Website Toolbox MCP
Chat with your forum using AI. The Website Toolbox MCP server lets you manage categories, topics, posts, users, and more through any MCP-compatible AI tool like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Hermes Agent.
Install in Claude Desktop
- Open Claude Desktop. If you don't have it, download it first.
- Download the .mcpb bundle.
- In Claude Desktop, go to Settings (click your name at the bottom left, then the gear icon), then click Extensions in the left sidebar.
- Click Install from file and select the downloaded
.mcpbfile. - When prompted, enter your forum's API key. You can find it in your forum's admin area under Integrate → API.
- Start a new conversation and ask something about your forum!
Features
| Resource | Tools |
|---|---|
| Categories | list, get, create, update, delete, list permissions, update permissions |
| Topics | list, get, create, update, delete |
| Posts | list, get, create, update, delete |
| Users | list, get, create, update, delete, follow topics, unfollow topics |
| User Groups | list, get, create, update, delete, add users, remove users |
| Conversations | list, get, create, delete |
| Messages | list, get, create |
| Moderators | list, get, create, update, delete |
| Tags | list |
| Page Views | list |
For developers
Prerequisites
- Node.js ≥ 18
Install
From npm
npm install -g websitetoolbox-mcp
From source
git clone https://github.com/webtoolbox/websitetoolbox-mcp
cd websitetoolbox-mcp
npm install
npm run build
Configure
-
Get your API key from your forum's Integrate → API settings.
-
Set it as an environment variable:
export WEBSITETOOLBOX_API_KEY="your-api-key"
On Windows:
set WEBSITETOOLBOX_API_KEY=your-api-key
Or create a .env file (copy .env.example to .env and fill in your key).
-
Optional — act as a specific user:
export WEBSITETOOLBOX_USERNAME="admin" export WEBSITETOOLBOX_EMAIL="admin@example.com"
Claude Desktop (manual config)
Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"websitetoolbox": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["websitetoolbox-mcp"],
"env": {
"WEBSITETOOLBOX_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Other MCP clients
Run the server on stdio:
npx websitetoolbox-mcp
API Reference
This MCP server wraps the Website Toolbox REST API. See the full API documentation at https://www.websitetoolbox.com/docs/api/ or the API Documentation support article for details on authentication, endpoints, and rate limits.
License
MIT