connect_relation
Connects related entries to a relation field.
LABSCO SUMMARY
The CMS stops being the place you click through to change one field.
Content modelling is what separates this from a plain API wrapper — you can add a content type and start writing entries into it inside the same conversation, which is the part that usually requires the admin panel. That reach is also the caution, since the same credentials that create an entry can delete a content type.
What it is
A server over Strapi's content and admin APIs with 20 tools spanning entries, relations, media, publishing, content types and components.
What you get
- Entries listed with filtering, pagination, sorting and relation population, then fetched, created, updated and deleted individually
- A content type's schema — its fields, types and relations — before anything is written against it
- Related entries connected to and disconnected from a relation field by id
- Publishing and unpublishing as explicit calls, separate from creating and editing
- Media uploaded inline up to roughly 750KB of file (1MB base64), or from a local path up to 10MB
- Content types created, updated and deleted, and components created, updated and read by schema
Requirements
STRAPI_URL, STRAPI_ADMIN_EMAIL and STRAPI_ADMIN_PASSWORD; creating, updating or deleting a content type additionally needs admin privileges on that account.
Setup effort
One command plus credentials — npm install strapi-mcp, then supply credentials
USE CASES
01
Fixing a mistake that got into a hundred entries
Query the entries with a filter that isolates the bad ones, then update them one at a time by id — the filtering and pagination are what keep the set being edited to the set you meant.
02
Adding the field the editors keep asking for
Read the current schema before changing it, add the attribute to the content type, and confirm against the content-type listing that the model is what you expected afterwards.
03
Getting an article live with its images
Upload from a path rather than inline when the image is large, create the entry that references it, and publish as a separate deliberate step once it reads correctly.
04
Repairing relations after an import
Read the entry to see what it is currently linked to, connect the ids that should have come across, and disconnect the ones the import attached to the wrong record.
20 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
create_component
Create a new component
create_content_type
Creates a new content type (Admin privileges required).
create_entry
Create a new entry for a content type
delete_content_type
Deletes a content type (Admin privileges required).
delete_entry
Deletes a specific entry.
disconnect_relation
Disconnects related entries from a relation field.
get_component_schema
Get the schema for a specific component
get_content_type_schema
Get the schema (fields, types, relations) for a specific content type.
get_entries
Get entries for a specific content type with optional filtering, pagination, sorting, and population of relations
get_entry
Get a specific entry by ID
list_components
List all available components in Strapi
list_content_types
List all available content types in Strapi
publish_entry
Publishes a specific entry.
unpublish_entry
Unpublishes a specific entry.
update_component
Update an existing component
update_content_type
Updates a content type attributes (Admin privileges required).
update_entry
Update an existing entry
upload_media
Upload a media file to the Strapi Media Library. Maximum size: ~750KB file (1MB base64). For larger files, use upload_media_from_path.
upload_media_from_path
Upload a media file from a local file path. Avoids context window overflow issues. Maximum size: 10MB.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
20 tools when we connected. With only an API token instead of an admin email and password, permissions may be limited, schema access especially, and creating content types needs admin privileges. upload_media takes up to 1MB of base64, about a 750KB file; upload_media_from_path takes up to 10MB.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- STRAPI_ADMIN_EMAIL in your environment
- STRAPI_ADMIN_PASSWORD in your environment
Where it runs
Both documented clients run the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 20 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npm install strapi-mcpMCP Clients
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JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"strapi-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"strapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"STRAPI_URL": "http://localhost:1337",
"STRAPI_ADMIN_EMAIL": "<YOUR_STRAPI_ADMIN_EMAIL>",
"STRAPI_ADMIN_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_STRAPI_ADMIN_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}
