Clappia MCP Server

A Python-based MCP server that provides a comprehensive interface for interacting with the Clappia platform. This server enables programmatic

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What is the Clappia MCP MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Clappia MCP, the clappia mcp mcp server is the bridge. A Python-based MCP server that provides a comprehensive interface for interacting with the Clappia platform. This server enables programmatic management of Clappia applications, forms, submissions, and more.

What Clappia MCP does

A Python-based MCP server that provides a comprehensive interface for interacting with the Clappia platform. This server enables programmatic management of Clappia applications, forms, submissions, and more.

Key capabilities

  • App Management —
  • Create new Clappia apps with customizable sections and fields
  • Retrieve detailed app definitions with field metadata
  • Submission Management —
  • Create new submissions with field data
  • Edit existing submissions with validation
  • Update submission status with optional comments
  • Manage submission owners with email-based assignments

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 2 tools directly:

  • Usage — The Usage tool exposed by this server
  • Troubleshooting — 3. Tool Execution Failures: - Check server logs for detailed error messages - Verify input parameters match API requirements - Ensure proper permissions

Installing the clappia mcp mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 2 environment variables: CLAPPIA_API_KEY, CLAPPIA_WORKPLACE_ID. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Python 3.8 or higher - uv python package manager - Access to Clappia API Key and Workplace ID - Claude for Desktop (or any other MCP Clients)

Where it fits

Communication servers earn their keep on volume — summarising channels and threads that would otherwise cost you an hour of scrollback. Clappia MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Usage, Troubleshooting — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other communication servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by clappia-dev, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the clappia mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
UsageThe Usage tool exposed by this server.
Troubleshooting3. **Tool Execution Failures**: - Check server logs for detailed error messages - Verify input parameters match API requirements - Ensure proper permissions for API operations

How to install the Clappia MCP MCP server

{
         "mcpServers": {
            "clappia-mcp": {
               "command": "uv",
               "args": [
                  "--directory",
                  "/Users/<YOUR_DIECTORY>/Desktop/clappia-mcp",
                  "run",
                  "clappia-mcp.py"
               ],
               "env": {
                  "CLAPPIA_API_KEY": "<ENTER_YOUR_WORKPLACE_API_KEY_HERE>",
                  "CLAPPIA_WORKPLACE_ID": "<ENTER_YOUR_WORKPLACE_ID_HERE>"
               }
            }
         }
      }

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

Configuration

  • Python 3.8 or higher - uv python package manager - Access to Clappia API Key and Workplace ID - Claude for Desktop (or any other MCP Clients)
VariableDescriptionRequired
CLAPPIA_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CLAPPIA_WORKPLACE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Clappia MCP to Usage.
  • Use Clappia MCP to Troubleshooting.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Clappia MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Usage, Troubleshooting) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Clappia MCP directly.