productivity

Coda

by orellazri

Discover top AI tools for collaborative document management with Coda. List, create, and update pages using advanced AI

Provides a bridge between AI and Coda documents, enabling listing, creating, reading, updating, and duplicating pages for collaborative document management and content creation.

github stars

48

Full page and table managementSupports nested pages and subpagesDirect markdown content handling

best for

  • / Teams using Coda for documentation and knowledge management
  • / Content creators automating page creation and updates
  • / Data managers working with structured information in Coda tables

capabilities

  • / Create and manage Coda pages with markdown content
  • / Read and update existing page content
  • / List and manipulate table data with filtering
  • / Duplicate and rename pages within documents
  • / Insert, update, and delete table rows
  • / Push buttons and trigger automations in tables

what it does

Connects AI assistants to Coda documents for managing pages and tables. Allows reading, writing, and organizing content in collaborative Coda workspaces.

about

Coda is a community-built MCP server published by orellazri that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Discover top AI tools for collaborative document management with Coda. List, create, and update pages using advanced AI It is categorized under productivity.

how to install

You can install Coda in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

Coda is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

Coda MCP Server

This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that acts as a bridge to interact with the Coda API. It allows an MCP client (like an AI assistant) to perform actions on Coda pages, such as listing, creating, reading, updating, duplicating, and renaming.

Features

The server exposes the following tools to the MCP client:

  • coda_list_documents: Lists all documents available to the user.
  • coda_list_pages: Lists all pages within the configured Coda document with pagination support.
  • coda_create_page: Creates a new page in the document, optionally under a specified parent page (creating a subpage) and populating it with initial markdown content.
  • coda_get_page_content: Retrieves the content of a specified page (by ID or name) as markdown.
  • coda_replace_page_content: Replaces the content of a specified page with new markdown content.
  • coda_append_page_content: Appends new markdown content to the end of a specified page.
  • coda_duplicate_page: Creates a copy of an existing page with a new name.
  • coda_rename_page: Renames an existing page.
  • coda_peek_page: Peek into the beginning of a page and return a limited number of lines.
  • coda_resolve_link: Resolve metadata given a browser link to a Coda object.
  • coda_list_tables: List tables in a document.
  • coda_list_columns: List columns in a table.
  • coda_list_rows: List rows in a table with optional filtering and sorting.
  • coda_get_row: Get a single row from a table.
  • coda_upsert_rows: Insert or upsert rows into a table.
  • coda_update_row: Update a single row in a table.
  • coda_delete_row: Delete a single row from a table.
  • coda_delete_rows: Delete multiple rows from a table.
  • coda_push_button: Push a button column on a row in a table.

Usage

Add the MCP server to Cursor/Claude Desktop/etc. like so:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "coda-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Required environment variables:

  • API_KEY: Your Coda API key. You can generate one from your Coda account settings.

This MCP server is also available with Docker, like so:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "API_KEY", "reaperberri/coda-mcp:latest"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Local Setup

  1. Prerequisites:

    • Node.js
    • pnpm
  2. Clone the repository:

    git clone <repository-url>
    cd coda-mcp
    
  3. Install dependencies:

    pnpm install
    
  4. Build the project:

    pnpm build
    

    This compiles the TypeScript code to JavaScript in the dist/ directory.

Running the Server

The MCP server communicates over standard input/output (stdio). To run it, set the environment variables and run the compiled JavaScript file - dist/index.js.

FAQ

What is the Coda MCP server?
Coda is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for Coda?
This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
MCP server reviews

Ratings

4.510 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024

    Coda is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.

  • Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024

    We evaluated Coda against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Coda is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024

    Coda reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024

    I recommend Coda for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024

    Strong directory entry: Coda surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024

    Coda has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024

    According to our notes, Coda benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024

    We wired Coda into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024

    Coda is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.