ElmapiCMS

You can run the ElmapiCMS MCP Server to connect AI agents to your ElmapiCMS instance, enabling programmatic management of collections, fields, content entries, and assets through natural language interactions. This server acts as a bridge between your AI agents and your CMS, empowering you to create, read, update, and organize data via conversational or embedded tooling workflows.

How to use

You will configure a local MCP client to communicate with the ElmapiCMS MCP Server using a standard command-line interface. Once set up, you can send requests through your MCP client to list, create, update, or delete CMS entities such as collections, fields, entries, and assets. You can also run complex queries to filter and sort content and manage assets in batches. Use it with Cursor or Claude Code to enable AI-assisted CMS operations.

How to install

Prerequisites you need before installing: Node.js and npm (or pnpm). Ensure you have a current Node.js version that supports npm install -g and local project installs.

Install the MCP server globally so you can run it from anywhere on your system.

npm install -g @elmapicms/mcp-server

Local setup for development and multi-project use

Set up environment variables to connect to your ElmapiCMS instance. You will point the MCP server to your API, provide an API token with the necessary abilities, and specify the project you want to manage.

ELMAPI_API_URL=https://your-domain.com/api
ELMAPI_API_KEY=your-api-key
ELMAPI_PROJECT_ID=your-project-uuid

Available tools

get_project

Retrieve project information including metadata and configuration.

list_collections

List all collections in the project.

get_collection

Fetch a collection along with its full field schema.

create_collection

Create a new collection and, optionally, batch-create its fields.

update_collection

Change a collection's name and slug.

reorder_collections

Change the display order of collections.

create_field

Add a new field to a collection.

update_field

Update an existing field's properties.

reorder_fields

Reorder fields within a collection.

list_entries

List content entries with advanced filtering, sorting, and pagination.

get_entry

Retrieve a single content entry by its identifier.

create_entry

Create a new content entry in a collection.

update_entry

Update an existing content entry.

delete_entry

Soft-delete a content entry (moves it to trash).

list_assets

List assets with pagination.

get_asset

Retrieve an asset by UUID or filename.

upload_asset

Upload a file as an asset.

delete_asset

Delete an asset from the repository.