mastodon-mcp-server 1.0.1

A comprehensive MCP server for Mastodon integration

mastodon-mcp-server

A comprehensive MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Mastodon integration. Enables AI assistants and other MCP clients to interact with Mastodon instances.

Features

• Timelines: home, local, public, hashtag
• Statuses: post, delete, favourite, reblog, bookmark
• Accounts: follow, unfollow, block, mute, relationships, profile update
• Notifications: read, dismiss individual or all
• Search: accounts, statuses, hashtags
• Trending: tags, statuses, links
• Lists: create, delete, manage members
• Media: upload attachments
• Polls: vote
• Read-only mode: safe browsing without write access

Installation

pip install mastodon-mcp-server

Or from deb package (Debian 13+ / Ubuntu 24+):

apt install mastodon-mcp-server

Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your credentials:

cp .env.example .env

Required variables:

Variable	Description
MASTODON_INSTANCE	URL of your Mastodon instance (e.g. https://mastodon.social)
MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN	Your OAuth access token

Optional variables:

Variable	Default	Description
READ_ONLY	false	Disable all write operations
MASTODON_MCP_TRANSPORT	stdio	Transport: stdio or streamable-http
MASTODON_MCP_HOST	127.0.0.1	HTTP transport host
MASTODON_MCP_PORT	8000	HTTP transport port
DEBUG	not set	Enable verbose logging

Getting an Access Token

1. Go to your Mastodon instance → Preferences → Development → New application
2. Grant required scopes (read, write, follow)
3. Copy the Your access token value

Usage

stdio (default, for Claude Desktop / Claude Code)

mastodon-mcp

Claude Desktop config (~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mastodon": {
      "command": "mastodon-mcp",
      "env": {
        "MASTODON_INSTANCE": "https://mastodon.social",
        "MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP transport

MASTODON_MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http mastodon-mcp

Available Tools

Tool	Description
instance_info	Instance details
account_verify	Own profile
account_get	Account by ID
account_search	Search accounts
account_statuses	Account's posts
account_followers / account_following	Social graph
account_follow / account_unfollow	Follow management
account_block / account_unblock	Block management
account_mute / account_unmute	Mute management
account_relationships	Relationship status
account_update	Update own profile
timeline_home	Home timeline
timeline_local	Local public timeline
timeline_public	Federated timeline
timeline_hashtag	Hashtag timeline
status_get	Get single status
status_context	Thread context
status_post	Post a status
status_delete	Delete a status
status_favourite / status_unfavourite	Favourite management
status_reblog / status_unreblog	Boost management
status_bookmark / status_unbookmark	Bookmark management
status_favourited_by / status_reblogged_by	Engagement lists
notifications_get	Get notifications
notification_dismiss	Dismiss one notification
notifications_clear	Clear all notifications
search	Search accounts/statuses/hashtags
trending_tags / trending_statuses / trending_links	Trending content
favourites	Own favourites
bookmarks	Own bookmarks
lists_get / list_create / list_delete	List management
list_accounts / list_accounts_add / list_accounts_delete	List members
poll_vote	Vote in a poll
follow_requests / follow_request_authorize / follow_request_reject	Follow requests
mutes / blocks	Muted/blocked accounts
media_post	Upload media
directory	Profile directory

License

MIT — Vítězslav Dvořák [e-mail]