Name: Sitecore MCP server
Author: Antonytm

LABSCO SUMMARY

Covers Sitecore the way Sitecore actually works — three different APIs — instead of picking one and leaving the gaps to you.

The Item Service handles ordinary content, GraphQL answers the read-heavy questions after you introspect the schema, and PowerShell Extensions covers everything the first two do not, with the command documentation available so a model can write a correct script. The security surface is unusually complete: ACLs, locks, roles and domains are all here, which makes this an administration tool as much as a content one, and worth scoping credentials for accordingly.

What it is

A Sitecore server that bridges three API surfaces at once: the Item Service, GraphQL endpoints per schema, and Sitecore PowerShell Extensions.

What you get

Item work through the Item Service: get by id or path, children and descendants, create from a template, edit, delete, search, and run stored queries and searches
GraphQL per schema — introspect it to get the shape, then execute queries against edge or master
PowerShell as the escape hatch, with the documentation for every Sitecore PowerShell command retrievable and scripts run through the remoting API
Security administration in depth: users created, edited, disabled, enabled, unlocked and removed; roles and domains created and removed; role membership added and checked
Item-level access control read, tested, added, set and cleared by id or path, and items locked, unlocked, protected and unprotected
Content operations you would otherwise script by hand: base templates added, item versions added, clones read and converted, item fields, references, referrers and templates read by id or path
Workflow visibility — an item's workflow events read, and a workflow invoked on it
Instance-level reads such as the languages present, the databases, the cache, and Sitecore jobs
A config tool reporting how the server is currently wired

Requirements

A reachable Sitecore instance and credentials for each surface you enable: GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT with GRAPHQL_SCHEMAS, GRAPHQL_API_KEY and optional extra headers; ITEM_SERVICE_SERVER_URL with ITEM_SERVICE_DOMAIN, ITEM_SERVICE_USERNAME and ITEM_SERVICE_PASSWORD; and POWERSHELL_SERVER_URL with the matching POWERSHELL_DOMAIN, POWERSHELL_USERNAME and POWERSHELL_PASSWORD. Published on npm as @antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server, with Docker and from-source options. TRANSPORT selects stdio, streamable-http or sse. Works with XM Cloud and with XM/XP.

Setup effort

One command plus a key — npx -y @antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server, then supply credentials

See installation options

USE CASES

Finding and reading content you only half know the location of

Search for the item, then read it and its children by id or path.

item-service-search-itemsitem-service-get-itemitem-service-get-item-children

Creating content from a template

Create the item under its parent from the template id, then edit its fields.

item-service-create-itemitem-service-edit-itemcommon-get-item-field-by-path

Answering a content question with one query

Introspect the schema so the query is valid, then run it against edge or master.

introspection-graphql-edgequery-graphql-edgequery-graphql-master

Doing something the APIs do not cover

Read the PowerShell command documentation, then run the script against the instance.

get-powershell-documentationrun-powershell-script

Sorting out who can edit what

Read the item's access list, test it for the account in question, and set the entry that is missing.

security-get-item-acl-by-pathsecurity-test-item-acl-by-pathsecurity-set-item-acl-by-path

Checking what would break if you change a template

Read the item's template and the items that reference it before touching anything.

common-get-item-template-by-pathcommon-get-item-referrer-by-pathcommon-get-item-reference-by-path

153 tools

Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.

`common-add-base-template-by-id`

Adds a base template to a template item by its ID.

INSTALLATION

Connect your client

Server setup

TERMINAL

npx -y @antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server

MCP Clients

Cursor

Check the values in the block before you paste it: GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT, ITEM_SERVICE_SERVER_URL and POWERSHELL_SERVER_URL point at your Sitecore instance (xmcloudcm.localhost is the project's local example), GRAPHQL_API_KEY is the API key for your GraphQL endpoint, and the USERNAME and PASSWORD pairs are the Sitecore account used for Item Service and PowerShell Remoting authentication (admin / b is the example login).

CURSOR · JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Sitecore": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/sitecore/api/graph/",
        "GRAPHQL_SCHEMAS": "edge,master,core",
        "GRAPHQL_API_KEY": "{6D3F291E-66A5-4703-887A-D549AF83D859}",
        "GRAPHQL_HEADERS": "",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_DOMAIN": "sitecore",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_USERNAME": "admin",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_PASSWORD": "b",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_SERVER_URL": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/",
        "POWERSHELL_DOMAIN": "sitecore",
        "POWERSHELL_USERNAME": "admin",
        "POWERSHELL_PASSWORD": "b",
        "POWERSHELL_SERVER_URL": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

VS CODE · JSON

{
  "servers": {
    "Sitecore": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/sitecore/api/graph/",
        "GRAPHQL_API_KEY": "{6D3F291E-66A5-4703-887A-D549AF83D859}",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_USERNAME": "admin",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_PASSWORD": "b",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_SERVER_URL": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/",
        "POWERSHELL_USERNAME": "admin",
        "POWERSHELL_PASSWORD": "b",
        "POWERSHELL_SERVER_URL": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Sitecore": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/sitecore/api/graph/",
        "GRAPHQL_API_KEY": "{6D3F291E-66A5-4703-887A-D549AF83D859}",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_USERNAME": "admin",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_PASSWORD": "b",
        "ITEM_SERVICE_SERVER_URL": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/",
        "POWERSHELL_USERNAME": "admin",
        "POWERSHELL_PASSWORD": "b",
        "POWERSHELL_SERVER_URL": "https://xmcloudcm.localhost/"
      }
    }
  }
}

Sitecore MCP server

Covers Sitecore the way Sitecore actually works — three different APIs — instead of picking one and leaving the gaps to you.

