Contentful MCP server

This MCP server integrates Claude with Contentful CMS, allowing the AI assistant to directly fetch content types and entries from your Contentful space. By connecting these systems, Claude can access and work with your structured content data seamlessly.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• A Contentful account with API keys
• Claude Desktop (to use the MCP server with Claude)

Installation

Clone and Set Up

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/contentful-mcp-server.git
   cd contentful-mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with your Contentful credentials:

   CONTENTFUL_SPACE_ID=your_space_id
   CONTENTFUL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
   CONTENTFUL_ENVIRONMENT=develop
   CONTENTFUL_PREVIEW_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_preview_token
   

Build the Server

Build the server using the TypeScript compiler:

npm run build

Alternatively, you can configure a build script in your package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "tsc",
    "start": "node dist/index.js"
  }
}

Usage

Configure Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop, you need to add it to your Claude Desktop configuration:

1. Open or create your Claude Desktop configuration file
2. Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contentful": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/contentful-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using with Claude

Once configured, Claude can interact with your Contentful data. You can ask Claude to:

• Fetch all content types from your Contentful space
• Retrieve entries for specific content types
• Process and analyze your Contentful content

The server provides structured responses that Claude can easily interpret and work with, enabling seamless interactions with your CMS data.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "contentful" '{"command":"node","args":["/absolute/path/to/contentful-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "contentful": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/absolute/path/to/contentful-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "contentful": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/absolute/path/to/contentful-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect