coda-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Coda.io API. Enables AI assistants to read and write Coda documents, tables, and rows.

Features

Full CRUD operations on Coda tables
Document and page content retrieval
Formula and control access
Async export workflow for canvas pages
Rate limit handling

Quick Start

1. Install

cargo install coda-mcp

2. Get API Token

Get your token from coda.io/account → API settings.

3. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Linux):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/.cargo/bin/coda-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Restart Claude Desktop

The Coda tools will now be available.

Installation

From crates.io (Recommended)

cargo install coda-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/nkpar/coda-mcp.git
cd coda-mcp
cargo build --release

Binary will be at ./target/release/coda-mcp

Pre-built Binaries

Check the Releases page.

Docker

No Rust toolchain required. Multi-arch image (amd64 + arm64), ~3MB.

docker pull ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest

Claude Code (CLI):

claude mcp add coda -e CODA_API_TOKEN=your_token_here -- docker run --rm -i -e CODA_API_TOKEN ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest

Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "-e", "CODA_API_TOKEN", "ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest"],
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

One-Click Install Script

For Claude Desktop with automatic configuration:

git clone https://github.com/nkpar/coda-mcp.git
cd coda-mcp
./scripts/install.sh

Configuration

1. Get API Token

Get your Coda API token from coda.io/account → API settings.

Important: For write operations (create_doc, delete_doc, add_row, update_row, delete_row), ensure your token has write permissions enabled. Read-only tokens will return 403 Forbidden for these operations.

2. Configure MCP Client

Claude Desktop (~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "/path/to/coda-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI):

# Binary
claude mcp add coda -e CODA_API_TOKEN=your_token_here -- $HOME/.cargo/bin/coda-mcp

# Or via Docker (no Rust required)
claude mcp add coda -e CODA_API_TOKEN=your_token_here -- docker run --rm -i -e CODA_API_TOKEN ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest

Or via .mcp.json in project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "/path/to/coda-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | CODA_API_TOKEN | Yes | Your Coda API token | | CODA_BASE_URL | No | API base URL (default: https://coda.io/apis/v1) | | RUST_LOG | No | Log level: error, warn, info, debug, trace |

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_docs | List available documents | | get_doc | Get document details | | search_docs | Search documents by name | | create_doc | Create a new document (optional: folder, template, timezone) | | delete_doc | Delete a document (permanent) | | list_pages | List pages in a document | | get_page | Get page content (HTML) | | list_tables | List tables in a document | | get_table | Get table details | | list_columns | List columns in a table | | get_rows | Get rows with optional filtering | | get_row | Get a specific row | | add_row | Add a new row | | update_row | Update an existing row | | delete_row | Delete a row | | list_formulas | List named formulas | | get_formula | Get formula value | | list_controls | List controls (buttons, sliders) |

Usage Examples

# List all documents
list_docs

# Create a new document
create_doc title="My New Doc"

# Create from template in specific folder
create_doc title="Project Plan" folder_id="fl-abc" source_doc="template-xyz"

# Delete a document (permanent!)
delete_doc doc_id="AbCdEfGh"

# Get rows from a table
get_rows doc_id="AbCdEfGh" table_id="grid-xyz" limit=50

# Filter rows
get_rows doc_id="AbCdEfGh" table_id="grid-xyz" query="Status:Active"

# Add a row
add_row doc_id="AbCdEfGh" table_id="grid-xyz" cells={"Name": "John", "Email": "john@example.com"}

# Get page content
get_page doc_id="AbCdEfGh" page_id="canvas-xyz"

Rate Limits

Coda API has rate limits:

Reading: 100 requests per 6 seconds
Writing: 10 requests per 6 seconds

Write operations return HTTP 202 (queued). Changes may take a few seconds to appear.

Security

API tokens are redacted from all log output
Download URLs validated against trusted hosts only (coda.io, codahosted.io, storage.googleapis.com)
Request limits capped at 1000 to prevent resource exhaustion
Install script uses silent input for tokens and sets restrictive file permissions (600)

Development

# Build
cargo build --release

# Run unit & integration tests
cargo test

# Run E2E tests (requires write-enabled API token)
export $(cat .env | xargs) && cargo test --test e2e_tests -- --ignored

# Run with debug logging
RUST_LOG=debug cargo run

# Format & lint
cargo fmt && cargo clippy

See DEVELOPER.md for API details and CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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