Discourse

Discourse MCP Connector for Claude

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Equip your AI agent to manage forum topics, track community members, and monitor categories via the Discourse API.

10 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Integrate Discourse, the open-source platform for community discussion, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your forum topics and categories, research community member profiles and trust levels, and track group memberships using natural language.

What you can do

  • Discussion Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information for the latest topics and trending discussions across your community.
  • Category Management — Access the full category tree, resolving structural relationships and visibility settings.
  • Member Intelligence — Research user profiles, track trust levels, and list active members in your organization.
  • Group Monitoring — List community groups and identify all authorized members within specific group boundaries.

How it works

  1. Connect the Discourse integration to your AI assistant.
  2. Authorize using your Discourse API Key, API Username, and instance URL.
  3. Orchestrate your community management and discussions through intuitive conversation.

Who is this for?

  • Community Managers — Quickly check recent discussions and member activity on the go.
  • Moderators — Research user history and trust levels via chat during moderation.
  • Content Strategists — Monitor trending topics and category engagement to inform community planning.
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10 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_site_configuration

Retrieve general settings and metadata for the Discourse instance

get_topic_details

Get the full content and post list for a specific topic

get_user_profile

Get detailed profile information for a specific user by username

list_active_members

List currently active users in the community (admin access required)

list_forum_categories

List all public categories available in the Discourse instance

list_group_members

List all users belonging to a specific community group

list_community_groups

List all user groups configured in the community

list_latest_topics

List the most recent topics across all categories in the community

list_trending_discussions

Identify topics with the highest engagement recently (mock logic)

search_community_content

Search for topics, posts, or users matching a keyword

See how to talk to your AI agent using Discourse.

List the latest topics in the community.

I've found several recent topics, including 'New Product Roadmap', 'Welcome to the Community', and 'Q2 Feedback Thread'. Would you like to see the post count for any of these?

Show me the profile for user 'john_doe'.

User 'john_doe' is at trust level 3 (Regular). They joined on January 15th and have created 12 topics and 45 posts. They are also a member of the 'Moderators' group. Should I check their recent activity?

What are the trending discussions right now?

The top trending discussions are 'Major System Update' (25 new posts today) and 'Community Guidelines RFC' (12 new posts). Would you like a summary of the latest comments in 'Major System Update'?

Log in to your Discourse instance as an administrator, navigate to **Admin > API**, and click **Generate API Key**. You will also need your administrative username.

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