Strapi MCP Server
Strapi MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Strapi headless CMS — querying and managing content types and entries, creating and updating content, managing media, exploring schema, and integrating Strapi's open-source headless CMS capabilities into agent-driven content management, editorial automation, and API-first content workflows.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
TLS via reverse proxy. API Tokens with scope control. RBAC. GDPR. Community MCP server. Use read-only tokens where possible. Configure HTTPS.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
An agent needs to manage content in a Strapi headless CMS — for AI-assisted content creation, automated publishing, or API-driven content operations.
Avoid When
You're using Contentful, Sanity, or WordPress — or if you need to modify Strapi plugin code rather than manage content through the API.
Use Cases
- • Creating and updating Strapi content entries from content generation agents
- • Querying content types and entries for editorial workflow agents
- • Managing media uploads and assets from content operations agents
- • Exploring Strapi schema and content type definitions from data discovery agents
- • Bulk content operations for migration from data management agents
- • Automating content publishing and approval workflows from editorial agents
Not For
- • Teams using WordPress, Contentful, or Ghost (use their specific MCPs)
- • Strapi Cloud (hosted) may have different API access requirements
- • Teams needing Strapi plugin development (use Strapi SDK directly)
Interface
Authentication
Strapi API tokens (full access, read-only, or custom scope). User JWT tokens for user-context operations. API tokens created in Strapi admin under Settings > API Tokens. Role-based access control via Strapi Users & Permissions plugin.
Pricing
Strapi Community Edition is open source (MIT) and free to self-host. Strapi Cloud is a managed hosting option. Community MCP server is open source and free.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Strapi v4 and v5 have significantly different API structures — check version before use
- ⚠ Content type UIDs differ from display names — agents must use API IDs (kebab-case plural)
- ⚠ Population and filtering syntax is Strapi-specific — not standard REST or SQL
- ⚠ Draft and publish states require specific fields — agents must set publishedAt correctly
- ⚠ RBAC permissions must allow API access — public content may not require auth, private does
- ⚠ Community MCP server — Strapi API is well-documented but MCP coverage may be partial
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.