limesurvey-mcp-server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| limesurvey_connection_testA | Verify configuration and connectivity with LimeSurvey: authenticates with the .env credentials and returns the site name and the number of visible surveys. Use it before operating if you're not sure the connection works. |
| list_surveysA | List the user's surveys (id, title, group, dates, whether active). |
| add_surveyA | Create an empty survey with the bare minimum (id, title, language). Returns the new survey ID. |
| import_surveyA | Import a survey from a .lss/.csv/.txt/.lsa file. Returns the new survey ID. Pass |
| copy_surveyA | Copy an existing survey to a new one. Returns the new survey ID. |
| delete_surveyA | Delete a survey by its ID. Irreversible. |
| activate_surveyA | Activate a survey (creates the responses table). Returns the activation result. |
| get_survey_propertiesA | Get properties of a survey (all or only the ones requested). |
| set_survey_propertiesC | Set properties of a survey. |
| get_summaryA | Participation summary for a survey (complete/incomplete responses, token usage...). |
| get_fieldmapB | Get the fieldmap of a survey. |
| list_groupsA | List the question groups of a survey. |
| add_groupA | Add an empty question group. Returns the new group ID. |
| delete_groupB | Delete a group from a survey. Returns the deleted ID. |
| import_groupA | Import a group (.lsg/.csv file) into a survey. Pass |
| get_group_propertiesB | Get properties of a group. |
| set_group_propertiesA | Set properties of a group ('sid' and 'gid' cannot be set). |
| list_questionsA | List questions (and subquestions) of a survey or group. |
| import_question | Import a question (.lsq file) into a group. Pass |
| delete_questionA | Delete a question by its ID. Returns the deleted ID. |
| get_question_propertiesB | Get properties of a question (includes answeroptions, subquestions, attributes...). |
| set_question_propertiesA | Set properties of a question (qid, gid, sid, type, language... cannot be set). |
| add_languageC | Add a language to a survey. |
| delete_language | Remove a language from a survey (the base language cannot be removed). |
| get_language_properties | Get language properties of a survey (title, welcome texts...). |
| set_language_properties | Set language properties of a survey. |
| activate_tokens | Initialize the participants (tokens) table of a survey. |
| list_participants | List participants (tokens) of a survey, with pagination and conditions. |
| add_participants | Add participants (tokens) to a survey. Returns the inserted data with its token. |
| delete_participants | Delete participants from the tokens table. Returns the result per token. |
| get_participant_properties | Get properties of a specific participant. |
| set_participant_properties | Set properties of a specific participant (only one). |
| invite_participants | Send email invitations to participants of a survey. |
| remind_participantsB | Send email reminders to participants of a survey. |
| mail_registered_participantsB | Send registration emails to the registered participants of a survey. |
| cpd_importParticipantsB | Import participants into the central participants database (CPDB). |
| add_responseB | Add a response to a survey. Returns the ID of the inserted response. |
| update_response | Update an existing response in a survey. |
| delete_response | Delete a response by its ID. |
| get_response_ids | Get the response IDs associated with a token. |
| export_responses | Export responses of a survey. Returns base64; use |
| export_responses_by_token | Export the responses of a specific token. Returns base64; use |
| export_statistics | Export survey statistics (pdf/xls/html). Returns base64; use |
| export_timeline | Export the submission timeline (counts per day/hour). |
| get_uploaded_files | Get the files uploaded in responses (by token). |
| upload_file | Upload a file for later use in a response. Pass |
| list_quotasA | List the quotas of a survey. |
| add_quota | Create a quota with the bare minimum. Returns the new quota ID. |
| delete_quota | Delete a quota by its ID. |
| get_quota_properties | Get properties of a quota. |
| set_quota_properties | Set properties of a quota. |
| list_users | List admin users (requires super-admin). |
| list_survey_groups | List a user's survey groups. |
| get_site_settings | Get a global site setting (requires super-admin). |
| get_available_site_settings | List the names of available site settings. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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