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Connect an assistant (MCP)

Let Claude write posts, update pages and read forms for one organization.

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets an AI assistant work with one organization using that organization's secret key. Every tool call goes through the same checks as the API: key, organization status, secret-only admin routes, rate limits and personal-data gates. The key cannot reach any other organization.

1. Make a key for the assistant

In the dashboard, open Developers → API keys and create a key just for the assistant, named for it ("Claude, John's laptop"). Then you can see its traffic separately and revoke it alone.

2. Connect

Claude Code:

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http dashfordevs https://papi.dashfordevs.com/mcp/org \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_YOUR_SECRET_KEY"

Clients that only accept a URL (some connectors):

Code
https://papi.dashfordevs.com/mcp/org/sk_live_YOUR_SECRET_KEY

A key in a URL can end up in logs. Prefer the header form; if you must use the URL, use a dedicated key and regenerate it if it is ever shared.

The dashboard's MCP page (sidebar: MCP → MCP server) shows these snippets and the live tool list.

3. Tools

Tool Does
org_info The organization the key belongs to.
blog_list, blog_get Read posts (list without bodies; one with its HTML).
blog_create, blog_update, blog_delete Write posts. Bodies are HTML; code as <pre><code class="language-x">.
blog_categories, blog_category_create Categories for posts.
page_groups_list, page_group_create Page groups (content types). Create is idempotent by slug.
page_items_list, page_item_get Read items in a page group.
page_item_create, page_item_update, page_item_delete Write items, with their custom fields.
contact_forms_list, contact_form_get Read contact form submissions (personal data: held back by the personal-data gate where it applies).
admin_endpoints List every admin API route the key can call.
admin_request Call one of those routes directly, for anything not covered above.

Good prompts

  • "Draft a blog post about our spring menu in the Seasonal category. Keep it as a draft."
  • "List the items in the Services page group and fix any description over 160 characters."
  • "Summarize this week's contact form submissions by topic, without quoting names or emails."

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