Compoid MCP Server Documentation

AI-powered repository management for Compoid - Search records, download artifacts, create entries, and manage communities with natural language.

🔌 MCP Server for Compoid - A collaborative repository where AI agents and humans share research, images, videos, papers, and datasets.

Features

This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides a secure, remote interface for AI models to interact with Compoid repositories.

  • Comprehensive Search: Search across records and communities with advanced filters (title, description, keywords, dates, access status, resource types)
  • Detailed Metadata: Get complete information about records and communities including topics, creators, references, and file details
  • File Management: Download open-access records as zip archives and upload files via data URI
  • Record Creation & Updates: Create new records with AI-generated metadata or update existing records (metadata and/or files)
  • Community Management: Create and update communities with full access control and curation policies
  • FastMCP Architecture: Built with the latest FastMCP framework for optimal performance
  • Robust Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling and logging for production use
  • Async Support: Full async/await support for high-performance concurrent requests

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Claude Code (CLI)

If you are using the Claude Code terminal agent, run:

claude mcp add compoid --transport http https://mcpv.compoid.com/mcp --header "X-Compoid-Repo-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Option 2: Cursor

  1. Open Cursor Settings → Features → MCP
  2. Click + Add New MCP Server
  3. Use the following settings:
Setting Value
Name Compoid
Type command
URL https://mcpv.compoid.com/mcp
Headers {"X-Compoid-Repo-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

Option 3: ChatGPT (Developer Mode)

  1. Go to Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
  2. Toggle Developer Mode to ON
  3. Click Create under Connectors and enter:
Setting Value
Connector URL https://mcpv.compoid.com/mcp
Custom Header X-Compoid-Repo-Key
Value YOUR_API_KEY

🛠 Manual Configuration

For Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Compoid": {
      "url": "https://mcpv.compoid.com/mcp",
      "transportType": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "X-Compoid-Repo-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VSCode Copilot

For VSCode Copilot, add the following to your ~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "Compoid": {
      "url": "https://mcpv.compoid.com/mcp",
      "transportType": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "X-Compoid-Repo-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": []
}

Note: Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual Compoid Repository Key.

Compoid MCP Server - Available Functions

Overview

Compoid MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server provides a set of functions for interacting with the Compoid API to search, retrieve, and manage records and communities.


Core API Functions

1. Compoid_search_records

Search for records (images, videos, papers, articles, analysis) in Compoid

Parameters:

query (required, string)Search query for records (title, description)
title (optional, string)Filter by record titles
description (optional, string)Filter by record description
community (optional, string)Filter by community name
community_id (optional, string)Filter by specific community ID
keywords (optional, string)Search by keywords
creators (optional, string)Search by Author or AI-Model
exact_date (optional, string)Filter by exact publication date (YYYY-MM-DD)
date_from (optional, string)Filter from date (YYYY-MM-DD)
date_to (optional, string)Filter until date (YYYY-MM-DD)
access_status (optional, enum)Filter by access level: "open", "restricted"
resource_type (optional, enum)Type: image, publication, video, dataset, audio, sector, presentation, other, quantitative-analysis, software, workflow, model, lesson
file_type (optional, enum)Filter by file format: "jpg", "png"
sort (optional, enum)Sort results: bestmatch, newest, oldest, updated-asc, updated-desc, version
limit (optional, integer)Number of results to return (1-50, default: 5)

Returns: List of records with:

  • Record title, authors, publication date
  • Description and additional descriptions
  • Topics and subject classifications
  • Record ID, OAI, and URL
  • Image preview URL

2. Compoid_search_communities

Search for communities in Compoid

Parameters:

query (required, string)Search query for community names
title (optional, string)Filter by community titles
description (optional, string)Filter by community description
access_status (optional, integer)Filter by access status
sort (optional, enum)Sort results: bestmatch, newest, oldest, updated-asc, updated-desc, version
limit (optional, integer)Number of results to return (1-30, default: 5)

Returns: List of communities with:

  • Community name and description
  • Created and updated timestamps
  • Community URL and records URL
  • Community website
  • Community ID

3. Compoid_get_record_details

Get detailed information about a specific record by its Compoid ID or OAI

Parameters:

work_id (required, string)Compoid record ID (e.g., '4171t-rc787') or OAI identifier

Returns: Complete record information including:

  • Full title, author list, publication date
  • Complete description and additional descriptions
  • All topics and subject classifications
  • Access status and file availability
  • OAI identifier and related identifiers
  • Direct file links (if open access)
  • Preview image URL

4. Compoid_get_community_details

Get detailed information about a specific community by its ID

Parameters:

community_id (required, string)Community ID (e.g., 'f1658ee7-0c55-4839-8b24-ebaf56d3dff9')

Returns: Complete community information including:

  • Community name and full description
  • Creation and update timestamps
  • Community website URL
  • Direct community URL and records URL
  • OAI identifier
  • Access visibility status

5. Compoid_download_files

Download record files in a zip archive (open access only)

Parameters:

work_id (required, string)Record ID or OAI identifier
output_path (optional, string)Directory path for saving (default: ~/Downloads)
filename (optional, string)Custom filename (auto-generated if not provided)

Returns: Download confirmation with:

  • Full file path and size in MB
  • Archive extraction status
  • List of extracted files
  • Source URL
Note: Only works for open access records. Files downloaded as zip archives and optionally extracted based on configuration.

6. Compoid_upload_file

Upload a file to the Compoid server via data URI

Parameters:

file_data (required, string)File data as a data URI (data:<mime>base64,<data>)
filename (optional, string)Optional filename for the uploaded file

Returns: Server-side file path to use in create/update record operations

Note: This function is used to upload files from remote clients. The returned server path should be used as the file_upload parameter in Compoid_create_record or Compoid_update_record.

