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Javier - Developer Relations
Community Manager
April 7, 2026
Front AI

The Front MCP Server is here (beta)

  • April 7, 2026
  • 19 replies
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UPDATE: There’s a new version of the MCP server. Please join the following group to learn how to get started:

 

https://community.front.com/groups/beta-mcp-server-83

The data access note for the original MCP server does not apply to the new one linked above.

 

We're excited to announce the beta release of the Front MCP server — and we'd love for you to try it.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI applications securely connect to external data sources and tools. With the Front MCP server, AI-powered tools like Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and others can interact directly with your Front account and API documentation using natural language — no manual API calls required.

What does that look like in practice?

  • Ask your AI assistant to pull open conversations from a specific inbox, then tag or triage them
  • Query your Front account data in real time to inform what you're building
  • Explore Front's API endpoints and get full details about specific ones — without digging through docs
  • Generate integration code with full context about Front's capabilities already loaded in

It's a faster, more intuitive way to build on Front — and we're just getting started.

How to get access

Fill out this form, and we’ll be in touch.

A note on data access

The Front MCP server uses the same API tokens as the Core API. Because these tokens grant company-wide access rather than per-user access, we strongly recommend starting with the narrowest scopes your use case requires and being explicit when passing instructions to your AI agent.

Feedback requested
We're actively gathering feedback from the community before releasing a more robust version, so we'd love to hear what you build and where you run into friction. Drop your questions, ideas, and feedback in this thread — we're paying close attention.

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19 replies

marklaz81
Conversationalist
May 15, 2026

Would it be possible for the Front MCP to be remote first? The local MCP design is quite limiting and requires you to work in claude cowork which is more challenging for users who switch between different machines (home/work)

Javier - Developer Relations
Community Manager
May 15, 2026

@pablo We are targeting the next iteration release (which will use a different server URL and come with added benefits) for end of month. Given how close we are to that, we have closed the current beta in favor of customers trying the new MCP server, which we have built from the ground up based on the feedback.

I will communicate broadly once this becomes available!

Javier - Front Developer Relations
marklaz81
Conversationalist
May 15, 2026

Sounds good. The current MCP is struggling with how Front presents emails to the user it seems. The internal view logic needs to somehow be mirrored in the mcp design otherwise it is a real challenge to pull the right conversations into Claude.

marklaz81
Conversationalist
May 15, 2026

could you also clarify if the existing MCP remains usable? Thanks

Javier - Developer Relations
Community Manager
May 15, 2026

Hey ​@marklaz81 I accidentally copied you in my response to Pablo. Regarding your questions:
 

  • The next iteration of the MCP server will make it easier to connect remotely, including being listed in Claude’s connector directory.
  • Hopefully, the new MCP server will present conversations more effectively for you, as our engineers have built it from the ground up rather than it being a wrapper over our Core API like the existing beta is. However, please reach out after the next release if you still see the same issues here!
  • The existing MCP server beta will remain live for a limited period of time. After the release of the next iteration, we will email beta users with the timeline for when the old URL will no longer work. If you have any feedback about timing when you see this email, just let us know and we can work with you.
Javier - Front Developer Relations
Conversationalist
May 19, 2026

Would love to use this with claude.  When will it be released?  

Javier - Developer Relations
Community Manager
May 19, 2026

Hey ​@dannyprecise,

 

We plan to release the next iteration of the MCP server by end of month, barring any unexpected delays. You will be able to connect to it as a custom connector in Claude, and depending on how long it takes Anthropic to review our submission, you will be able to connect it directly from the Claude directory not long after we launch.

We will post an update here and in our other community announcement spaces when this launches!

Javier - Front Developer Relations
sarahlowe
Conversationalist
May 27, 2026

Hi, would love to try this out. Any update on when it will be launched?

Javier - Developer Relations
Community Manager
May 27, 2026

Hi everyone,

We’re excited to announce that the new MCP server beta is live! Please join the following group to learn how to get started. Also, please leave all feedback in the new group! Closing this thread accordingly.

 

https://community.front.com/groups/beta-mcp-server-83

Javier - Front Developer Relations