Can I create a new article draft using my agent?

Yes. Use the `create_cms_article` tool by providing a title, alias, category ID, and the HTML content. Your agent will generate the article in Joomla, allowing you to publish content without opening the admin panel.

How do I find the correct Category ID for a new article?

Ask your agent to `list_global_categories`. It will return a list of all available categories on your Joomla site along with their unique numerical IDs, making it easy to map your new content accurately.

Can my agent check the site's menu structure?

Absolutely. Use the `list_site_menus` tool to retrieve all configured menus and menu items. This is useful for auditing navigation links and ensuring your site layout is consistent with your content hierarchy.

Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server for Cline 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Joomla (Open-Source CMS)
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About Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server

Connect your Joomla site to any AI agent and take full control of your content management and digital publication lifecycle through natural conversation.

Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including Joomla (Open-Source CMS) tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.

What you can do

Article Orchestration — List, retrieve, and create new content articles directly from your agent, including support for custom titles, aliases, and HTML introtext
Categorization & Taxonomy — Manage global content categories and system tags to ensure your articles are accurately mapped and organized
Structural Audit — Extract detailed information about site menus and menu items to understand your website's navigation hierarchy and layout
User Management — List registered platform users and monitor roles to understand team distribution across your Joomla instance
Marketing & Banners — Enumerate active advertising banners and tracking modules to monitor your site's promotional performance
Content Lifecycle — Update or irreversibly delete specific CMS articles to maintain a fresh and optimized digital storefront

The Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Cline in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Joomla (Open-Source CMS) to Cline via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server with Cline.

Open Cline MCP Settings

Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar panel

Add remote server

Click "Add MCP Server" and paste the configuration above

Enable the server

Toggle the server switch to ON

Start using Joomla (Open-Source CMS)

Ask Cline: "Using Joomla (Open-Source CMS), help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use Cline with the Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server

Cline provides unique advantages when paired with Joomla (Open-Source CMS) through the Model Context Protocol.

Cline operates autonomously. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including MCP tool calls without step-by-step prompts

Runs inside VS Code, so you get MCP tool access alongside your existing extensions, terminal, and version control in a single window

Cline can create, edit, and delete files based on MCP tool responses, enabling end-to-end automation from data retrieval to code generation

Transparent execution: every tool call and file change is shown in Cline's activity log for full visibility and approval before committing

Joomla (Open-Source CMS) + Cline Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Cline combined with the Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Autonomous feature building: tell Cline to fetch data from Joomla (Open-Source CMS) and scaffold a complete module with types, handlers, and tests

Codebase refactoring: use Joomla (Open-Source CMS) tools to validate live data while Cline restructures your code to match updated schemas

Automated testing: Cline fetches real responses from Joomla (Open-Source CMS) and generates snapshot tests or mocks based on actual payloads

Incident response: query Joomla (Open-Source CMS) for real-time status and let Cline generate hotfix patches based on the findings

Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Tools for Cline (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Joomla (Open-Source CMS) to Cline via MCP:

create_cms_article

Requires title, alias, category ID, and HTML introtext. Create a new Joomla article

delete_cms_article

Delete a Joomla article

get_article_details

Get details for a specific Joomla article

list_active_banners

List Joomla banners

list_global_categories

List Joomla categories

list_platform_users

List Joomla users

list_site_articles

You can optional pass query parameters like filter[state]=1. List Joomla articles

list_site_menus

List Joomla site menus

list_system_tags

List Joomla tags

patch_cms_article

Update an existing Joomla article

Example Prompts for Joomla (Open-Source CMS) in Cline

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Cline agent to start working with Joomla (Open-Source CMS) immediately.

"List the last 5 articles from my Joomla site"

"Create a new article titled 'AI in CMS' in the 'Technology' category (ID: 5)"

"What are the active categories on our site?"

Troubleshooting Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server with Cline

Common issues when connecting Joomla (Open-Source CMS) to Cline through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

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Joomla (Open-Source CMS) + Cline FAQ

Common questions about integrating Joomla (Open-Source CMS) MCP Server with Cline.

How does Cline connect to MCP servers?

Cline reads MCP server configurations from its settings panel in VS Code. Add the server URL and Cline discovers all available tools on initialization.