Deploy and Host Open Collective MCP on Railway

Open Collective MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants manage Open Collective pages through natural language. It connects to the Open Collective GraphQL API v2, enabling any MCP-compatible client — Claude Code, OpenCode, and others — to read and modify collective data on your behalf.

About Hosting Open Collective MCP

Hosting Open Collective MCP requires a Node.js environment and two credentials: an Open Collective Personal Token (with all scopes enabled) and an API key for client authentication. The server runs Express with Streamable HTTP transport, creating a fresh MCP session per connection. Railway handles the build (TypeScript compilation via tsc) and sets the PORT automatically. Once deployed, point your MCP client to https:///mcp with a Bearer token header — the server authenticates requests and proxies them to the Open Collective API using your Personal Token.

Common Use Cases

Read and update collective profiles
Publish updates and blog posts
Create and manage sub-projects
Configure contribution tiers
Track balance, transactions, and expenses
List members with role filtering

Dependencies for Open Collective MCP Hosting

Node.js 18+
Open Collective Personal Token (all scopes enabled)

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Open Collective MCP on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying Open Collective MCP on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.