Drupal MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude to interact with Drupal 10+ sites via JSON:API. This server allows Claude to query, search, and retrieve content from your Drupal installation.

Features

• Query Content: Search and filter nodes by content type with flexible options

• Get Node Details: Retrieve complete node information including relationships

• List Content Types: Discover all available content types on your site

• Search Across Types: Search for content across all content types by title

Related MCP server: Axolot MCP Server

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm

• TypeScript 5+

• A Drupal 10+ site with JSON:API enabled (enabled by default)

• Valid Drupal credentials (username/password or OAuth token)

Installation

# Clone or create the project directory
mkdir drupal-mcp-server
cd drupal-mcp-server

# Initialize and install dependencies
npm init -y
npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk axios
npm install -D typescript @types/node

Project Structure

drupal-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts          # Main MCP server
│   ├── drupal-client.ts  # Drupal API client
│   └── types.ts          # TypeScript type definitions
├── dist/                 # Compiled JavaScript (generated)
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

Building

# Compile TypeScript
npm run build

# Watch mode (optional)
npm run watch

The compiled JavaScript files will be output to the dist/ directory.

Configuration

For Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drupal": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/drupal-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DRUPAL_BASE_URL": "https://your-drupal-site.com",
        "DRUPAL_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "DRUPAL_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Replace /absolute/path/to/drupal-mcp-server with the actual path on your system. Use pwd in the project directory to get the full path.

For Cline (VS Code)

Add to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "cline.mcpServers": {
    "drupal": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/drupal-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DRUPAL_BASE_URL": "https://your-drupal-site.com",
        "DRUPAL_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "DRUPAL_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

• DRUPAL_BASE_URL (required): Your Drupal site URL

• DRUPAL_USERNAME (optional): Basic auth username

• DRUPAL_PASSWORD (optional): Basic auth password

• DRUPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (optional): OAuth access token (alternative to username/password)

Testing

Manual Server Test

Test the server directly from the command line:

cd /path/to/drupal-mcp-server

DRUPAL_BASE_URL="https://your-site.com" \
DRUPAL_USERNAME="admin" \
DRUPAL_PASSWORD="password" \
node dist/index.js

You should see:

Drupal MCP Server running
Connected to: https://your-site.com

Press Ctrl+C to stop.

Test Connection to Drupal

Verify your Drupal site is accessible:

curl -I https://your-site.com/jsonapi

Should return a 200 OK status.

Testing in Claude Desktop

1. Restart Claude Desktop after updating the configuration

2. Look for the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the interface

3. Click it to see connected MCP servers

4. Start a new conversation and try:

What tools do you have available?

Example Queries

List content types:

List all available content types on my Drupal site

Query content:

Show me 5 published articles

Search content:

Search for content with "tutorial" in the title

Get node details:

Get the full details of node [UUID]

Complex query:

1. List all content types
2. Find 3 articles
3. Show me the complete details of the first article

Available Tools

query_content

Search and filter Drupal content by type.

Parameters:

• contentType (required): Machine name of the content type (e.g., "article", "page")

• limit (optional): Maximum results to return (default: 10)

• title (optional): Filter by title (partial match)

• status (optional): Filter by publication status (true/false)

get_node

Retrieve complete details of a specific node.

Parameters:

• nodeId (required): UUID or numeric ID of the node

• include (optional): Array of related entities to include (e.g., ["field_image", "uid"])

list_content_types

List all available content types on the site.

Parameters: None

search_content

Search across all content types by title.

Parameters:

• searchTerm (required): Text to search for in titles

• limit (optional): Maximum results (default: 10)

Troubleshooting

"Server disconnected" error

1. Check that the server starts manually

2. Verify the path in the configuration is absolute

3. Check Claude Desktop logs:

   # macOS
   tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

SSL Certificate errors (DDEV/local development)

If using self-signed certificates, the server automatically disables certificate verification for local development.

Permission errors

Ensure your Drupal user has permission to access JSON:API endpoints. The "View published content" permission is usually sufficient for read operations.

JSON:API not enabled

JSON:API is enabled by default in Drupal 10+. If you get 404 errors, verify it's enabled at: /admin/modules → Search for "JSON:API"

Development

Adding new tools

1. Define the tool schema in TOOLS array in src/index.ts

2. Implement the handler in the CallToolRequestSchema switch statement

3. Add any new methods to DrupalClient class as needed

4. Rebuild: npm run build

Extending functionality

Potential enhancements:

• Create/update content (POST/PATCH requests)

• Manage taxonomy terms

• Query users

• Execute Views

• Upload media/files

• Manage menus

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.