Coda

Name: Coda
Author: nkpar

@nkparMCP server · External

Interact with Coda.io documents, tables, and rows via the Coda API

Spreadsheetsv0.2.1MITRust

Freeno charge per call

How to install

Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.

What it does

Reads
Writes
High impact

At most: creates or changes data: records, files, settings.

What it costs

Free

Odel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.

Runs locally over stdio

This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).

Dockerghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:0.2.1

Run

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:0.2.1

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:0.2.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

README4 min readView on GitHub

coda-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Coda.io API. Enables AI assistants to read and write Coda documents, tables, and rows.

Features

Full CRUD operations on Coda tables
Document and page content retrieval
Formula and control access
Async export workflow for canvas pages
Rate limit handling

Quick Start

1. Install

bash

cargo install coda-mcp

2. Get API Token

Get your token from coda.io/account → API settings.

3. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Linux):

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/.cargo/bin/coda-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Restart Claude Desktop

The Coda tools will now be available.

Installation

From crates.io (Recommended)

bash

cargo install coda-mcp

From Source

bash

git clone https://github.com/nkpar/coda-mcp.git
cd coda-mcp
cargo build --release

Binary will be at ./target/release/coda-mcp

Pre-built Binaries

Check the Releases page.

Docker

No Rust toolchain required. Multi-arch image (amd64 + arm64), ~3MB.

bash

docker pull ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest

Claude Code (CLI):

bash

claude mcp add coda -e CODA_API_TOKEN=your_token_here -- docker run --rm -i -e CODA_API_TOKEN ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest

Claude Desktop config:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "-e", "CODA_API_TOKEN", "ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest"],
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

One-Click Install Script

For Claude Desktop with automatic configuration:

bash

git clone https://github.com/nkpar/coda-mcp.git
cd coda-mcp
./scripts/install.sh

Configuration

1. Get API Token

Get your Coda API token from coda.io/account → API settings.

Important: For write operations (create_doc, delete_doc, add_row, update_row, delete_row), ensure your token has write permissions enabled. Read-only tokens will return 403 Forbidden for these operations.

2. Configure MCP Client

Claude Desktop (~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "/path/to/coda-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI):

bash

# Binary
claude mcp add coda -e CODA_API_TOKEN=your_token_here -- $HOME/.cargo/bin/coda-mcp

# Or via Docker (no Rust required)
claude mcp add coda -e CODA_API_TOKEN=your_token_here -- docker run --rm -i -e CODA_API_TOKEN ghcr.io/nkpar/coda-mcp:latest

Or via .mcp.json in project root:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coda": {
      "command": "/path/to/coda-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CODA_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`CODA_API_TOKEN`	Yes	Your Coda API token
`CODA_BASE_URL`	No	API base URL (default: `https://coda.io/apis/v1`)
`RUST_LOG`	No	Log level: `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace`

Tools

Tool	Description
`list_docs`	List available documents
`get_doc`	Get document details
`search_docs`	Search documents by name
`create_doc`	Create a new document (optional: folder, template, timezone)
`delete_doc`	Delete a document (permanent)
`list_pages`	List pages in a document
`get_page`	Get page content (HTML)
`list_tables`	List tables in a document
`get_table`	Get table details
`list_columns`	List columns in a table
`get_rows`	Get rows with optional filtering
`get_row`	Get a specific row
`add_row`	Add a new row
`update_row`	Update an existing row
`delete_row`	Delete a row
`list_formulas`	List named formulas
`get_formula`	Get formula value
`list_controls`	List controls (buttons, sliders)

Usage Examples

# List all documents
list_docs

# Create a new document
create_doc title="My New Doc"

# Create from template in specific folder
create_doc title="Project Plan" folder_id="fl-abc" source_doc="template-xyz"

# Delete a document (permanent!)
delete_doc doc_id="AbCdEfGh"

# Get rows from a table
get_rows doc_id="AbCdEfGh" table_id="grid-xyz" limit=50

# Filter rows
get_rows doc_id="AbCdEfGh" table_id="grid-xyz" query="Status:Active"

# Add a row
add_row doc_id="AbCdEfGh" table_id="grid-xyz" cells={"Name": "John", "Email": "john@example.com"}

# Get page content
get_page doc_id="AbCdEfGh" page_id="canvas-xyz"

Rate Limits

Coda API has rate limits:

Reading: 100 requests per 6 seconds
Writing: 10 requests per 6 seconds

Write operations return HTTP 202 (queued). Changes may take a few seconds to appear.

Security

API tokens are redacted from all log output
Download URLs validated against trusted hosts only (coda.io, codahosted.io, storage.googleapis.com)
Request limits capped at 1000 to prevent resource exhaustion
Install script uses silent input for tokens and sets restrictive file permissions (600)

Development

bash

# Build
cargo build --release

# Run unit & integration tests
cargo test

# Run E2E tests (requires write-enabled API token)
export $(cat .env | xargs) && cargo test --test e2e_tests -- --ignored

# Run with debug logging
RUST_LOG=debug cargo run

# Format & lint
cargo fmt && cargo clippy

See DEVELOPER.md for API details and CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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