Mention MCP Server

Monitor web and social media using the Mention API.

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Mention MCP Server

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A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for social listening and monitoring through the Mention API. Built with TypeScript, comprehensive error handling, structured logging, and modular architecture.

Supported Tools

ToolDescription
get_account_infoRetrieve account details and subscription plan
get_app_dataGet available languages, countries, sources
list_alertsList all monitoring alerts with pagination
get_alertGet detailed information about specific alerts
create_basic_alertCreate alerts with simple keyword matching
create_advanced_alertCreate alerts with boolean query syntax
update_alertModify existing alert criteria and settings
pause_alertTemporarily pause monitoring for specific alerts
unpause_alertResume monitoring for paused alerts
fetch_mentionsRetrieve mentions with advanced filtering
fetch_alert_statsGet comprehensive statistics for alerts

Installation & Usage

Quick Start with Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mention": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@maelitop/mention-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_MENTION_API_KEY": "your_mention_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

VariableDescriptionDefault
MCP_MENTION_API_KEYYour Mention API key (required)-
MCP_MENTION_API_BASE_URLCustom API base URLhttps://web.mention.com/api
MCP_LOG_LEVELLogging level (debug, info, warn, error)info
MCP_CONSOLE_LOGGINGEnable console logging (true/false)false
MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUTRequest timeout in milliseconds30000
MCP_MAX_RETRIESMaximum retry attempts3

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

# Build for production
npm run build

# Run linting and type checking
npm run ci

Logging

Logs are automatically written to platform-specific directories:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Logs/mention-mcp-server/mention-mcp-server.log
  • Windows: ~/AppData/Local/mention-mcp-server/logs/mention-mcp-server.log
  • Linux: ~/.local/share/mention-mcp-server/logs/mention-mcp-server.log

Testing

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Run tests in watch mode
npm run test -- --watch

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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