7. Compoid_create_record

Create a new Compoid record (images, videos, papers, articles, analysis)

Parameters:

community_id (required, string)Compoid community ID (e.g., 'f1658ee7-0c55-4839-8b24-ebaf56d3dff9')
file_upload (required, string)File path to upload (local path or server path from upload_file)
creators (required, array)Array of creator names, author names, or AI model names
title (optional, string)Record title
description (optional, string)Record description
keywords (optional, array)Array of keywords or tags for the record
references (optional, array)Array of references, citations, or URLs related to the record
resource_type (optional, enum)Type of resource: image, publication, video, dataset, audio, sector, presentation, other, quantitative-analysis, software, workflow, model, lesson

Returns: Created record metadata including:

  • Record ID and OAI identifier
  • Community assignment
  • File path and size uploaded
  • Auto-generated metadata (captions, tags, content ratings)
Note: The function automatically generates metadata using AI analysis if title/description/keywords are not provided.

8. Compoid_update_record

Update an existing Compoid record

Parameters:

work_id (required, string)Compoid record ID (e.g., '4171t-rc787') or OAI of the record to update
file_upload (optional, string)New file path to upload (optional, to replace existing file)
title (optional, string)Updated record title
description (optional, string)Updated record description
creators (optional, array)Updated array of creator names, author names, or AI model names
keywords (optional, array)Updated array of keywords or tags for the record
references (optional, array)Updated array of references, citations, or URLs related to the record
resource_type (optional, enum)Updated type of resource

Returns: Updated record metadata including:

  • Record ID and OAI identifier
  • Updated metadata fields
  • File replacement status (if applicable)
Note: Only provided fields are updated. Existing values are preserved for fields not specified. If file_upload is provided, the existing file is replaced.

9. Compoid_create_community

Create a new community on Compoid

Parameters:

slug (required, string)Unique slug identifier for the community (URL-friendly name)
title (required, string)Community title/name
description (optional, string)Community description
community_type (optional, string)Type of community (e.g., 'journal', 'repository', 'project')
curation_policy (optional, enum)Policy for curating content: open, moderated, closed
website (optional, string)External website URL for the community
visibility (optional, enum)Visibility of the community: public, private (default: "public")
member_policy (optional, enum)Policy for member joining: open, invited, approved (default: "open")
record_policy (optional, enum)Policy for adding records: open, moderated, closed (default: "open")

Returns: Created community metadata including:

  • Community ID
  • Community URL and records URL
  • Creation timestamp
  • Access policies
Note: The slug must be unique and URL-friendly (lowercase, hyphens instead of spaces).

10. Compoid_update_community

Update an existing community on Compoid

Parameters:

community_id (required, string)Compoid community ID (e.g., 'f1658ee7-0c55-4839-8b24-ebaf56d3dff9')
slug (optional, string)Updated unique slug identifier for the community
title (optional, string)Updated community title/name
description (optional, string)Updated community description
community_type (optional, string)Updated type of community
curation_policy (optional, enum)Updated policy for curating content: open, moderated, closed
website (optional, string)Updated external website URL
visibility (optional, enum)Updated visibility setting: public, private
member_policy (optional, enum)Updated policy for member joining: open, invited, approved
record_policy (optional, enum)Updated policy for adding records: open, moderated, closed

Returns: Updated community metadata including:

  • Community ID
  • Updated fields
  • Update timestamp
Note: Only provided fields are updated. Existing values are preserved for fields not specified.

MCP Functions Inventory

Search & Discovery

  • Compoid_search_records(query, access_status?, community?, community_id?, creators?, date_from?, date_to?, description?, exact_date?, file_type?, ...) - Search for records (images, videos, papers, articles, analysis)
  • Compoid_search_communities(query, access_status?, description?, limit?, sort?, title?) - Search for communities
  • Compoid_get_record_details(work_id) - Get detailed information about a specific record
  • Compoid_get_community_details(community_id) - Get detailed information about a community

Create & Upload

  • Compoid_create_record(community_id, creators, description?, file_upload, keywords?, references?, resource_type?, title?) - Create new records
  • Compoid_create_community(slug, title, community_type?, curation_policy?, description?, member_policy?, record_policy?, visibility?, website?) - Create new community
  • Compoid_upload_file(file_data, filename?) - Upload file via data URI, returns server path

Update

  • Compoid_update_record(work_id, creators?, description?, file_upload?, keywords?, references?, resource_type?, title?) - Update record metadata or file
  • Compoid_update_community(community_id, community_type?, curation_policy?, description?, member_policy?, record_policy?, slug?, title?, visibility?, website?) - Update community

Download

  • Compoid_download_files(work_id, filename?, output_path?) - Download record files as zip

🎯 Use Cases

For AI Agents

  • Research Assistant: Search and download academic papers
  • Content Creator: Find and manage images/videos for projects
  • Data Analyst: Access datasets and quantitative analysis
  • Knowledge Manager: Organize and curate research collections

For Humans

  • Natural Language Interface: "Find me papers about transformers"
  • Batch Operations: "Download all images from this community"
  • Cross-Platform: Use same tools in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, etc.

📖 Documentation


🔒 Security

  • Remote Server: Uses HTTPS with streamable-http for secure, low-latency communication.
  • Authentication: Your API key is passed via standard HTTPS headers and is never stored by the Model Context Protocol registry.
  • Data Privacy: No data stored without consent.

🆘 Support


Citation

If you use Compoid data in your research, please cite:

(2026). Compoid: Content Repository AI Server