app-write-mcp/README.md

# 🚀 Appwrite MCP Server

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**Transform Claude into your intelligent Appwrite management assistant**  
*16 optimized tools • Core Appwrite operations • Context-efficient design • Production-ready*

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A **context-optimized Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server that provides Claude with essential Appwrite integration. This version focuses on core functionality with action-based combined tools, offering database operations, user management, storage, messaging, and team management in an efficient package designed to stay under MCP context limits.

## 🚀 Features

**🎯 Core Appwrite Operations:**
- **Database Management** - Create, list, and delete databases
- **Collection Operations** - Full collection lifecycle management
- **Document CRUD** - Complete document operations with bulk support
- **User Management** - User operations including bulk processing and preferences
- **Storage Management** - Bucket and file operations with URL generation
- **Team Management** - Complete team administration
- **Messaging Service** - Messages, topics, and subscriber management
- **Attribute & Index Management** - Schema management with bulk operations
- **Health Monitoring** - System health checks

**⚡ Action-Based Design:**
- **Single tools handle multiple operations** using action parameters
- **Bulk operations integrated** into respective categories
- **Context-optimized** - 88% fewer tools than original
- **Maintained functionality** - All core features preserved

## 📦 Quick Start

### 1️⃣ Installation

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd appwrite-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the TypeScript code
npm run build
```

### 2️⃣ Configuration

Create a `.env` file in your **current working directory** (where you run Claude Code from):

```bash
# Copy the example file to your current working directory
cp /path/to/app-write-mcp/.env.example ./.env
```

Edit your `.env` file with your Appwrite credentials:

```env
APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id-here
APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT=https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
APPWRITE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
```

> 💡 **Tip:** The MCP server looks for `.env` in the directory where Claude Code is running, allowing different configurations for different projects.

### 3️⃣ Integration Options

#### Option A: Claude Code (CLI) Integration

```bash
# Add the MCP server to Claude Code
claude mcp add appwrite-mcp-server "C:\path\to\your\app-write-mcp\dist\index.js"

# Example with actual path
claude mcp add appwrite-mcp-server "C:\Users\moh12\app-write-mcp\dist\index.js"
```

#### Option B: Cursor IDE Integration

> 💡 **Note:** Cursor doesn't support `.env` files for MCP servers, so we pass environment variables directly in the configuration.

1. **Open Command Palette** (`Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P`)

2. **Type "Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)"**

3. **Add MCP Server Configuration to your settings.json:**
   ```json
   {
     "mcp.servers": {
       "appwrite-mcp-server": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\your\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js"],
         "env": {
           "APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID": "your-project-id-here",
           "APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1",
           "APPWRITE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   ```

4. **Replace the configuration values:**
   - **Path**: Update `C:\\path\\to\\your\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js` with your actual path
   - **Project ID**: Your Appwrite project ID
   - **API Endpoint**: Your Appwrite endpoint (Cloud or self-hosted)
   - **API Key**: Your Appwrite API key with required permissions

5. **Example configuration:**
   ```json
   {
     "mcp.servers": {
       "appwrite-mcp-server": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["C:\\Users\\username\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js"],
         "env": {
           "APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID": "6612345a000818bb9d2e",
           "APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1",
           "APPWRITE_API_KEY": "standard_1234567890abcdef..."
         }
       }
     }
   }
   ```

6. **Save the file and restart Cursor** to load the MCP server

#### Option C: Continue.dev Integration

1. **Open your Continue configuration file** (`~/.continue/config.json`)

2. **Add the MCP server to your configuration:**
   ```json
   {
     "mcpServers": [
       {
         "name": "appwrite-mcp-server",
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\your\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js"],
         "env": {
           "APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID": "your-project-id-here",
           "APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1",
           "APPWRITE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
         }
       }
     ]
   }
   ```

3. **Replace with your actual credentials** (same as Cursor configuration above)

4. **Restart your IDE** to apply the changes

### 4️⃣ Verification

Once integrated, you should be able to use commands like:
- "List my Appwrite databases"
- "Create a new user with email test@example.com"
- "Show me all collections in my database"

## 🛠️ Available Tools (16 Total)

<details>
<summary><strong>🗄️ Database Operations (1 tool)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `manage_database` | create, list, delete | Comprehensive database management |

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>📁 Collection Operations (1 tool)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `collection_operations` | create, get, list, update, delete | Complete collection lifecycle management |

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🏷️ Attribute Management (1 tool)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `attribute_operations` | create, get, list, update, delete, bulk_create, bulk_delete | Full attribute management with bulk operations |

</details>

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<summary><strong>📊 Index Management (1 tool)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `index_operations` | create, get, list, delete | Complete index management |

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>📄 Document Operations (2 tools)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions/Description |
|------|--------------------|
| `document_operations` | create, get, update, delete, bulk_create, bulk_update, bulk_delete |
| `list_documents` | List documents with advanced queries and pagination |

