Building a Substack MCP with a Reliable Setup Flow
The article describes the author's experience building a Substack MCP (Microcontroller Platform) called 'substack-mcp-plus' to address issues with brittle Substack tooling and broken setup flows. The focus was on creating a simple and reliable setup process with immediate functionality.
Why it matters
This project addresses common pain points with Substack tooling, providing a more reliable and user-friendly solution for managing Substack content.
Key Points
- 1Developed 'substack-mcp-plus' to address problems with Substack tooling
- 2Prioritized a simple setup process with immediate functionality
- 3Included commands to list drafts, published posts, and get post content
Details
The author built the 'substack-mcp-plus' tool because they were frustrated with the brittleness and broken setup flows of existing Substack tooling. The primary goal was to create a solution that could be easily connected, confirmed to work, and provide useful output immediately after installation. To achieve this, the initial development focused on commands to list drafts, list published posts, and retrieve post content. The setup process was intentionally made simple, requiring only two commands to install and configure the tool.
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