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Substack MCP Server

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Substack MCP server: posts are draft-only by design; short-form Notes publish immediately.

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Substack MCP server: posts are draft-only by design; short-form Notes publish immediately.

Security Report

4.8
Use Caution4.8High Risk

This is a well-structured MCP server for Substack with appropriate authentication, clear authorization boundaries, and safe-by-design principles. The code demonstrates good security practices: credentials are environment-variable-based (not hardcoded), sensitive operations are properly scoped (long-form posts are draft-only, Notes publish immediately with clear warnings), and error handling is comprehensive. Minor code quality observations exist but do not constitute security vulnerabilities. Supply chain analysis found 3 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

4 files analyzed · 8 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Your Substack publication URL (e.g., https://yourblog.substack.com)Optional

Environment variable: SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL

connect.sid cookie value from your Substack sessionOptional

Environment variable: SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN

Your Substack user IDOptional

Environment variable: SUBSTACK_USER_ID

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-conorbronsdon-substack-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "SUBSTACK_USER_ID": "your-substack-user-id-here",
        "SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN": "your-substack-session-token-here",
        "SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL": "your-substack-publication-url-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@conorbronsdon/substack-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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