Joomla MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARER_TOKEN | Yes | Your Joomla API token | |
| JOOMLA_BASE_URL | Yes | Your Joomla website URL |
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
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_joomla_articlesB | Retrieve all articles from the Joomla website. |
| get_joomla_categoriesB | Retrieve all categories from the Joomla website. |
| create_articleC | Create a new article on the Joomla website. |
| manage_article_stateC | Manage the state of an existing article on the Joomla website (published, unpublished, archived, trashed) |
| move_article_to_trashA | Delete an article by moving to the trashed state on the Joomla website, allowing recovery. |
| update_articleC | Update an existing article on the Joomla website. |
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 6 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes, but there is some overlap between 'manage_article_state' and 'move_article_to_trash' since moving to trash is a specific state change. The descriptions clarify this, but an agent might initially confuse them as both handle article states. Other tools like create, get, and update are clearly differentiated.
The naming is mixed: some tools use verb_noun (e.g., create_article, update_article), while others include 'joomla' prefix (e.g., get_joomla_articles, get_joomla_categories) and one uses a different verb style (manage_article_state). This inconsistency reduces predictability, though the names remain readable and understandable.
With 6 tools, the count is well-scoped for managing articles and categories in a Joomla context. Each tool serves a specific function, and there are no extraneous tools, making it appropriate for the server's purpose without being overwhelming or insufficient.
The tool set covers core CRUD operations for articles (create, get, update, delete via trash) and includes category retrieval, which is essential for Joomla content management. A minor gap exists in lacking direct category management tools (e.g., create or update categories), but agents can still perform basic workflows with the provided tools.