optimizely-cms-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

optimizely-cms-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from first3things/optimizely-cms-mcp. It costs 2,566 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Instructions for using an AI-connected Optimizely CMS, a system for managing website content. They require the agent to discover the site's content types and fields before searching.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to find content in any Optimizely CMS installation: get help, discover available types, discover their fields, and then search with those confirmed details.
Why use it?
Optimizely sites can use different content structures, so guessing names or fields can produce invalid or incomplete searches.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is first3things/optimizely-cms-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on optimizely-cms-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything optimizely-cms-mcp configures โ†’

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to first3things/optimizely-cms-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
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Clone the repo
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Made for: Claude Code.

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How it starts

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Optimizely CMS MCP Server Guide

๐Ÿš€ START HERE - Quick Reference for Claude

When searching for content in Optimizely CMS, ALWAYS follow this workflow:

# Step 1: Get help (if needed)
help({})

# Step 2: Discover available content types
discover({"target": "types"})

# Step 3: Discover fields for the content type you want
discover({"target": "fields", "contentType": "ArticlePage"})

# Step 4: Search using discovered information
search({"query": "your search", "contentTypes": ["ArticlePage"]})

Never use graph-query with guessed field names! Always discover first.

Overview

The Optimizely CMS MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is a multi-tenant, discovery-first integration designed to work with ANY Optimizely CMS instance without requiring hardcoded assumptions about content types, field names, or schema structures.

This server enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with Optimizely CMS through a standardized protocol, providing intelligent content management capabilities while adapting dynamically to each unique CMS configuration.

Core Principles

1. Zero Hardcoding Policy

  • No hardcoded content types: No assumptions about "ArticlePage", "StandardPage", etc.
  • No hardcoded field mappings: No predefined paths like "SeoSettings.MetaTitle"
  • No hardcoded examples: All examples use placeholders that work universally
  • Dynamic discovery: Every operation starts by discovering what's actually available

2. Discovery-First Architecture

Every interaction follows this pattern:

  1. Discover what's available in the CMS
  2. Analyze the discovered schema to understand requirements
  3. Execute operations using the discovered information
  4. Validate results against the discovered constraints

3. Multi-Tenant Design

  • Works with any Optimizely CMS instance
  • Adapts to custom content types and fields
  • Supports different localization strategies
  • Handles various composition patterns

Optimizely API Integration

Read the full file on GitHub ยท 297 lines

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optimizely-cms-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository first3things/optimizely-cms-mcp (6 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,566 tokens to every session, about $0.0103 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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