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>👥 User Management (2 tools)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions/Description |
|------|--------------------|
| `user_operations` | create, get, update, delete, update_preferences, update_labels, bulk_create, bulk_update, bulk_delete |
| `list_users` | List users with advanced filtering and pagination |

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🗂️ Storage Operations (3 tools)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions/Description |
|------|--------------------|
| `bucket_operations` | create, get, list, update, delete |
| `file_operations` | get, create, update, delete, list |
| `get_file_url` | Generate download, preview, or view URLs with transformations |
| `get_bucket` | Get a bucket by ID |
| `update_bucket` | Update a storage bucket |
| `delete_bucket` | Delete a storage bucket |
| `list_files` | List files in a storage bucket |
| `get_file` | ✨ Get file details by ID |
| `create_file` | ✨ Upload file to storage bucket |
| `update_file` | ✨ Update file metadata |
| `get_file_download` | ✨ Get file download URL |
| `get_file_preview` | ✨ Get file preview URL with image transformations |
| `get_file_view` | ✨ Get file view URL |
| `delete_file` | ✨ Delete a file |

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<details>
<summary><strong>⚡ Function Management (14 tools)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `create_function` | Create a new serverless function |
| `list_functions` | List all functions |
| `get_function` | Get a function by ID |
| `update_function` | Update a function |
| `delete_function` | Delete a function |
| `list_function_deployments` | ✨ List function deployments |
| `get_function_deployment` | ✨ Get deployment details |
| `update_function_deployment` | ✨ Update deployment status |
| `delete_function_deployment` | ✨ Delete deployment |
| `create_function_variable` | ✨ Create function variables |
| `list_function_variables` | ✨ List function variables |
| `get_function_variable` | ✨ Get variable details |
| `update_function_variable` | ✨ Update variables |
| `delete_function_variable` | ✨ Delete variables |

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<details>
<summary><strong>👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Team Management (1 tool)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `team_operations` | create, get, list, update, delete | Complete team management |

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<details>
<summary><strong>📧 Messaging Operations (3 tools)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Actions | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `messaging_message_operations` | create, get, list, update, delete | Complete message management |
| `messaging_topic_operations` | create, get, list, update, delete | Complete topic management |
| `messaging_subscriber_operations` | create, get, list, delete | Complete subscriber management |

</details>

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<summary><strong>🏥 Health Monitoring (1 tool)</strong></summary>

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_health` | Get overall health status of Appwrite services |

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## 🗑️ Removed Features

*The following features have been removed to optimize context usage:*

- **Data Analysis Tools** - Auto-detect schemas, duplicate detection, data quality analysis
- **Avatars Service** - Icon generation, QR codes, initials avatars
- **Locale Service** - Countries, currencies, languages, timezones
- **Advanced User Features** - MFA management, identity management, email/phone verification (labels management retained in user_operations)
- **Function Management** - Function deployments, execution, variables
- **Messaging Providers** - Provider configuration and management
- **Session Management** - User session create/delete/list
- **Advanced Health Monitoring** - Specific service health checks

*These features are preserved in `removed-tools-backup.ts` for future restoration if needed.*

## ⚙️ Configuration Guide

### 🔑 Getting Appwrite Credentials

1. **🆔 Project ID**: Found in your Appwrite console under **Settings > General**
2. **🌐 API Endpoint**: 
   - **Appwrite Cloud**: `https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1`
   - **Self-hosted**: `https://your-domain.com/v1`
3. **🔐 API Key**: Create a new API key in your Appwrite console under **Settings > API Keys**
   - ✅ Required scopes: `databases.read`, `databases.write`, `users.read`, `users.write`, `storage.read`, `storage.write`, `messages.read`, `messages.write`, `topics.read`, `topics.write`, `subscribers.read`, `subscribers.write`, `teams.read`, `teams.write`, `health.read`

### 🎯 VS Official Implementation

| Feature | Our Implementation | Official Appwrite MCP |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|
| **Tools Available** | 🟢 16 optimized tools (context-efficient) | 🟡 195 tools (selective enabling) |
| **Context Usage** | 🟢 Under 25,000 tokens (88% reduction) | 🔴 Over 60,000 tokens |
| **Tool Design** | 🟢 Action-based combined tools | 🟡 Individual tools for each operation |
| **Core Operations** | 🟢 All essential Appwrite features | 🟡 Database tools only (context limits) |
| **Messaging Service** | 🟢 Messages, topics, subscribers | 🟡 Selective enabling required |
| **Storage Operations** | 🟢 Complete file operations & uploads | 🟡 Basic bucket operations |
| **User Management** | 🟢 CRUD + preferences + bulk operations | 🟡 Basic CRUD only |
| **Bulk Operations** | 🟢 Integrated into respective categories | 🔴 Not available |
| **Error Handling** | 🟢 Comprehensive | 🟡 Basic |
| **Language** | 🟡 TypeScript/Node.js | 🟢 Python |
| **Maintenance** | 🟢 Easier with fewer tools | 🟡 Complex with many tools |

## 🎯 Usage Examples

Once integrated, you can use natural language commands with Claude to interact with Appwrite:

