MCP Substack

🚀 MCP Substack Server

An Article Context Protocol (MCP) server for downloading and parsing Substack articles, integrated with the Claude.ai desktop application.

🚀 Quick Start

This server is designed to download and parse Substack articles and integrate with the Claude.ai desktop application.

📦 Installation

1. Install the dependencies:

npm install

2. Configure the Claude desktop application: Add the following content to the ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-substack": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-substack/lib/index.mjs"],
      "methods": {
        "download_substack": {
          "description": "Download and parse the content from Substack articles"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Start the server:

npm start

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

Use it in the Claude desktop application:

Can you download and summarize this Substack article: [URL]

✨ Features

• Download and parse Substack articles
• Extract titles, authors, subtitles, and content
• Support public Substack articles
• Integrate with the Claude.ai desktop application

📚 Documentation

Requirements

• Node.js v18+
• Claude desktop application

📄 License

MIT