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Stack Exchange

Stack Exchange is a network of 130+ Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, Server Fault, and Super User. Access questions, answers, users, tags, badges, and more. Users authenticate via OAuth2 to access their data and perform write operations. The app-level API key is automatically included in all requests for higher rate limits.

This Stack Exchange MCP server is compatible with any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol implementations.

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Stack Exchange Accept Answer

Accept or undo accept an answer. Only the question owner can accept answers. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Article Comments

Get comments on articles from Stack Overflow for Teams.

Stack Exchange Article Linked

Get questions linked to articles from Stack Overflow for Teams.

Stack Exchange Badge Recipients

Get recent recipients of specific badges or all badge awards on Stack Exchange.

Stack Exchange Collective Content

Get questions, answers, tags, or users for a Collective on Stack Overflow.

Stack Exchange Create Filter

Create a custom filter for Stack Exchange API responses to control which fields are returned.

Stack Exchange Create Suggested Edit

Create a suggested edit for a question or answer. Suggested edits must be reviewed and approved before being applied. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange De Authenticate

De-authenticate the application for a set of users (revoke access). Requires OAuth authentication.

Stack Exchange Decode Filters

Decode filter strings to see what fields they include or exclude from Stack Exchange API responses.

Stack Exchange Delete Content

Delete content (question, answer, or comment). CAUTION: Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Edit Tag Preferences

Edit user tag preferences including favorite, interesting, and ignored tags. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Errors

Get all possible API error codes and descriptions from Stack Exchange API.

Stack Exchange Favorite Question

Bookmark or unbookmark a question (previously known as favoriting). Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Flag Content

Flag content (question, answer, or comment) for moderation. Requires flag_option_id from get_flag_options operation. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Get Close Options

Get valid close options (close reasons) for a question. These are flag options that can also be used to close questions. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Get Collective

Get specific Collective(s) by slug from Stack Overflow.

Stack Exchange Get Flag Options

Get valid flag options for content (question, answer, or comment). Use the returned flag_option_id with flag_content tool. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Inbox

Get user's inbox items from Stack Exchange (network-wide or site-specific). Requires read_inbox scope.

Stack Exchange Inspect Tokens

Inspect one or more OAuth access tokens to see their details. Requires OAuth authentication.

Stack Exchange Invalidate Tokens

Invalidate one or more OAuth access tokens. Requires OAuth authentication.

Stack Exchange List Answers

List answers from Stack Exchange sites with filters for question, user, and sort order. Returns answer metadata including body, score, creation date, and acceptance status.

Stack Exchange List Badges

List badges from Stack Exchange sites with filters for badge type, user, and recipients. Returns badge metadata including name, description, award count, and badge rank.

Stack Exchange List Collectives

Get all Collectives on Stack Overflow.

Stack Exchange List Comments

List comments from Stack Exchange sites with filters for post, user, and sort order. Returns comment metadata including body, score, creation date, and reply information.

Stack Exchange List Events

List recent events that have occurred on the site. Effectively a stream of new users and content. Returns event metadata including type, creation date, and associated user/content. Requires OAuth...

Stack Exchange List My Content

List current authenticated user's content from Stack Exchange sites. Returns questions, answers, comments, badges, favorites, or suggested edits based on type filter. Requires OAuth authentication.

Stack Exchange List My Notifications

List user notifications and inbox items from Stack Exchange sites. Returns notification metadata including type, creation date, and read status. Requires OAuth authentication.

Stack Exchange List My Reputation History

List full reputation history for current authenticated user including private events. Returns complete reputation change history with all events visible only to the user. Requires OAuth...

Stack Exchange List My Tag Preferences

List current authenticated user's tag preferences including favorite and interesting tags. Returns tag preference metadata. Requires OAuth authentication.

Stack Exchange List Network Accounts

List current authenticated user's associated accounts across the Stack Exchange network and merge history. Returns account information for all sites where user has accounts. Requires OAuth...

Stack Exchange List Posts

List posts (questions and answers combined) from Stack Exchange sites with filters for user and sort order. Useful when you don't know if a post is a question or answer. Returns post metadata...

Stack Exchange List Questions

List questions from Stack Exchange sites with filters for tags, sort order, answered status, and user. Returns question metadata including title, score, answer count, tags, and creation date.

