Open Collective MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for managing Open Collective pages via the GraphQL API v2. Works with any collective — manage profiles, publish updates, create projects, configure tiers, track finances, and list members.

Built by Citizen Infra Builders Club.

Tools (19)

| Domain | Tools | Description | |--------|-------|-------------| | Profile | oc-get-collective, oc-edit-collective, oc-update-social-links | Read and update collective profiles, social links | | Updates | oc-list-updates, oc-get-update, oc-create-update, oc-edit-update, oc-publish-update | Manage collective updates/blog posts | | Projects | oc-list-projects, oc-get-project, oc-create-project, oc-edit-project | Manage sub-projects within a collective | | Tiers | oc-list-tiers, oc-create-tier, oc-edit-tier | Configure contribution tiers | | Financial | oc-get-balance, oc-list-transactions, oc-list-expenses | Track balance, transactions, expenses | | Members | oc-list-members | List members with role filtering |

Quick Start

1. Get an Open Collective Personal Token

Go to your Open Collective account Settings → For Developers → Personal Tokens. When creating the token, enable all available scopes — at minimum the account scope is required for write operations (creating projects, editing profiles, publishing updates). Without it, mutations will fail with "not allowed for operations in scope account." Rate limit: 100 requests/minute.

2. Deploy

Option A: Railway (remote HTTP)

Set these environment variables:

| Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | OPEN_COLLECTIVE_TOKEN | Open Collective Personal Token | | API_KEY | Bearer token for MCP client authentication (generate any random string) | | PORT | Set automatically by Railway |

Option B: Run locally (stdio)

git clone https://github.com/Citizen-Infra/open-collective-mcp.git
cd open-collective-mcp
npm install && npm run build
OPEN_COLLECTIVE_TOKEN=<your-token> node dist/index.js

3. Register in Claude Code

Remote HTTP (Railway):

claude mcp add --transport http \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" \
  -s local open-collective \
  https://<your-railway-domain>/mcp

Local stdio:

claude mcp add -e OPEN_COLLECTIVE_TOKEN=<your-token> \
  -s local open-collective -- node /path/to/open-collective-mcp/dist/index.js

Development

npm install
npm run dev              # stdio mode (local)
PORT=3000 npm run dev    # HTTP mode (local)
npm run build            # compile TypeScript

Architecture

Runtime: Node.js/TypeScript with @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
Transport: Dual — stdio (local dev, no PORT) / Streamable HTTP (Railway, PORT set)
GraphQL: Lightweight fetch wrapper against https://api.opencollective.com/graphql/v2
Auth: Two layers — Personal-Token header for OC API; Bearer token (API_KEY) for MCP client auth
API Docs: https://developers.opencollective.com

License

MIT

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