Strapi MCP

🚀 Strapi Documentation

Strapi is an open - source API construction framework based on Node.js. It simplifies interactions with databases and offers both RESTful and GraphQL interfaces. Ideal for rapidly building modern web applications and microservices.

🚀 Quick Start

Create a new project and initialize it:

strapi new my-project
cd my-project

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Access http://localhost:1337 to view the Strapi admin interface.

✨ Features

• Simplifies database interactions.
• Provides RESTful and GraphQL interfaces.
• Comes with a rich plugin system for feature expansion.
• Allows for custom fields, validations, and hooks.

📦 Installation

Global Installation

npm install -g strapi

Usage in a Project

Run the following command in your project directory:

npx strapi init

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

Create a New Project

strapi new my-project
cd my-project
npm run dev

Advanced Usage

Get a List of Articles (REST)

GET http://localhost:1337/api/articles

Create a New User (GraphQL)

mutation {
  create_user(input: { username: "admin", password: "admin" }) {
    user {
      id
      username
    }
  }
}

📚 Documentation

Core Concepts

Models

Models define the database structure and field types. Strapi offers many built - in models, such as:

• Article: Used to store long - text content.
• User: The default user model with authentication support.
• Media: Manages uploaded files like images and videos.

API Interfaces

Strapi automatically generates RESTful and GraphQL interfaces for easy database interaction.

Plugins

Through the plugin system, Strapi provides extensive feature extensions, such as:

• Authentication Plugin: Supports multiple authentication methods.
• File Upload Plugin: Facilitates file upload management.
• Internationalization Plugin: Supports multi - language content.

Advanced Features

Custom Fields

You can customize field types and behaviors in models. For example:

module.exports = {
  attributes: {
    title: {
      type: 'string',
      required: true,
      unique: true
    },
    content: {
      type: 'text',
      default: ''
    }
  }
};

Custom Validations

Ensure data validity through custom validation rules. For example:

module.exports = {
  validations: [
    {
      field: 'email',
      rules: ['required', 'email']
    },
    {
      field: 'password',
      rules: ['required', 'min:6']
    }
  ]
};

Custom Hooks

Add hook functions before and after data operations to implement custom logic. For example:

module.exports = {
  hooks: {
    afterCreate: async (model, data) => {
      console.log('New user created:', data);
    }
  }
};

Tutorials and Examples

Create a Simple Blog

1. Install Strapi and initialize the project.
2. Create article and user models.
3. Create several articles in the admin interface.
4. Use API interfaces to get the article list and display it on the front - end.

Integrate Third - Party Services

Strapi supports integrating third - party services via plugins or custom code, such as:

• Cloud Storage: Use AWS S3 or other cloud storage services for file uploads.
• Payment Gateway: Integrate payment services like Stripe for order processing.
• Email Service: Use SendGrid to send emails.

🔧 Technical Details

Strapi is built on Node.js, which allows it to handle high - concurrency scenarios efficiently. It uses a modular architecture, making it easy to extend functionality through plugins. The automatic generation of RESTful and GraphQL interfaces is based on the defined models, reducing development time.

📄 License

No license information is provided in the original document.

🌟 Contribution and Community

Strapi has an active open - source community. Everyone is welcome to contribute. You can help in the following ways:

• Submit issues and feedback.
• Create Pull Requests to fix bugs or add features.
• Share your usage experience and technical articles.

Visit the Strapi official website and GitHub repository for more information.