Mattermost FAQs

Question 1

What is Mattermost MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's a server that bridges Mattermost with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing you to retrieve and process Mattermost data using MCP transports.

Question 2

What are the key requirements for setting it up?

Accepted Answer

You need Node.js (>= 22), npm (>= 10), dotenvx, and valid Mattermost credentials including the endpoint, token, team ID, and channel names.

Question 3

What are the benefits of using this server?

Accepted Answer

Real-time message processing, team and channel-specific monitoring, and secure access to Mattermost data via standard MCP transports (SSE and Standard I/O).

Question 4

How do I run the server?

Accepted Answer

After setting up your environment variables and building the server using `npm run build`, you can start it in SSE mode with `npm start` or in Standard I/O mode with `npm start -- --stdio`.

Question 5

What transport modes does it support?

Accepted Answer

It supports Server-Sent Events (SSE) and Standard I/O transport modes for connecting to the MCP server.

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