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Netlify MCP

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Netlify's official MCP server. Inspect sites, deploys, environment variables, and edge functions from agents. 41 GitHub stars and 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.

41·6 tools·Released SEP 2025·ISC
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Netlify's official MCP server. Inspect sites, deploys, environment variables, and edge functions from agents. 41 GitHub stars and 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationNETLIFY_API_TOKEN environment variable. Generate at https://app.netlify.com/user/applications#personal-access-tokens.
{ "mcpServers": { "netlify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@netlify/mcp" ], "env": { "NETLIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_NETLIFY_API_TOKEN" } } } }
PrereqGenerate NETLIFY_API_TOKEN at https://app.netlify.com/user/applications#personal-access-tokens. NPM: `@netlify/mcp`. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "netlify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@netlify/mcp" ], "env": { "NETLIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_NETLIFY_API_TOKEN" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "netlify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@netlify/mcp" ], "env": { "NETLIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_NETLIFY_API_TOKEN" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "netlify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@netlify/mcp" ], "env": { "NETLIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_NETLIFY_API_TOKEN" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "netlify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@netlify/mcp" ], "env": { "NETLIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_NETLIFY_API_TOKEN" } } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

list_sites
List Netlify sites accessible to the API token
Read
get_site
Retrieve a site config including build settings and custom domains
Read
list_deploys
List recent deploys for a site
Read
get_deploy
Retrieve deploy details including logs and status
Read
list_env_vars
List environment variables for a site
Read
set_env_var
Create or update a site environment variable
Admin

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Netlify official maintenance.
  • ISC license confirmed via package.json.
  • 41 GitHub stars.
  • 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • set_env_var tool surfaces environment management without leaving the agent.
Weaknesses
  • 41 GitHub stars indicates early adoption.
  • Tool surface scoped to inspection plus environment variables; build trigger and deploy promotion not yet covered.
  • gh api reports NOASSERTION for the repo because the LICENSE file lives only in package.json.
Security Notes

NETLIFY_API_TOKEN is account-scoped. Use a personal access token with site-level scope where possible. set_env_var carries write capability; gate behind explicit operator confirmation for production sites.

Best For

Netlify users adopting agentic deploy workflows; Jamstack teams that want agents to inspect deploys and adjust environment variables; multi-site Netlify accounts where agents triage failed builds.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
ISC
GitHub
npm
@netlify/mcp
Last Release
@netlify/mcp (npm latest)MAY 5, 2026
First Released
SEP 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
41

// Reading this41 stars on netlify/netlify-mcp. 2 commits on main in the last 30 days. License declared as ISC in package.json.

// Popularity Rank
#7
Globally · #7 in Cloud

// Reading thisPairs with Vercel and Cloudflare MCPs in cloud category. Netlify covers Jamstack-flavoured deploys versus Vercel's Next.js-first scope.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 5, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 5, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4editorial41MAY 5, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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