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Medium MCP API Server

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Microservice Communication Protocol (MCP) server for Medium's API to publish content and manage user accounts

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Overview

Medium MCP API is a microservice that integrates with Medium's API, allowing external applications to publish content and manage user accounts seamlessly. It serves as a bridge between AI assistants and the Medium publishing platform through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

To use the Medium MCP API, clone the repository, set up your environment variables, and start the application using Docker or manually. You can then authenticate users and manage content through the provided API endpoints.

  • Authentication & User Management: Secure OAuth integration, JWT-based authentication, and user profile management. - Content Publishing: Supports Markdown and HTML formats, draft management, post scheduling, and publication integration. - Media Management: Image upload and content formatting utilities. - Reliability & Performance: Redis caching, job scheduling, error handling, and rate limiting.
  1. Automating content publishing to Medium from external applications.
  2. Managing user accounts and profiles for Medium users.
  3. Scheduling posts for future publication.

Add to your AI client

Use these steps to connect Medium MCP API Server in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.

Cursor

Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium-mcp-api-jignesh88": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-medium-mcp-api-jignesh88"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium-mcp-api-jignesh88": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-medium-mcp-api-jignesh88"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.

.mcp.json (project root)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium-mcp-api-jignesh88": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-medium-mcp-api-jignesh88"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "medium-mcp-api-jignesh88": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-medium-mcp-api-jignesh88"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium-mcp-api-jignesh88": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-medium-mcp-api-jignesh88"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.

Cline MCP Settings (via UI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium-mcp-api-jignesh88": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-medium-mcp-api-jignesh88"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Can I use this API for any Medium account?

Yes, as long as you have the necessary Medium API credentials.

Is there a limit on the number of posts I can publish?

Yes, Medium has rate limits on API usage, which you should consider when using the API.

Is the Medium MCP API free to use?

The API is free to use, but you must comply with Medium's API usage policies.7:["$","div",null,{"className":"container mx-auto flex flex-col gap-4","children":["$L26","$L27",["$","$L28",null,{"currentProject":{"id":2964,"uuid":"d3d7f69c-85b1-404e-8eb0-dfc75062dc6e","name":"medium-mcp-api","title":"Medium MCP API Server","description":"Microservice Communication Protocol (MCP) server for Medium's API to publish content and manage user accounts","avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2810812?v=4","created_at":"2025-03-16T07:44:00.548Z","updated_at":"2025-03-16T09:56:10.597Z","status":"created","author_name":"jignesh88","author_avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2810812?v=4","tags":"[]","category":"developer-tools","is_featured":false,"sort":1,"url":"https://github.com/jignesh88/medium-mcp-api","target":"_self","content":"$29","summary":"$2a","img_url":null,"type":null,"metadata":"{\"star\":\"0\",\"license\":\"\",\"language\":\"JavaScript\",\"is_official\":false,\"latest_commit_time\":\"2025-03-16 18:46:25\"}","user_uuid":null,"tools":null,"sse_url":null,"sse_provider":null,"sse_params":null,"is_official":false,"server_command":null,"server_params":null,"server_config":null,"allow_call":false,"is_innovation":false,"is_dxt":false,"dxt_manifest":null,"dxt_file_url":null,"is_audit":false},"randomProjects":[],"currentServerKey":"$undefined"}]]}]

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