Blink CMS via MCP

Publish and manage content on blink.new using the user-blink-mcp server. The MCP treats the Blink CMS like a virtual file system with built-in versioning and draft management.

Quick Reference

Task	Tool	Key Params
List content	cms_list_dir	path: "docs" or "blog"
Read article	cms_read_file	path: "blog/article.mdx"
Create/Update	cms_write_file	path, content, publish
Edit section	cms_search_replace	path, old_string, new_string
Publish	cms_publish	paths: ["blog/x.mdx"]
Find text	cms_grep	query, type
Semantic search	cms_search	query, type
See drafts	cms_list_drafts	type
Version history	cms_get_versions	path

Content Structure

/docs/              → Documentation (quickstart, pricing, reference, etc.)
/docs/build/        → Build guides (prompting, tutorials, web-apps)
/docs/extend/       → Backend features (database, auth, storage)
/docs/launch/       → Deployment (domains, analytics)
/blog/              → Blog articles

Frontmatter Schema

Every article must include frontmatter:

---
title: "Article Title"
description: "Brief summary for SEO and cards"
category: "Engineering"        # Product, Engineering, Tutorial, Case Study
tags: ["AI", "Productivity"]   # Free-form array
status: "published"            # Overridden by publish action
---

Categories:

• Product — Announcements, launches, feature updates
• Engineering — Technical deep-dives, best practices
• Tutorial — Step-by-step guides
• Case Study — Customer success stories

Creating a New Article

cms_write_file(
  path: "blog/my-article.mdx",
  content: ---
title: "My Article Title"
description: "What this article is about"
category: "Engineering"
tags: ["AI", "Tips"]
---

## Introduction

Your content here with MDX components.

<Tip>Helpful tips use the Tip component.</Tip>
,
  publish: false    # Save as draft first
)

Then publish when ready:

cms_publish(paths: ["blog/my-article.mdx"])

Editing Existing Articles

Method 1: Full rewrite (use sparingly)

cms_write_file(path: "blog/article.mdx", content: "...full content...", publish: true)

Method 2: Surgical edit (preferred)

cms_search_replace(
  path: "blog/article.mdx",
  old_string: "## Introduction\n\nOld text here",
  new_string: "## Introduction\n\nNew text here"
)

Include 3-5 lines of context for unique matches. Flexible whitespace matching handles indentation differences automatically.

Finding Content

Fuzzy text search (finds exact phrases):

cms_grep(query: "deployment", type: "blog", limit: 10)

Semantic search (finds by meaning):

cms_search(query: "how to deploy apps", type: "blog")

Version Control

# See all versions
cms_get_versions(path: "blog/article.mdx")

# Restore a specific version
cms_activate_version(path: "blog/article.mdx", version: 3)

Draft Workflow

# Check for unpublished changes
cms_list_drafts(type: "blog")

# Discard draft (revert to last published)
cms_discard_draft(path: "blog/article.mdx")

MDX Components

Common components for rich content:

<Tip>Helpful tip text</Tip>
<Note>Informational note</Note>
<Warning>Caution about something</Warning>

<Steps>
  <Step title="First Step">Instructions</Step>
  <Step title="Second Step">More instructions</Step>
</Steps>

<CodeGroup>
  <CodeTab title="JavaScript">code here</CodeTab>
  <CodeTab title="Python">code here</CodeTab>
</CodeGroup>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Feature Name" href="/docs/path" icon="Star">
    Brief description
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Question?">Answer content</Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

Workflow Best Practices

1. Read before editing: Always cms_read_file first to understand current content
2. Use surgical edits: Prefer cms_search_replace over full rewrites
3. Preview drafts: Set publish: false to save drafts, review, then cms_publish
4. Version awareness: cms_publish creates version snapshots—use for rollback safety
5. Search first: Use cms_grep to find exact text before cms_search_replace

Complete Publishing Workflow

1. cms_list_dir(path: "blog")           → See current articles
2. cms_write_file(path, content, false) → Create/update as draft
3. cms_read_file(path)                  → Review the saved content
4. cms_publish(paths: [path])           → Go live with version snapshot

MCP Server Name

All tools are accessed via the user-blink-mcp server:

server: "user-blink-mcp"
toolName: "cms_list_dir"
arguments: { "path": "blog" }