Lightcms MCP Server

LightCMS is a Go-powered content management system built for the AI era. It's simultaneously AI-native (semantic search, built-in Claude-powered chat widget, MCP server for agent control), agentically controllable (Claude Code and any MCP client can read, write, publish, and bulk-import content via 106 MCP tools), and agentically updatable (the codebase is clean, well-structured Go - coding agents can safely extend…

People who need automation tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-07 · ★ 27 · #172 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Lightcms

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/jonradoff/lightcms/releases/download/v1.1.0/lightcms-darwin-arm64.mcpb .mcpb bundle

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.jonradoff is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Lightcms can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v4.2.0 · 2026-03-24

What's New in v4.2.0 · AI Chat Widget · Add a floating AI assistant to any page with a single <script> tag. Visitor queries run a two-phase pipeline: hybrid semantic+fulltext search retrieves relevant excerpts, then…

v1.1.0 · 2026-02-26

LightCMS v1.1.0 · AI-native content management system with MCP server, REST API, and CLI tool. · What's New · API Key System: Create and manage API keys from the admin panel for REST API, MCP, and CLI access · REST…

v1.0.0 · 2026-02-26

Add Fly.io deployment configuration · Add LIGHTCMS_CONFIG_DIR support for MCP server setup · Add MCP registry metadata, tool annotations, and privacy policy · Add MCP server and security improvements · Add MIT LICENSE…

04 · Who maintains Lightcms

lightcms is maintained by jonradoff. We track 3 MCP servers from jonradoff - 3 actively maintained, 197 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jan 2026. Full record: all servers from jonradoff.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/jonradoff/lightcms
category: automation - ranked #172 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.jonradoff/lightcms (active, first published 2026-02-26)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/jonradoff/lightcms/releases/download/v1.1.0/lightcms-darwin-arm64.mcpb

06 · Lightcms FAQ

What is Lightcms?

Is Lightcms still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-07. We re-verify nightly.

07 · Alternatives to Lightcms

Alternatives to Lightcms

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