Appflowy MCP Server

AppFlowy MCP server for workspace, space, page, database, and row operations

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What is the Appflowy MCP server?

Connect Appflowy to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. AppFlowy MCP server for workspace, space, page, database, and row operations. The appflowy mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

An MCP server and CLI for AppFlowy with 73 tools covering workspaces, spaces, pages, page content, Markdown import and export, databases, rows, search, members and invitations, publishing, quick notes, file upload, and AI chat.

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Codex — The Codex tool exposed by this server
  • Authentication — The Authentication tool exposed by this server
  • Pages — AppFlowy has no bulk-sort endpoint; sibling order is controlled by the move endpoint's prev_view_id. appflowy_reorder_pages builds on it to reorder
  • Search — Full-text search across a workspace. Newly written content can take a short while to appear while the server indexes it
  • Publishing — appflowy_publish_page returns the publish info (namespace and publish name) for building the public URL. On older server deployments that lack the

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: APPFLOWY_EMAIL, APPFLOWY_PASSWORD, APPFLOWY_BASE_URL, UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Python 3.14 - uv - AppFlowy account credentials

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Plenty of database access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Appflowy's toolset — Codex, Authentication, Pages and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CodexThe Codex tool exposed by this server.
AuthenticationThe Authentication tool exposed by this server.
PagesAppFlowy has no bulk-sort endpoint; sibling order is controlled by the move endpoint's prev_view_id. appflowy_reorder_pages builds on it to reorder all direct children of a space or page in one call — pass an explicit pa
SearchFull-text search across a workspace. Newly written content can take a short while to appear while the server indexes it.
Publishingappflowy_publish_page returns the publish info (namespace and publish name) for building the public URL. On older server deployments that lack the list endpoint, appflowy_list_published_views falls back to walking the wo

How to install the Appflowy MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appflowy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["appflowy-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APPFLOWY_EMAIL": "your-email",
        "APPFLOWY_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Python 3.14 - uv - AppFlowy account credentials
VariableDescriptionRequired
APPFLOWY_EMAILConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
APPFLOWY_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
APPFLOWY_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
UV_PUBLISH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Appflowy to Codex.
  • Use Appflowy to Authentication.
  • Use Appflowy to Pages.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Appflowy to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (Codex, Authentication, Pages, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Appflowy directly.