Dev.to MCP Server

A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the dev.to public API without requiring authentication.

Features

This MCP server provides access to the following dev.to public API endpoints:

• get_articles - Get articles from dev.to with optional filters (username, tag, state, pagination)

• get_article - Get a specific article by ID or path

• get_user - Get user information by ID or username

• get_tags - Get popular tags from dev.to

• get_comments - Get comments for a specific article

• search_articles - Search articles using query parameters

Related MCP server: NFTGo MCP Server

Installation

Using npm

If you want to install and build from source using npm:

Usage

The server runs as a remote HTTP server on port 3000 (or the PORT environment variable) and can be used with any MCP-compatible client.

The server will be available at http://localhost:3000 for MCP connections.

Development

Docker

Using Pre-built Image

Pull and run the pre-built Docker image:

Once it's up, check health status via:

The server will be available at http://localhost:3000/mcp for MCP connections.

Building from Source

Build and run the MCP server using Docker:

Docker Compose

Using the pre-built image with Docker Compose:

For development with a local build, you can also use Docker Compose:

API Endpoints

All endpoints use the public dev.to API (https://dev.to/api) and do not require authentication.

get_articles

Get articles with optional filtering:

• username - Filter by author username

• tag - Filter by tag

• top - Top articles (1, 7, 30, or infinity days)

• page - Pagination page (default: 1)

• per_page - Articles per page (default: 30, max: 1000)

• state - Filter by state (fresh, rising, all)

get_article

Get a specific article:

• id - Article ID

• path - Article path (e.g., "username/article-slug")

get_user

Get user information:

• id - User ID

• username - Username

get_tags

Get popular tags:

• page - Pagination page (default: 1)

• per_page - Tags per page (default: 10, max: 1000)

get_comments

Get comments for an article:

• article_id - Article ID (required)

search_articles

Search articles:

• q - Search query (required)

• page - Pagination page (default: 1)

• per_page - Articles per page (default: 30, max: 1000)

• search_fields - Fields to search (title, body_text, tag_list)

License

MIT