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Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

Umbraco CMS MCP Dev is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A developer focused model context protocol (MCP) server for Umbraco CMS. It has 39 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev.

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Install Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID=your-value --env UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET=your-value --env UMBRACO_BASE_URL=your-value --transport stdio umbraco-cms-mcp-dev -- npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "umbraco_client_id",
      "description": "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "umbraco_client_secret",
      "description": "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID": "${input:umbraco_client_id}",
        "UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:umbraco_client_secret}",
        "UMBRACO_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
UMBRACO_CLIENT_IDsecretYesUmbraco API user client ID
UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRETsecretYesUmbraco API user client secret
UMBRACO_BASE_URLYesBase URL of your Umbraco instance
UMBRACO_INCLUDE_TOOL_COLLECTIONSNoComma-separated list of tool collections to include (e.g., document,media,document-type)
UMBRACO_READONLYNoEnable readonly mode to disable all write operations (create, update, delete). Only read and query tools remain available.

About Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Umbraco CMS that unlocks AI-powered content management. It provides comprehensive access to the Umbraco Management API, enabling your AI agent to perform back office tasks through natural conversation - freeing you from the UI and making complex, repetitive workflows that would be tedious or impossible manually become effortless.

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What is Umbraco CMS MCP Dev?

Umbraco CMS MCP Dev is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A developer focused model context protocol (MCP) server for Umbraco CMS. It has 39 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev. The source code is at github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev.

How do I install the Umbraco CMS MCP Dev MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Umbraco CMS MCP Dev free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID and UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Umbraco CMS MCP Dev actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 22, 2026. The latest release is v18.1.7, published Sep 22, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.