Featurebase MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Featurebase API for managing posts and comments.

Features

• Posts Management

  • List posts with filtering options
  • Create new posts
  • Update existing posts
  • Delete posts
  • Get post upvoters
  • Add upvoters to posts

• Comments Management

  • Get comments for posts/changelogs
  • Create new comments or replies
  • Update comments
  • Delete comments

Installation

From Smithery (Recommended)

Once published to Smithery, users can install the server easily:

npx featurebase-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g featurebase-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/marcinwyszynski/featurebase-mcp.git
cd featurebase-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Usage

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%Claudeclaude_desktop_config.json

Using npx (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "featurebase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["featurebase-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FEATUREBASE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using Global Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "featurebase": {
      "command": "featurebase-mcp",
      "env": {
        "FEATUREBASE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using Local Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "featurebase": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/featurebase-mcp/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "FEATUREBASE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Getting Your API Key

1. Log in to your Featurebase account
2. Navigate to your account settings
3. Generate an API key
4. Keep it secure - never commit it to version control

Setting the API Key

The server requires the FEATUREBASE_API_KEY environment variable to be set. You can:

1. Set it in your Claude Desktop configuration (recommended)
2. Export it in your shell: export FEATUREBASE_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
3. Set it when running the server: FEATUREBASE_API_KEY="your-api-key-here" npx featurebase-mcp

Available Tools

Posts

list_posts

List posts with optional filtering.

Parameters:

• id: Find specific post by ID
• q: Search posts by title or content
• category: Filter by board names (array)
• status: Filter by status IDs (array)
• sortBy: Sort order (e.g., “date:desc”, “upvotes:desc”)
• startDate: Posts created after this date
• endDate: Posts created before this date
• limit: Results per page
• page: Page number

create_post

Create a new post.

Parameters:

• title (required): Post title (min 2 characters)
• category (required): Board/category name
• content: Post content
• email: Submitter’s email
• authorName: Name for new users
• tags: Array of tag names
• commentsAllowed: Enable/disable comments
• status: Post status
• date: Creation date
• customInputValues: Custom field values

update_post

Update an existing post.

Parameters:

• id (required): Post ID to update
• title: New title
• content: New content
• status: New status
• commentsAllowed: Enable/disable comments
• category: New category
• sendStatusUpdateEmail: Email upvoters about status change
• tags: New tags
• inReview: Put post in review
• date: Creation date
• customInputValues: Custom field values

delete_post

Permanently delete a post.

Parameters:

• id (required): Post ID to delete

get_post_upvoters

Get list of users who upvoted a post.

Parameters:

• submissionId (required): Post ID
• page: Page number (default: 1)
• limit: Results per page (default: 10, max: 100)

add_upvoter

Add an upvoter to a post.

Parameters:

• id (required): Post ID
• email (required): Upvoter’s email
• name (required): Upvoter’s name

Comments

get_comments

Get comments for a post or changelog.

Parameters:

• submissionId: Post ID or slug (required if no changelogId)
• changelogId: Changelog ID or slug (required if no submissionId)
• privacy: Filter by privacy (“public”, “private”, “all”)
• inReview: Filter for comments in review
• commentThreadId: Get all comments in a thread
• limit: Results per page (default: 10)
• page: Page number (default: 1)
• sortBy: Sort order (“best”, “top”, “new”, “old”)

create_comment

Create a new comment or reply.

Parameters:

• content (required): Comment content
• submissionId: Post ID or slug (required if no changelogId)
• changelogId: Changelog ID or slug (required if no submissionId)
• parentCommentId: Parent comment ID for replies
• isPrivate: Make comment private (admins only)
• sendNotification: Notify voters (default: true)
• createdAt: Set creation date
• author: Post as specific user (object with name, email, profilePicture)

update_comment

Update an existing comment.

Parameters:

• id (required): Comment ID
• content: New content
• isPrivate: Make private (admins only)
• pinned: Pin comment to top
• inReview: Put comment in review
• createdAt: Update creation date

delete_comment

Delete a comment (soft delete if it has replies).

Parameters:

• id (required): Comment ID to delete

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build TypeScript
npm run build

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

Security

• Never hardcode your API key
• Always use environment variables for API keys
• Keep your API key secure and rotate it regularly
• The server will not start without a valid FEATUREBASE_API_KEY environment variable

Publishing

This server is available on:

• Smithery - MCP server registry
• npm - Node package manager

For publishing instructions, see PUBLISHING.md.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT