Enables searching posts on a Discourse forum using a query string, returning an array of post objects that match the search criteria.
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.
Related MCP server: Elasticsearch Semantic Search MCP Server
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 .