Alfresco MCP Server

A minimal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Alfresco providing tools via the Alfresco REST API

Features

• Ticket-based Authentication: Uses Alfresco authentication tickets
• Multiple Transport Modes: Supports stdio, SSE, and HTTP
• Docker Support: Configurable container for all transport modes

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• Alfresco instance (with REST API accessible)
• Alfresco authentication ticket

Installation

Local Setup

1. Clone or create the project directory with all files

2. Install dependencies:

python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set environment variable:

export ALFRESCO_HOST=http://your-alfresco-host:8080

Testing Locally with MCP Inspector

1. Install MCP Inspector (only once)

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

2. Run the server with Inspector

Start the server using streamable-http transport mode

python alfresco_mcp_server.py --transport http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8003

Start the MCP Inspector

mcp-inspector --config ./mcp.json

Getting an Alfresco Ticket

You need to authenticate with Alfresco first to get a ticket. You can do this via:

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/authentication/versions/1/tickets" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"userId":"admin","password":"admin"}'

This returns a JSON response with an id field containing your ticket.

Running with FastMCP Directly

STDIO Mode (default)

python alfresco_mcp_server.py

HTTP Mode

fastmcp dev alfresco_mcp_server.py --transport http --port 8003

SSE Mode

fastmcp dev alfresco_mcp_server.py --transport sse --port 8003

Docker Usage

Build the Image

docker build -t alfresco-mcp-server .

Run in Different Modes

STDIO Mode (default)

docker run -it --rm \
  -e ALFRESCO_HOST=http://your-alfresco-host:8080 \
  alfresco-mcp-server

HTTP Mode

docker run -d --rm \
  -e ALFRESCO_HOST=http://your-alfresco-host:8080 \
  -e TRANSPORT_MODE=http \
  -e HTTP=8003 \
  -p 8003:8003 \
  alfresco-mcp-server

SSE Mode

docker run -d --rm \
  -e ALFRESCO_HOST=http://your-alfresco-host:8080 \
  -e TRANSPORT_MODE=sse \
  -e HTTP=8003 \
  -p 8003:8003 \
  alfresco-mcp-server

Docker Compose Example

services:
  alfresco-mcp:
    build: .
    environment:
      - ALFRESCO_HOST=http://alfresco:8080
      - TRANSPORT_MODE=http  # or sse, stdio
      - HTTP=8003
    ports:
      - "8003:8003"  # Only needed for http/sse modes

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
ALFRESCO_HOST	Base URL of Alfresco instance	http://localhost:8080
TRANSPORT_MODE	Transport mode (stdio/http/sse)	stdio
HTTP	Port for HTTP/SSE modes	8003

Publishing in Docker Hub

Create/use a builder

docker buildx create --name mcp-builder --use
docker buildx inspect --bootstrap

Build & push (multi-arch) with SBOM + provenance + OCI annotations

docker buildx build \
  --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
  --pull \
  --provenance=mode=max \
  --sbom=true \
  --annotation "index:org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/angelborroy/alfresco-mcp-server" \
  --annotation "index:org.opencontainers.image.description=Alfresco MCP Server" \
  -t angelborroy/alfresco-mcp-server:1.0.0 \
  -t angelborroy/alfresco-mcp-server:latest \
  --metadata-file build-metadata.json \
  --push .

Cleanup

docker buildx rm mcp-builder