE:</p>
                    <ol>
                        <li>Open Cursor Settings</li>
                        <li>Go to MCP Servers section</li>
                        <li>Add a new MCP server</li>
                        <li>Name it "Railway MCP"</li>
                        <li>Set Transport Type to "Command"</li>
                        <li>Set Command to: <code>railway-mcp YOUR_RAILWAY_API_TOKEN</code></li>
                        <li>Save the configuration</li>
                    </ol>
                </div>
                <div class="step">
                    <h3><span class="step-number">4</span> Configure Claude for Desktop</h3>
                    <p>To use with Claude for Desktop:</p>
                    <ol>
                        <li>Edit your Claude for Desktop config file:
                            <ul>
                                <li>macOS: <code>~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json</code></li>
                                <li>Windows: <code>%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json</code></li>
                            </ul>
                        </li>
                        <li>Add this configuration:
                            <code>
"mcpServers": {
  "railway": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@jasontanswe/railway-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "RAILWAY_API_TOKEN": "your-railway-api-token-here"
    }
  }
}
                            </code>
                        </li>
                        <li>Restart Claude for Desktop</li>
                    </ol>
                </div>
                <div class="step">
                    <h3><span class="step-number">5</span> Start Using</h3>
                    <p>Once configured, you can use natural language to manage your Payload CMS projects:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li>"Create a new Payload CMS project with MongoDB"</li>
                        <li>"Set up a blog collection with title, content, and author fields"</li>
                        <li>"Configure authentication with email and password"</li>
                        <li>"Deploy my Payload CMS project to Railway"</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
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