Dev.to MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol server implementation for Dev.to that allows AI assistants to access and interact with Dev.to content.

Features

• Fetch latest and trending articles from Dev.to

• Search for articles by various criteria

• Get detailed information about specific articles

• Get Detailed information about a User.

• Access articles by tag or username

• Create and publish new articles to Dev.to

• Update existing articles

• Caching mechanism to improve performance and reduce API calls

Instalation

1. Clone this repository

```bash

git clone https://github.com/Arindam200/devto-mcp.git

cd devto-mcp

```

2. Connect to the MCP server

Copy the below json with the appropriate {{PATH}} values:

```json

{

"mcpServers": {

"devto": {

"command": "{{PATH_TO_UV}}", // Run `which uv` and place the output here

"args": [

"--directory",

"{{PATH_TO_SRC}}",// cd into the repo, run `pwd` and enter the output here

"run",

"server.py"

],

"env": {

"DEV_TO_API_KEY":"Your Dev.to API Key" // Get it from https://dev.to/settings/extensions.

}

}

}

}

```

You can obtain a Dev.to API key from your [Dev.to settings page](https://dev.to/settings/extensions).

For Claude, save this as `claude_desktop_config.json` in your Claude Desktop configuration directory at:

```

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

```

For Cursor, save this as `mcp.json` in your Cursor configuration directory at:

```

~/.cursor/mcp.json

```

3. Restart Claude Desktop / Cursor

Open Claude Desktop and you should now see Devto as an available integration.

Or restart Cursor.

Available Tools

The server provides the following tools:

• `get_latest_articles()` - Get the latest articles from Dev.to

• `get_top_articles()` - Get the most popular articles from Dev.to

• `get_articles_by_tag(tag)` - Get articles by tag

• `get_article_by_id(id)` - Get a specific article by ID

• `search_articles(query, page=1)` - Search for articles by keywords in title/description

• `get_article_details(article_id)` - Get full content and metadata for a specific article

• `get_articles_by_username(username)` - Get articles written by a specific author

• `create_article(title, body_markdown, tags, published)` - Create and publish a new article

• `update_article(article_id, title, body_markdown, tags, published)` - Update an existing article

Example Queries

Here are some examples of what you can ask an AI assistant connected to this server:

• "Find articles about Python on Dev.to"

• "Show me the latest Dev.to articles"

• "Get details for article 1234"

• "What articles has user 'ben' written?"

• "Search for articles about machine learning"

• "Create a new article titled 'Getting Started with Python'"

• "Update my article with ID 5678 to fix a typo in the content"