Discourse Search
Connects to Discourse forums to search and retrieve posts through API queries. Requires forum API credentials to access content.
Enables searching and retrieving content from Discourse forums through a single tool that queries posts using the discourse2 npm package.
What it does
- Search posts across Discourse forums
- Query forum content by keywords
- Retrieve post data and metadata
- Access multiple Discourse instances
Best for
About Discourse Search
Discourse Search is a community-built MCP server published by ashdevfr that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Discourse Search lets you quickly search and retrieve posts from Discourse forums using the powerful discourse2 npm pack It is categorized under search web.
How to install
You can install Discourse Search in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
Discourse Search is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Discourse MCP Server
Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Discourse search operation.
Features
- Search Posts on a Discourse forum using MCP protocol.
API
Tools
- search_posts
- Search posts on a Discourse forum
- Input:
query(string) - Returns an array of post objects
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"discourse": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e", "DISCOURSE_API_URL=https://try.discourse.org",
"-e", "DISCOURSE_API_KEY=1234",
"-e", "DISCOURSE_API_USERNAME=ash",
"ashdev/discourse-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"discourse": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ashdev/discourse-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DISCOURSE_API_URL": "https://try.discourse.org",
"DISCOURSE_API_KEY": "1234",
"DISCOURSE_API_USERNAME": "ash"
}
}
}
}
Build
Docker build:
docker build -t ashdev/discourse-mcp-server .
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