# Discourse Search

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve content from Discourse forums, solving problems of information retrieval and analysis in conversational workflows. It takes Discourse API credentials and search queries as inputs and returns relevant post results, enabling AI assistants to reference and analyze forum content seamlessly. Ideal for use cases where AI-driven conversation interfaces require access to external knowledge bases, such as Discourse forums.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ashdev-discourse-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ashdev-discourse-search

## Description

Discourse MCP Server implements the Model Context Protocol for searching posts on Discourse forums. Built by Sylvain CAU, it provides a single tool 'search_posts' that allows AI assistants to query Discourse content using the discourse2 npm package. The server can be deployed via Docker or run directly with npx, requiring configuration of the Discourse API URL, key, and username as environment variables. This implementation is particularly useful for workflows where AI assistants need to reference or analyze content from Discourse forums without leaving the conversation interface.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/ashdev-discourse-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ashdevfr/discourse-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ashdev-discourse-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ashdev-discourse-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ashdev-discourse-search/pull`

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