cbcoutinho/nextcloud-mcp-server

A production-ready MCP server that connects AI assistants to your Nextcloud instance.
Enable Large Language Models like Claude, GPT, and Gemini to interact with your Nextcloud data through a secure API. Create notes, manage calendars, organize contacts, work with files, and more - all through natural language conversations.
This is a dedicated standalone MCP server designed for external MCP clients like Claude Code and IDEs. It runs independently of Nextcloud (Docker, VM, Kubernetes, or local) and provides deep CRUD operations across Nextcloud apps.
> [!NOTE]
> Want AI features inside Nextcloud instead? You can point Nextcloud's own Assistant at this server — see AI inside Nextcloud below.
> [!TIP]
> Don't want to self-host? Astrolabe Cloud is a managed hosting service for this MCP server, aimed at users and teams who want advanced features like background sync and semantic search without operating the infrastructure themselves. The service is currently under development — sign up on the landing page to join the early-adopter list.
## Quick Start
Run the server locally with uvx (no installation required):
bash
NEXTCLOUDHOST=https://your.nextcloud.instance.com \
NEXTCLOUDUSERNAME=yourusername \
NEXTCLOUDPASSWORD=yourapppassword \
uvx nextcloud-mcp-server run --transport stdio
Or add it directly to your MCP client configuration (e.g. claudedesktopconfig.json or .claude/settings.json):
json
"mcpServers": {
"nextcloud": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["nextcloud-mcp-server", "run", "--transport", "stdio"],
"env": {
"NEXTCLOUDHOST": "https://your.nextcloud.instance.com",
"NEXTCLOUDUSERNAME": "yourusername",
"NEXTCLOUDPASSWORD": "yourapppassword"
> [!TIP]
> Generate an app password in Nextcloud under Settings > Security > Devices & sessions instead of using your login password.
### Docker
For full features including semantic search, run with Docker:
bash
docker run -p 127.0.0.1:8000:8000 --rm \
-e NEXTCLOUDHOST=https://your.nextcloud.instance.com \
-e NEXTCLOUDUSERNAME=yourusername \
-e NEXTCLOUDPASSWORD=yourapppassword \
ghcr.io/cbcoutinho/nextcloud-mcp-server:latest
Then connect your MCP client (Claude Desktop, IDEs, mcp dev, etc.) to http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp.
For Kubernetes, see cbcoutinho/helm-charts. For other deployment options and Compose profiles, see docs/installation.md.
## Key Features
110+ MCP Tools - Comprehensive API coverage across 10 Nextcloud apps
MCP Resources - Structured data URIs for browsing Nextcloud data
Semantic Search (Experimental) - Optional vector-powered search for Notes, Files, News items, Deck cards, and Mail messages (requires Qdrant + Ollama)
Document Processing - OCR and text extraction from PDFs, DOCX, images with progress notifications
Flexible Deployment - Docker, Kubernetes (Helm chart), VM, or local installation
Production-Ready Auth - Basic Auth with app passwords; multi-user via Login Flow v2 — MCP clients authenticate via OAuth, the server handles Nextcloud app passwords transparently
Tag-Based File Exclusion - Hide sensitive files/folders from MCP file tools by tagging them with a configured Nextcloud system tag (EXCLUDEDTAGS). See docs/configuration.md
Multiple Transports - streamable-http (default) and stdio