MCP Server

io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev MCP Server

Name: io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev MCP Server
Author: io.github.umbraco

io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev

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What is the io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev MCP server?

A developer focused model context protocol (MCP) server for Umbraco CMS

How to install io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID
required
secret
Umbraco API user client ID
UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET
required
secret
Umbraco API user client secret
UMBRACO_BASE_URL
required
Base URL of your Umbraco instance
UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS
Comma-separated list of tool collections to include (e.g., document,media,document-type)
UMBRACO_READONLY
Enable readonly mode to disable all write operations (create, update, delete). Only read and query tools remain available.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
        "UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
        "UMBRACO_READONLY": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
        "UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
        "UMBRACO_READONLY": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
        "UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
        "UMBRACO_READONLY": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
        "UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
        "UMBRACO_READONLY": "<YOUR_UMBRACO_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev --env UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID> --env UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET> --env UMBRACO_BASE_URL=<YOUR_UMBRACO_BASE_URL> --env UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS=<YOUR_UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS> --env UMBRACO_READONLY=<YOUR_UMBRACO_READONLY> -- npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev