Contentful MCP
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with comprehensive tools to interact with Contentful APIs.
What is Contentful MCP?
Contentful MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to model context protocol (mcp) server that provides ai assistants with comprehensive tools to interact with contentful apis.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with comprehensive tools to interact with Contentful APIs.
This server falls under the Business Applications category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assis
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
NPM
npx -y @ivotoby/contentful-management-mcp-serverManual Installation
npx -y @ivotoby/contentful-management-mcp-serverConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Contentful MCP
The Contentful MCP Server is a community-maintained TypeScript MCP server that gives AI assistants full CRUD access to Contentful's Content Management API, covering entries, assets, content types, spaces, environments, comments, and bulk operations with multi-locale support. It is published as @ivotoby/contentful-management-mcp-server on npm and can be run with a single npx command once a Contentful Management Access Token is provided. Content teams and developers can use it to have Claude draft and publish entries, reorganise content, update assets, and manage environments without leaving their AI client.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or newer installed
- A Contentful account with a Management Access Token (generate at https://app.contentful.com/account/profile/cma-tokens)
- Your Contentful Space ID (found in Space settings > General settings)
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop
Generate a Contentful Management Access Token
Log in to Contentful, go to Settings > CMA tokens (or visit https://app.contentful.com/account/profile/cma-tokens), and create a personal access token. Copy the token — you will only see it once.
Add the server to your MCP client configuration
Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the contentful entry. Pass CONTENTFUL_MANAGEMENT_ACCESS_TOKEN as an environment variable. Optionally, add SPACE_ID and ENVIRONMENT_ID to scope operations to a single space or environment.
{
"mcpServers": {
"contentful": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@ivotoby/contentful-management-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"CONTENTFUL_MANAGEMENT_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-cma-token-here",
"SPACE_ID": "your-space-id",
"ENVIRONMENT_ID": "master"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop
Fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop so it picks up the new server configuration.
Verify the connection
Ask the AI to list content types or entries in your space. The server paginates results to a maximum of 3 items per request to avoid context window overflow.
Optional: restrict to a specific space or environment
Set SPACE_ID and ENVIRONMENT_ID environment variables in the config to limit all operations to one space/environment, reducing the risk of accidental cross-space changes.
Contentful MCP Examples
Client configuration
claude_desktop_config.json entry that runs the server via npx. Replace the token and space ID with your real values. Omit SPACE_ID and ENVIRONMENT_ID to allow access to all spaces.
{
"mcpServers": {
"contentful": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@ivotoby/contentful-management-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"CONTENTFUL_MANAGEMENT_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-cma-token-here",
"SPACE_ID": "abc123xyz",
"ENVIRONMENT_ID": "master"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
These prompts cover the main Contentful operations the server supports.
- "List the content types available in my Contentful space."
- "Create a new blog post entry with the title 'Getting Started with MCP' and set the status to draft."
- "Find all published entries of type 'product' and list their titles and IDs."
- "Upload the image at https://example.com/photo.jpg as an asset and publish it."
- "Bulk publish all draft entries of content type 'announcement'."
- "Add a comment to entry 4xK9mLpqRsT2 saying 'Please review the SEO description before publishing'."Troubleshooting Contentful MCP
401 Unauthorized when the server connects to Contentful
Verify that CONTENTFUL_MANAGEMENT_ACCESS_TOKEN is a valid CMA token (not a Content Delivery or Preview token). CMA tokens start with a longer format. Regenerate a new token at https://app.contentful.com/account/profile/cma-tokens.
Operations affect the wrong space or environment
Set SPACE_ID and ENVIRONMENT_ID explicitly in the env block of your MCP config to scope the server to exactly one space and environment. Without these, the server can operate across all spaces the token has access to.
List results appear truncated — only 3 items returned
This is by design: the server returns a maximum of 3 items per list request to prevent context window overflow. Ask the AI to fetch the next page by providing a skip value, e.g. 'Show me the next 3 entries starting from position 3'.
Frequently Asked Questions about Contentful MCP
What is Contentful MCP?
Contentful MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that model context protocol (mcp) server that provides ai assistants with comprehensive tools to interact with contentful apis. It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Contentful MCP?
Install via npm with the command: npx -y @ivotoby/contentful-management-mcp-server. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).
Which AI clients work with Contentful MCP?
Contentful MCP works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Contentful MCP free to use?
Yes, Contentful MCP is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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