What it is

What you get

Requirements

Setup effort

Finding and reading content you only half know the location of

Creating content from a template

Answering a content question with one query

Doing something the APIs do not cover

Sorting out who can edit what

Checking what would break if you change a template

153 tools

common-add-base-template-by-id

common-add-base-template-by-path

common-add-item-version-by-id

common-add-item-version-by-path

common-convert-from-item-clone-by-id

common-convert-from-item-clone-by-path

common-get-archive

common-get-archive-item

common-get-cache

common-get-database

common-get-item-clone-by-id

common-get-item-clone-by-path

common-get-item-field-by-id

common-get-item-field-by-path

common-get-item-reference-by-id

common-get-item-reference-by-path

common-get-item-referrer-by-id

common-get-item-referrer-by-path

common-get-item-template-by-id

common-get-item-template-by-path

common-get-item-workflow-event-by-id

common-get-item-workflow-event-by-path

common-get-sitecore-job

common-invoke-workflow-by-id

common-invoke-workflow-by-path

common-new-item-clone-by-id

common-new-item-clone-by-path

common-new-item-workflow-event-by-id

common-new-item-workflow-event-by-path

common-publish-item-by-id

common-publish-item-by-path

common-remove-archive-item

common-remove-base-template-by-id

common-remove-base-template-by-path

common-remove-item-version-by-id

common-remove-item-version-by-path

common-reset-item-field-by-id

common-reset-item-field-by-path

common-restart-application

common-restore-archive-item

common-set-item-template-by-id

common-set-item-template-by-path

common-test-base-template-by-id

common-test-base-template-by-path

common-update-item-referrer-by-id

common-update-item-referrer-by-path

config

get-powershell-documentation

indexing-find-item

indexing-get-search-index

indexing-initialize-search-index

indexing-initialize-search-index-item-by-id

indexing-initialize-search-index-item-by-path

indexing-remove-search-index-item-by-id

indexing-remove-search-index-item-by-path

indexing-resume-search-index

indexing-stop-search-index

indexing-suspend-search-index

introspection-graphql-edge

introspection-graphql-master

item-service-create-item

item-service-delete-item

item-service-edit-item

item-service-get-item

item-service-get-item-by-path

item-service-get-item-children

item-service-get-item-descendants

`common-add-base-template-by-id`

`common-add-base-template-by-path`

`common-add-item-version-by-id`

`common-add-item-version-by-path`

`common-convert-from-item-clone-by-id`

`common-convert-from-item-clone-by-path`

`common-get-archive`

`common-get-archive-item`

`common-get-cache`

`common-get-database`

`common-get-item-clone-by-id`

`common-get-item-clone-by-path`

`common-get-item-field-by-id`

`common-get-item-field-by-path`

`common-get-item-reference-by-id`

`common-get-item-reference-by-path`

`common-get-item-referrer-by-id`

`common-get-item-referrer-by-path`

`common-get-item-template-by-id`

`common-get-item-template-by-path`

`common-get-item-workflow-event-by-id`

`common-get-item-workflow-event-by-path`

`common-get-sitecore-job`

`common-invoke-workflow-by-id`

`common-invoke-workflow-by-path`

`common-new-item-clone-by-id`

`common-new-item-clone-by-path`

`common-new-item-workflow-event-by-id`

`common-new-item-workflow-event-by-path`

`common-publish-item-by-id`

`common-publish-item-by-path`

`common-remove-archive-item`

`common-remove-base-template-by-id`

`common-remove-base-template-by-path`

`common-remove-item-version-by-id`

`common-remove-item-version-by-path`

`common-reset-item-field-by-id`

`common-reset-item-field-by-path`

`common-restart-application`

`common-restore-archive-item`

`common-set-item-template-by-id`

`common-set-item-template-by-path`

`common-test-base-template-by-id`

`common-test-base-template-by-path`

`common-update-item-referrer-by-id`

`common-update-item-referrer-by-path`

`config`

`get-powershell-documentation`

`indexing-find-item`

`indexing-get-search-index`

`indexing-initialize-search-index`

`indexing-initialize-search-index-item-by-id`

`indexing-initialize-search-index-item-by-path`

`indexing-remove-search-index-item-by-id`

`indexing-remove-search-index-item-by-path`

`indexing-resume-search-index`

`indexing-stop-search-index`

`indexing-suspend-search-index`

`introspection-graphql-edge`

`introspection-graphql-master`

`item-service-create-item`

`item-service-delete-item`

`item-service-edit-item`

`item-service-get-item`

`item-service-get-item-by-path`

`item-service-get-item-children`

`item-service-get-item-descendants`

`item-service-get-languages`

`item-service-run-stored-query`

`item-service-run-stored-search`

`item-service-search-items`

`logging-get-logs`

`presentation-add-placeholder-setting-by-id`

`presentation-add-placeholder-setting-by-path`

`presentation-add-rendering-by-id`

`presentation-add-rendering-by-path`

`presentation-get-default-layout-device`

`presentation-get-layout-by-id`

`presentation-get-layout-by-path`

`presentation-get-layout-device`