bckt-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that formats blog posts for bckt.

It is designed to work with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients.

Features

• 📝 Format blog posts with YAML front matter
• 🔧 Configurable path patterns and text wrapping
• 🌍 Timezone-aware date handling
• 📋 Interactive metadata collection
• 💾 Save posts directly to your blog directory
• 👀 Preview before saving

Installation

Homebrew (macOS)

brew install vrypan/bckt-mcp/bckt-mcp

Download Binary

Download the latest release for your platform from the releases page.

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/vrypan/bckt-mcp.git
cd bckt-mcp
go build -o bckt-mcp main.go

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bckt": {
      "command": "/path/to/bckt-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or if installed via Homebrew:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bckt": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/bckt-mcp"
    }
  }
}

First-Time Setup

On first use, run the setup wizard through Claude:

setup bckt

You'll be prompted for:

• root_path: Where your blog posts will be saved (e.g., ~/blog)
• timezone: Your timezone (e.g., America/New_York, Europe/Athens, UTC)
• path_pattern (optional): Template for file paths (default: posts/{yyyy}/{yyyy}-{MM}-{DD}-{slug}/{slug}.md)
• wrap_at (optional): Maximum line width for text wrapping (default: 100)

Configuration is saved to ~/.config/bckt-mcp/config.toml.

Usage

Tools Available

bckt_setup

Interactive setup wizard for first-time configuration.

bckt_config

View or update configuration settings.

bckt_preview

Preview the formatted output without saving.

bckt

Format the blog post content with metadata.

bckt_save

Save the formatted markdown to the configured path.

Example Workflow with Claude

1. Setup (first time only):

   setup bckt
   

2. Format a blog post:

   Format this blog post: [paste your content]
   

   Claude will:

   • Ask for title, tags, abstract, slug, and language
   • Show you a preview
   • Ask if you want to save

3. View configuration:

   show bckt config
   

4. Update configuration:

   update bckt timezone to Europe/London
   

Front Matter Fields

The generated front matter includes:

• title: Post title
• slug: URL-friendly slug (auto-generated from title if not provided)
• date: Publication date with timezone
• tags: Array of tags
• abstract: SEO meta description (wrapped to configured width)
• lang: Language code (default: en)

Path Pattern Placeholders

• {yyyy}: Year (e.g., 2025)
• {MM}: Month (e.g., 01)
• {DD}: Day (e.g., 07)
• {slug}: Post slug

Example: posts/{yyyy}/{yyyy}-{MM}-{DD}-{slug}/{slug}.md generates:

posts/2025/2025-10-07-my-post/my-post.md

Configuration File

Located at ~/.config/bckt-mcp/config.toml:

root_path = "/Users/username/blog"
timezone = "Europe/Athens"
path_pattern = "posts/{yyyy}/{yyyy}-{MM}-{DD}-{slug}/{slug}.md"

[front_matter]
required = ["title", "slug", "date", "tags", "abstract", "lang"]

[front_matter.defaults]
lang = "en"

[markdown_rules]
wrap_at = 100

Development

Requirements

• Go 1.21 or later

Build

go build -o bckt-mcp main.go

Test

go test ./...

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Author

Panayotis Vryonis (@vrypan)