Deepwriter MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the DeepWriter API. This server provides tools for creating, managing, and generating

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Deepwriter MCP MCP server?

Deepwriter MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the deepwriter mcp mcp server. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the DeepWriter API. This server provides tools for creating, managing, and generating content for DeepWriter projects through the standardized MCP interface.

What Deepwriter MCP does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the DeepWriter API. This server provides tools for creating, managing, and generating content for DeepWriter projects through the standardized MCP interface.

Key capabilities

  • Project Management — Create, list, update, and delete projects
  • Content Generation — Generate content for projects using DeepWriter's AI
  • Project Details — Retrieve detailed information about projects
  • MCP Integration — Seamlessly integrate with Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants
  • Standard MCP Features — Implements MCP protocol version 2025-03-26
  • Transport Support — Stdio transport for local process communication

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:

  • Building — This will compile the TypeScript code into JavaScript in the build directory
  • Testing — You can test the MCP server locally using the provided test scripts:
  • Debugging — For detailed logs, run the server with the DEBUG environment variable:

Installing the deepwriter mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: DEEPWRITER_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Node.js (v17 or higher) - npm (v6 or higher) - DeepWriter API key - An MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude for Desktop)

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Deepwriter MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Building, Testing, Debugging — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools 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 deepwriter-ai, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the deepwriter 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
BuildingThis will compile the TypeScript code into JavaScript in the build directory.
TestingYou can test the MCP server locally using the provided test scripts:
DebuggingFor detailed logs, run the server with the DEBUG environment variable:

How to install the Deepwriter MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepwriter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
      "env": {
        "DEEPWRITER_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js (v17 or higher) - npm (v6 or higher) - DeepWriter API key - An MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude for Desktop)
VariableDescriptionRequired
DEEPWRITER_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Deepwriter MCP to Building.
  • Use Deepwriter MCP to Testing.
  • Use Deepwriter MCP to Debugging.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Deepwriter MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Building, Testing, Debugging) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Deepwriter MCP directly.