Tealfabric MCP Server (Lovable Desktop — local)

MCP server that connects Lovable Desktop to the Tealfabric platform: webapps, ProcessFlow, documents, connectors, and integrations.

Recommended setup: run locally with stdio (default) and add the server under Settings → Connectors → Local MCP servers in Lovable Desktop. See docs/LOVABLE.md for step-by-step instructions.

Streamable HTTP mode exists for optional self-hosted deployments and is documented as a future feature — not required for Lovable Desktop.

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
Tealfabric API key (Tealfabric → User settings → API Keys, or your team’s process)

Install

git clone <this-repo-url>
cd lovable-mcp-tealfabric
npm install
npm run build

Lovable Desktop

Follow docs/LOVABLE.md for:

Adding a local MCP server with command + args pointing at dist/index.js
Setting TEALFABRIC_API_KEY (and optional TEALFABRIC_API_URL)
Smoke testing and troubleshooting

Official Lovable references: Desktop app, MCP / personal connectors.

Optional: JSON config for other MCP hosts

If your environment uses a JSON file to register stdio MCP servers, see examples/mcp-stdio.example.json and examples/README.md. Lovable Desktop’s primary path remains the in-app Local MCP servers UI.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | tealfabric_list_connectors | List connectors (optional action: get, parameters) | | tealfabric_test_connector | Test connector configuration | | tealfabric_get_connector_oauth2_required | Check whether connector requires OAuth2 | | tealfabric_list_integrations | List integrations or query by action/filter | | tealfabric_create_integration | Create a new integration | | tealfabric_update_integration | Update an existing integration | | tealfabric_list_webapps | List webapps (optional: search, limit) | | tealfabric_get_webapp | Get one webapp by ID (optional version) | | tealfabric_create_webapp | Create a new webapp | | tealfabric_update_webapp | Update webapp (e.g. page_content, name) | | tealfabric_publish_webapp | Publish a webapp | | tealfabric_list_processes | List ProcessFlow processes | | tealfabric_get_process | Get one process by ID | | tealfabric_list_process_steps | List steps of a process | | tealfabric_get_process_step | Get one process step by step_id | | tealfabric_execute_process | Execute a process (optional input) | | tealfabric_create_process | Create a new process (process flow) | | tealfabric_update_process | Update an existing process | | tealfabric_create_process_step | Create a new step in a process flow | | tealfabric_update_process_step | Update an existing process step | | tealfabric_list_documents | List documents in a directory | | tealfabric_get_document_metadata | Get file metadata | | tealfabric_upload_document | Upload a file (e.g. built package); requires TEALFABRIC_ALLOW_LOCAL_FILE_UPLOAD=true | | tealfabric_move_document | Move or rename file/directory | | tealfabric_delete_document | Delete file or directory |

Environment variables

Local MCP (Lovable Desktop, stdio)

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |----------|----------|---------|-------------| | TEALFABRIC_API_KEY | Yes* | — | Tealfabric API key (X-API-Key). *With TEALFABRIC_AUTH_SOURCE=auto, request-based auth can apply in advanced clients. | | TEALFABRIC_API_URL | No | https://tealfabric.io | Tealfabric base URL | | TEALFABRIC_AUTH_SOURCE | No | auto | auto, env, or request — see DEVELOPER.md | | TEALFABRIC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS | No | 15000 | API request timeout (ms) | | TEALFABRIC_RETRY_COUNT | No | 2 | Retries for transient failures | | TEALFABRIC_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS | No | 250 | Retry backoff base (ms) | | TEALFABRIC_ALLOW_LOCAL_FILE_UPLOAD | No | false | Set true to enable tealfabric_upload_document reading local paths | | MCP_TRANSPORT | No | stdio | Keep default for local install |

Future: HTTP transport only

| Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | MCP_TRANSPORT | Set to http for Streamable HTTP (see docs/FUTURE-HTTP.md) | | MCP_HTTP_HOST | Bind host (default 127.0.0.1) | | MCP_HTTP_PORT | Port (default 3000) | | MCP_SERVER_API_KEY | Optional gate for inbound MCP HTTP requests |

Future feature: remote HTTP

Optional self-hosted Streamable HTTP (MCP_TRANSPORT=http) is documented in docs/FUTURE-HTTP.md. It is not part of the Lovable Desktop local install path.

Security

Do not commit real API keys. Keep secrets in Lovable’s connector settings, your shell profile, or a local file that is gitignored (for example mcp.local.json — see .gitignore).
Tealfabric keys are scoped to your user/tenant; use least privilege where the platform allows.

Documentation

| Doc | Purpose | |-----|---------| | docs/LOVABLE.md | Lovable Desktop local MCP (start here) | | docs/DEVELOPER.md | Developers: structure, API mapping, extending | | docs/FUTURE-HTTP.md | Optional remote HTTP transport | | examples/ | Optional stdio JSON config reference | | Tealfabric platform | WebApps, ProcessFlow, APIs |

Related projects

Tealfabric ships the same MCP surface in three client-focused repositories:

| Client | Repository | |--------|------------| | Lovable (this repo) | Lovable Desktop — you are here | | Cursor | tealfabric/cursor-mcp-tealfabric | | Claude | tealfabric/claude-mcp-tealfabric |

Scripts

| Script | Command | |--------|---------| | Build | npm run build | | Run (stdio) | npm start | | Tests | npm test | | Build + test | npm run check | | HTTP (future) | npm run start:http |

MCP Servers