Tapatalk MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAPATALK_PASSWORD | No | Forum password | |
| TAPATALK_USERNAME | No | Forum username for authenticated access | |
| TAPATALK_FORUM_URL | Yes | Base URL of the forum (no trailing slash) | |
| TAPATALK_READ_ONLY | No | When true, write tools are not registered at all | true |
| TAPATALK_ALLOW_HTTP | No | Must be true to allow non-HTTPS forum URLs | false |
| TAPATALK_CHROME_CDP_URL | No | URL of a headless Chrome instance for Cloudflare-protected forums |
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 |
|---|---|
| tapatalk_get_configA | Get forum configuration, capabilities, and Tapatalk plugin version. Use this to verify connectivity and discover what features the forum supports. |
| tapatalk_get_forumA | List forums and subforums in a tree structure. Returns forum IDs needed for browsing topics. |
| tapatalk_get_board_statsA | Get board-wide statistics: total threads, posts, members, and online visitors. |
| tapatalk_get_topicsA | List topics in a specific forum. Returns topic IDs, titles, authors, reply counts, and short previews. |
| tapatalk_get_latest_topicsA | Get the latest topics across all forums, ordered by date. |
| tapatalk_get_unread_topicsA | Get unread topics for the logged-in user. Requires authentication. |
| tapatalk_get_participated_topicsA | Get topics the logged-in user has participated in (posted or created). Requires authentication. |
| tapatalk_get_threadA | Get posts in a topic thread. Returns post content, authors, timestamps, and attachments. Content is returned as-is from the forum (may contain BBCode or HTML). |
| tapatalk_get_thread_by_unreadA | Jump to the first unread post in a topic. Requires authentication for accurate unread tracking. |
| tapatalk_search_topicsA | Search for topics by keyword. Returns matching topics with titles, authors, and short content previews. |
| tapatalk_search_postsA | Search for individual posts by keyword. Returns matching posts with content previews and their parent topic info. |
| tapatalk_search_advancedB | Advanced search with multiple filters: keywords, user, forum, date range, title-only. More powerful than basic search. |
| tapatalk_get_user_infoA | Get a user's profile information including post count, registration date, last activity, online status, and avatar. |
| tapatalk_get_online_usersA | List users currently online on the forum. |
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 14 tools
Most tools have clearly distinct purposes (config, forum tree, stats, thread content, etc.). The topic-list tools (get_topics, get_latest_topics, get_unread_topics, get_participated_topics) and search tools could cause slight confusion, but descriptions clarify their specific filters.
All tools follow the consistent 'tapatalk_get_' or 'tapatalk_search_' prefix plus noun pattern. The naming is uniform and predictable.
14 tools is well within the ideal range for a forum reader. Each tool covers a distinct aspect of forum browsing, search, and user information, without unnecessary redundancy.
The tool set provides thorough read-only coverage for forum browsing: config, structure, topics, threads, search, user info, and online users. It lacks write operations (e.g., posting/reply), but this appears to be a read-only server by design. Minor gaps like thread participant lists or forum-specific search filters exist but are not critical.