MCP in Practice for TYPO3

TYPO3 MCP in one-minute episodes

29 episodes, one job each: what you can hand to an AI assistant in TYPO3, recorded on our demo install, with the prompt to copy and the way back. Start free with AI Foundation.

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Episode 1 of 29 · TYPO3 MCP: What Is the Model Context Protocol and How Do You Use It?
The episodes

All 29 episodes

One job per episode, in reading order. Filter by your role.

Set up

Start in three steps

Install, switch on, connect. Then pick the guide for your assistant.

  1. Terminal with the command composer require nitsan/ns-t3af, then extension:setup and cache:flush

    Install AI Foundation

    One Composer command, no licence key, no registration.

  2. AI Foundation MCP Server module on our demo: Server Status Online and the option Enable MCP Server ticked

    Switch on the MCP server

    In the AI Foundation module, tick Enable MCP Server, save, and look for the status Online.

  3. Connect tab of the AI Foundation MCP server on our demo: Remote (OAuth) recommended and the server URL ending in /mcp

    Connect your assistant

    Copy the server URL ending in /mcp and sign in with OAuth. Then ask a first question that only reads.

Guides for your AI assistant

FAQ

Questions about TYPO3 MCP

What is TYPO3 MCP?

MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets an AI assistant work with other systems. With an MCP server in TYPO3, an assistant such as Claude can read pages, change content and upload files, with the rights you give it.

What does it cost?

AI Foundation, the extension that adds the MCP server to TYPO3, is free and open source, with no licence key. A licence is only needed for the AI Universe extensions that add their own tools, such as AI Assistant or AI Accessibility; every guide says which it needs. For text that AI Foundation writes itself, your own keys are the default; AI Credits are an optional add-on, never required.

Which AI assistants work with it?

Assistants that can connect to a remote MCP server and sign in with OAuth, such as Claude, Microsoft Copilot (through Copilot Studio), Cursor and VS Code. AI Foundation includes setup presets for several of them, and our guides cover Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and PhpStorm.

Can I undo a change, or review it first?

Since AI Foundation 2.0, a records_apply batch can run as a dry run first, and records_undo takes the whole batch back by its batch ID; episode 7 shows both. Every guide shows how to check a change in the backend and on the page. AI Foundation can also hold changes to pages and content in a TYPO3 draft workspace for review, while files, file metadata, redirects, scheduler tasks and cache clears act live even there.

Where do I start?

With Episode 1: what TYPO3 MCP is and what you can hand over. Then install AI Foundation, connect your assistant with its guide and begin with a question that only reads, such as "Which pages are under Products?".

AI Universe for TYPO3

Sovereign TYPO3 AI: one free foundation, six AI extensions.

By default, TYPO3 AI runs on your own server, with your own API key. AI Foundation is free and open source. Six extensions run on it, for content, chatbot, search, accessibility and development. You can try each one free for 30 days.

Install AI Foundation freeAll TYPO3 AI extensions
  • Self-hosted
  • Your own API key
  • GDPR-friendly
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  • Providers
  • Prompts
  • Permissions
  • Costs
  • Logs
  • AI Agent
  • MCP server

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