Stack Exchange List Reputation

List user reputation changes (public subset, excludes private events) from Stack Exchange sites. Returns reputation change metadata including change amount, reason, post ID, and creation date. Note:...

Stack Exchange List Revisions

List post revisions (edit history) from Stack Exchange sites with filters for post and sort order. Returns revision metadata including revision number, creation date, user who made the revision, and...

Stack Exchange List Sites

List all Stack Exchange sites in the network. Returns site metadata including name, site_url, API endpoint, and audience information.

Stack Exchange List Suggested Edits

List suggested edits from Stack Exchange sites with filters for post, user, and sort order. Returns suggested edit metadata including proposed changes, approval status, creation date, and reviewer...

Stack Exchange List Tag Scores

List top answerers or askers per tag from Stack Exchange sites. Returns user rankings with score, post count, and user information for top contributors in a specific tag.

Stack Exchange List Tags

List tags from Stack Exchange sites with filters for popularity, sort order, and tag type. Returns tag metadata including name, count, excerpt, and wiki information.

Stack Exchange List User Timeline

List user activity timeline from Stack Exchange sites. Returns chronological list of user actions including questions asked, answers posted, comments made, and other activities.

Stack Exchange List Users

List users from Stack Exchange sites with filters for reputation, sort order, and moderator status. Returns user metadata including reputation, badges, creation date, and profile information.

Stack Exchange Notifications

Get user's notifications from Stack Exchange (network-wide or site-specific). Requires read_inbox scope.

Stack Exchange Privileges

Get all privileges available on a site or user's earned privileges. Requires private_info scope for user-specific queries.

Stack Exchange Render Content

Preview how content will be rendered before posting. Useful for testing Markdown formatting and seeing how content will appear. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Search Advanced

Advanced search for questions with all on-site search options including accepted, closed, wiki filters.

Stack Exchange Search Excerpts

Search and return excerpts (shorter search results) from Stack Exchange.

Stack Exchange Search

Search for questions on Stack Exchange using basic criteria like query text, tags, and filters.

Stack Exchange Similar

Find questions similar to a given title using Stack Exchange's similarity algorithm.

Stack Exchange Site Info

Get information about a Stack Exchange site including statistics and metadata.

Stack Exchange Tag Related

Get tags related to specified tags based on common pairing on Stack Exchange.

Stack Exchange Tag Synonyms

Get tag synonyms for specified tags or all synonyms on the Stack Exchange site.

Stack Exchange Tag Top Users

Get top answerers or askers for a tag on Stack Exchange (monthly or all-time).

Stack Exchange Tag Wikis

Get wiki entries for specified tags on Stack Exchange.

Stack Exchange Upsert Answer

Create or edit an answer on Stack Exchange. If id is provided, updates existing answer (partial update). If id is omitted, creates new answer. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Upsert Comment

Create or edit a comment on Stack Exchange. If id is provided, updates existing comment (partial update). If id is omitted, creates new comment. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Upsert Question

Create or edit a question on Stack Exchange. If id is provided, updates existing question (partial update). If id is omitted, creates new question. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access...

Stack Exchange User Achievements

Get user's recent network-wide achievements on Stack Exchange. Requires private_info scope.

Stack Exchange User Mentioned

Get comments where users are mentioned on Stack Exchange. Requires private_info scope.

Stack Exchange User Merge History

Get user's account merge history on Stack Exchange.

Stack Exchange User Network Activity

Get user's activity across the Stack Exchange network. Requires private_info scope.

Stack Exchange User Top Tags

Get top tags for a user on Stack Exchange (by score in answers, questions, or both).

Stack Exchange Vote Answer

Vote on an answer (upvote, downvote, or undo vote). Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Vote Comment

Vote on a comment (upvote or undo upvote). Comments don't support downvotes. Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Vote Question

Vote on a question (upvote, downvote, or undo vote). Requires OAuth authentication with write_access scope.

Stack Exchange Write Permissions

Get write permissions for the authenticated user. Requires write_access scope.

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Complete Stack Exchange API toolkit. All 66 tools for asking questions, tracking activity, discovering content, participating in communities, moderating, and building custom integrations across 130+...

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CategoryDeveloper Tools

Auth TypeOAUTH2

AddedNovember 3, 2025

UpdatedNovember 3, 2025

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