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.

People connecting web framework tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 39 · #5 OF 48 MAINTAINED WEB FRAMEWORK · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

before you install - you'll need

Set NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED, UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID, UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET, UMBRACO_BASE_URL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add umbraco-umbraco-cms-mcp-dev -- npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "umbraco-umbraco-cms-mcp-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev - the @umbraco-cms scope differs from the repo owner (umbraco); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Umbraco CMS MCP Dev can do

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

Latest releases

v17.6.3 · 2026-08-21

sync v17/main into v17/dev (release 17.6.2) · add MCP tools for the 7 endpoints introduced in Umbraco 17.6 · 17.6.3

v18.1.2 · 2026-08-19

merge main into dev (release 18.1.1 sync-back) · Wire up OTel tracing in the hosted Worker and fix its stale version · disable MCP registry publish stage · Release 18.1.2

v17.6.2 · 2026-08-19

Initial release

04 · Who maintains Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev is maintained by umbraco. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/umbraco/umbraco-cms-mcp-dev
category: web framework - ranked #5 of 48 actively-maintained web framework servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-21)
registry: io.github.umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev (active, first published 2025-11-19 · 21 versions)
packages: npm:@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev

06 · Umbraco CMS MCP Dev FAQ

What is Umbraco CMS MCP Dev?

Is Umbraco CMS MCP Dev still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Umbraco CMS MCP Dev?

Run `npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev`. The README documents 4 environment variables (NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED, UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID, UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET…) to set first. Set NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED, UMBRACO_CLIENT_ID, UMBRACO_CLIENT_SECRET, UMBRACO_BASE_URL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Umbraco CMS MCP Dev run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

Alternatives to Umbraco CMS MCP Dev

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