About Discourse
Discourse is an MCP server published by AshDevFr in the Developer Tools category: an MCP server to search Discourse posts on a Discourse forum.
The repository has 5 stars and 4 forks, with the last commit a year ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.
Install
claude mcp add discourse-mcp-server -- npx -y @ashdev/discourse-mcp-servernpx -y @ashdev/discourse-mcp-serverThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (1)
search_postsSearch Discourse posts
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- ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
- ✓License declaredUsable under a stated license.
- !Tests presentNo tests found. Behaviour changes may go unnoticed between versions.
- ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
- ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.
- !Scoped permissionsDoesn't declare a permission scope. Assume it can do anything its process can.
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README
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.
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 .
README fetched from the repository 7 days ago. The original is authoritative.