What is discourse-mcp?
discourse-mcp is a MCP server by discourse that discourse forum integration: search topics, read posts, manage categories and tags, discover users and interact with communities. It is listed under Communication and has 76 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | discourse |
| Repository | discourse/discourse-mcp |
| Popularity | 76 GitHub stars |
| Category | Communication |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #688 of 4,418 MCP servers; #39 in Communication |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Ruby |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is discourse-mcp safe to install?
discourse-mcp scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install discourse-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add discourse-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http discourse-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs discourse-mcp for you:
Add the "discourse-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/discourse/discourse-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.