DevTo-MCP

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the DEV Community (Forem) API. Manage articles, comments, users, tags, organizations, and more through any MCP-compatible client.

Quick Start

Install in VS Code

Install the DevTo MCP server in VS Code with one click:

Note: After installing, replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual DEV Community API key from dev.to/settings/extensions.

Install in Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devto": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@furkankoykiran/devto-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DEVTO_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install in Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devto": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@furkankoykiran/devto-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DEVTO_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Related MCP server: devto-mvp-server

Features

• 17 tools across 8 domains for comprehensive DEV Community interaction

• Full Forem API V1 support with proper authentication headers

• Robust API client with request timeouts, automatic retries with exponential backoff, and rate-limit awareness

• Written in TypeScript with strict type safety

• Zod input validation on all tool parameters

• Structured error messages with status codes, endpoints, and request IDs

• Zero external HTTP dependencies (uses native fetch)

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher

• DEV Community API Key — Get yours at dev.to/settings/extensions

Installation

Using npx (recommended)

DEVTO_API_KEY=your_key npx -y @furkankoykiran/devto-mcp

Global install

npm install -g @furkankoykiran/devto-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/furkankoykiran/DevTo-MCP.git
cd DevTo-MCP
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Set your DEV Community API key as an environment variable:

export DEVTO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Available Tools

Articles

Comments

Users

Tags

Organizations

Reading List

Followers

Error Handling & Resilience

The API client includes production-grade resilience features:

• Timeouts: All requests have a 30-second timeout via AbortSignal

• Retries: Automatic retry with exponential backoff (1s → 2s → 4s) for transient errors (HTTP 429, 5xx)

• Rate Limiting: Respects Retry-After headers; surfaces x-ratelimit-remaining in error messages

• Structured Errors: ForemApiError includes status code, endpoint, HTTP method, request ID, and rate-limit info

Known Limitations

• Reactions: The toggle_reaction tool is currently disabled due to API 401 Unauthorized errors, likely caused by insufficient scopes on standard API keys. This feature may be re-enabled in a future release if API permissions are clarified.

• Draft Articles: Retrieval of draft articles via get_article_by_id uses a fallback mechanism (searching user's full article list) because the public endpoint does not support drafts. This ensures seamless access for authenticated users.

Environment Variables

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Lint
npm run lint

# Type check
npm run typecheck

# Unit tests
npm test

# Integration tests (requires DEVTO_API_KEY)
DEVTO_API_KEY=your_key npm run test:integration

# Run locally
DEVTO_API_KEY=your_key node dist/index.js

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Security

For security concerns, please see SECURITY.md.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• DEV Community for their excellent API

• Model Context Protocol for the MCP standard

• Forem for the open-source platform