<details>
<summary><strong>🗄️ Database & Collection Management</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a new database called 'ecommerce'"
✨ "List all my databases"
✨ "Create a collection called 'products' in the ecommerce database"
✨ "Show me all collections in the ecommerce database"
✨ "Delete the old 'test' database"
```

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<summary><strong>🏷️ Schema & Attributes</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a string attribute called 'name' in the products collection" 
✨ "Add multiple attributes with bulk create operation"
✨ "List all attributes in the products collection"
✨ "Update attribute settings for existing fields"
✨ "Create a unique index on the 'sku' attribute"
✨ "Remove old attributes with bulk delete"
```

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<details>
<summary><strong>📄 Document Operations</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a new product document with name 'iPhone 15' and price 999"
✨ "List all documents in the products collection"
✨ "Update document xyz123's price to 899"
✨ "Get document abc456 from the products collection"
✨ "Delete all out-of-stock products"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>👥 User Management</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a new user with email john@example.com"
✨ "List all users in the project with filtering"
✨ "Update user xyz123's name and email"
✨ "Update user labels for admin permissions"
✨ "Delete inactive user accounts"
✨ "Update user preferences for notifications"
✨ "Bulk create 10 test users for demo"
✨ "Bulk update user information from CSV"
✨ "Bulk create 10 test users for demo purposes"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🗂️ Storage & File Management</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a new storage bucket for user uploads"
✨ "List all files in the images bucket"
✨ "Get download URL for file abc123"
✨ "Generate preview URL for image with 300x200 dimensions"
✨ "Get file view URL for document xyz456"
✨ "Delete old file from storage bucket"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>⚡ Functions & Deployments</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a new function for email processing"
✨ "List all deployments for function abc123"
✨ "Create function variable API_KEY with secret value"
✨ "Update function variable to new value"
✨ "List all variables for function xyz456"
✨ "Execute function with user data payload"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🚀 Advanced Features (Exclusive)</strong></summary>

```
🚀 "Create a complete product schema with string, enum, float, and relationship attributes"
🚀 "Bulk create 10 attributes at once for my e-commerce collection"
🚀 "Add a relationship attribute linking orders to customers with two-way binding"
🚀 "Create an enum attribute for user roles with admin, user, moderator values"
🚀 "Analyze this sample data and create a collection schema automatically"
🚀 "Suggest optimal indexes for my users collection based on usage"
🚀 "Validate this document data before creating it"
🚀 "Find duplicate records in my customers collection"
🚀 "Check the data quality of my orders collection"
🚀 "Bulk create 100 user accounts from this CSV data"
🚀 "Execute the 'sendWelcomeEmail' function with user data"
🚀 "Show me the health status of all Appwrite services"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>📧 Messaging & Communication</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Create a messaging provider for email notifications"
✨ "List all messaging topics"
✨ "Create a topic for user announcements"
✨ "Add subscribers to the announcements topic"
✨ "Send a message to all subscribers"
✨ "List all messages and their delivery status"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🌍 Internationalization & Locale</strong></summary>

```
✨ "List all supported countries"
✨ "Get phone codes for all countries"
✨ "Show me all available currencies"
✨ "List all supported languages"
✨ "Get continent information"
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🎨 Avatars & Visual Content</strong></summary>

```
✨ "Generate QR code for this URL"
✨ "Get flag icon for United States"
✨ "Create initials avatar for John Doe"
✨ "Get favicon for google.com"
✨ "Generate browser icon for Chrome"
✨ "Get credit card icon for Visa"
```

</details>

### 🎬 **Real-World Scenarios**

**E-commerce Setup:**
```
1. "Create an ecommerce database"
2. "Auto-detect schema from this product sample data"
3. "Bulk import 500 products from my inventory"
4. "Set up user authentication for customers"
5. "Create indexes for search optimization"
```

**Content Management:**
```
1. "Create a blog database with posts and comments collections"
2. "Validate my blog post structure before saving"
3. "Find duplicate content across my posts"
4. "Analyze user engagement patterns"
```

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## 🔧 Development

```bash
# Build TypeScript to JavaScript
npm run build

# Watch mode for development
npm run dev

# Run the built server
npm start
```

## 🐛 Troubleshooting

<details>
<summary><strong>Common Issues & Solutions</strong></summary>

| Issue | Solution |
|-------|----------|
| **❌ Configuration not found** | Make sure `.env` file exists in your working directory |
| **❌ API Key issues** | Ensure your API key has all required scopes enabled |
| **❌ Connection failed** | Verify your API endpoint is correct (check for typos) |
| **❌ Tools not loading** | Restart your IDE after adding the MCP server |
| **❌ Permission denied** | Check that your API key has `databases.write`, `users.write` permissions |
| **❌ Schema validation errors** | Use `attribute_operations` with list action to check collection schema |

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## 🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: `git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`
3. Commit your changes: `git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`
4. Push to the branch: `git push origin feature/amazing-feature`
5. Open a Pull Request

## 📄 License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details

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