MCP in Practice for TYPO3
TYPO3 MCP: What Is the Model Context Protocol and How Do You Use It?
One plain question, one read-only MCP call and the answer, checked in the TYPO3 backend and on the website. Recorded on our demo install.
The prompt in this video
Which pages are under Products?
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- 0:00MCP in Practice for TYPO3 · Episode 1: TYPO3 MCP explained: what it is, what it changes, how to begin
- 0:02One question, in plain words.
- 0:04Claude asks our demo TYPO3 through MCP. The wait is sped up.
- 0:07The answer: 3 sections and 6 product pages, 9 pages in all.
- 0:10One read-only MCP call: the page tree. Nothing is changed.
- 0:12Tents and its two tents have no German version yet.
- 0:14Now check it in TYPO3.
- 0:15Same tree in the TYPO3 backend: E-Bikes, Tents and Jackets.
- 0:19Three e-bikes, two tents, one jacket: 9 pages, as the answer says.
- 0:24The Records module shows each page with its translations.
- 0:28E-Bikes and Jackets have a German version. Tents does not, yet.
- 0:33The backend matches the answer, down to the missing German tents.
- 0:36Nothing was changed: the call only read the page tree.
- 0:40On the English website, the Products menu shows all three sections.
- 0:45The German menu has no Tents, just as the answer said.
- 0:5014.6 seconds from prompt to answer, instead of 5 steps by hand.
- 0:52Read the post: t3planet.de/en/blog/typo3-mcp/
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What does this video show?
One plain question, "Which pages are under Products?", answered by an AI assistant through a single read-only MCP call, then checked in the TYPO3 backend and on the website of our demo install.
How long did the answer take?
14.6 seconds on our demo install, against 5 steps by hand in the backend. The call only reads, so nothing on the site changed.
What do I need to try it?
AI Foundation, which is free and open source, and an assistant that can connect to a remote MCP server. The guides for each assistant show the setup.
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