@mrfentmen/devto-mcp 1.0.0

package/README.md

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+# dev.to MCP
+
+Read articles and posts from the public dev.to API. No key required.
+
+This file is self contained. It reads public data only and never writes to the machine. All output is bounded and honest about what could not be fetched.
+
+## Tools
+
+
+* `latest_articles`  The latest articles.
+* `search_articles`  Search articles.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+npm install
+npm run build
+node dist/index.js
+```
+
+Data comes from the public dev.to API.

package/dist/api.js

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+const BASE = "https://dev.to/api";
+const UA = "mrfentmen-devto-mcp/1.0 (https://github.com/mrfentmen)";
+export class DevtoError extends Error {
+}
+async function get(url) {
+    const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "User-Agent": UA, Accept: "application/vnd.forem.api-v1+json" }, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(20000) });
+    if (res.status === 429)
+        throw new DevtoError("dev.to rate limit hit, wait and retry");
+    if (!res.ok)
+        throw new DevtoError(`dev.to error ${res.status}`);
+    return (await res.json());
+}
+function fmt(a, i) {
+    const tags = (a?.tag_list ?? []).join(", ");
+    return `${i + 1}. ${a?.title ?? "Untitled"}\n   ${tags || "no tags"} | ${a?.positive_reactions_count ?? 0} reactions | ${a?.comments_count ?? 0} comments\n   by ${a?.user?.name ?? "n/a"} | ${a?.url ?? ""}`;
+}
+export async function latestArticles(args) {
+    const limit = Math.min(args.limit ?? 10, 30);
+    const d = await get(`${BASE}/articles?per_page=${limit}`);
+    if (!d?.length)
+        return "No articles";
+    return d.map(fmt).join("\n\n");
+}
+export async function searchArticles(args) {
+    const q = (args.query ?? "").trim();
+    if (!q)
+        throw new DevtoError("Provide search terms");
+    const limit = Math.min(args.limit ?? 10, 30);
+    const d = await get(`${BASE}/articles?per_page=${limit}&tag=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`);
+    if (!d?.length)
+        return `No articles for ${q}`;
+    return d.map(fmt).join("\n\n");
+}

package/dist/index.js

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+import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
+import { createServer } from "./server.js";
+const main = async () => { const server = createServer(); await server.connect(new StdioServerTransport()); };
+main().catch((error) => { console.error("Fatal error:", error); process.exit(1); });

package/dist/server.js

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+import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { latestArticles } from "./api.js";
+import { searchArticles } from "./api.js";
+const text = (value) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: value }] });
+const textError = (t) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: t }], isError: true });
+const READ_ONLY = { readOnlyHint: true, openWorldHint: true };
+const error = (e) => `Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`;
+export function createServer() {
+    const server = new McpServer({ name: "devto-mcp", version: "1.0.0" });
+    server.registerTool("latest_articles", {
+        title: "Latest articles",
+        description: "The latest articles on dev.to.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ limit: z.number().describe("Max results.").optional() }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await latestArticles(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    server.registerTool("search_articles", {
+        title: "Search articles",
+        description: "Search dev.to articles.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ query: z.string().describe("Search terms."), limit: z.number().describe("Max results.").optional() }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await searchArticles(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    return server;
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/devto-mcp.git"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "devto-mcp": "./dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "server.json",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "dev": "npm run build && node dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.4",
+    "zod": "^3.23.8"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.0"
+  },
+  "name": "@mrfentmen/devto-mcp",
+  "description": "Read articles and posts from the dev.to community. No key required.",
+  "mcpName": "io.github.mrfentmen/devto-mcp",
+  "keywords": [
+    "mcp",
+    "devto",
+    "articles",
+    "blog",
+    "developers"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  }
+}

package/server.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
+  "name": "io.github.mrfentmen/devto-mcp",
+  "description": "Read articles and posts from the dev.to community. No key required.",
+  "repository": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/devto-mcp",
+    "source": "github"
+  },
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "registryType": "npm",
+      "identifier": "@mrfentmen/devto-mcp",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "transport": {
+        "type": "stdio"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}