Discourse MCP Server

by AshDevFr

Web/Search Discourse Search Node.js API

The Discourse MCP Server is a Node.js server that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable search operations on a Discourse forum. It allows users to search posts using a simple API.

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Discourse MCP Server

Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Discourse search operation.

Features

Search Posts on a Discourse forum using MCP protocol.

API

Tools

search_posts
- Search posts on a Discourse forum
- Input: query (string)
- Returns an array of post objects

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discourse": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e", "DISCOURSE_API_URL=https://try.discourse.org",
        "-e", "DISCOURSE_API_KEY=1234",
        "-e", "DISCOURSE_API_USERNAME=ash",
        "ashdev/discourse-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discourse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ashdev/discourse-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISCOURSE_API_URL": "https://try.discourse.org",
        "DISCOURSE_API_KEY": "1234",
        "DISCOURSE_API_USERNAME": "ash" 
      }
    }
  }
}

Build

Docker build:

docker build -t ashdev/discourse-mcp-server .