A developer focused model context protocol (MCP) server for Umbraco CMS
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add umbraco-cms-mcp-dev -e UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID=<UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID> -e UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET=<UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET> -e UMBRACO_BASE_URL=<UMBRACO_BASE_URL> -e UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS=<UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS> -e UMBRACO_READONLY=<UMBRACO_READONLY> -- npx -y @umbraco-cms/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@umbraco-cms/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
"UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
"UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
"UMBRACO_READONLY": "<UMBRACO_READONLY>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@umbraco-cms/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
"UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
"UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
"UMBRACO_READONLY": "<UMBRACO_READONLY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@umbraco-cms/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "<UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID>",
"UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "<UMBRACO_BASE_URL>",
"UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS": "<UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONS>",
"UMBRACO_READONLY": "<UMBRACO_READONLY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
UMBRACO_CLIENT_IDRequired, secret | Umbraco API user client ID |
UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRETRequired, secret | Umbraco API user client secret |
UMBRACO_BASE_URLRequired | Base URL of your Umbraco instance |
UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONSOptional | Comma-separated list of tool collections to include (e.g., document,media,document-type) |
UMBRACO_READONLYOptional | Enable readonly mode to disable all write operations (create, update, delete). Only read and query tools remain available. |
Details
| Package | @umbraco-cms/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev |
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