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title: Contentful remote MCP connector
slug: agent-platform/docs/contentful-remote-mcp-connector
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createdAt: 2026-08-12T15:37:07.000Z
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The Contentful remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector in Optimizely Agent Platform helps you manage, query, and automate your content ecosystem. From creating content entries to running AI-driven workflows, these tools provide a direct connection to your Contentful spaces and let you manage assets, localized tags, and environment configurations.

Optimizely offers two regional endpoints for the Contentful remote MCP connector to satisfy regional data residency requirements:

- **Global** – Hosted in the United States.
- **EU** – Hosted in the European Union.

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**Note**

Contentful manages the Contentful remote MCP. See [Model Context Protocol (MCP) server](https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/tools/mcp-server/) in the Contentful documentation for information.
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First, an [Agent Platform administrator](docId\:pe0pbUJveWrG8ewvZWDRE) must [Connect the Contentful remote MCP to Agent Platform](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX). After adding the MCP server, individual Agent Platform [users](docId\:L0Ntt9JQmG6fQIJK_Y7C7) and [agent builders](docId\:HOJ_6dibwNf8Qz7WMIDie) log in to Contentful to access their information from Agent Platform. Administrators need to add the Contentful remote MCP only once.

## Connect the Contentful remote MCP to Agent Platform

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**Note**

The first person to connect a third-party service to Agent Platform should be an administrator of that service. Administrator access installs the complete set of tools, so Agent Platform adds every available tool. If a non-administrator connects the service first, Agent Platform installs only the tools that account can access.
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Agent Platform administrators connect and grant access to Contentful from Agent Platform. After granting access, administrators select which tools to enable in Agent Platform and optionally customize their display names.

### Add Contentful connection

As an Agent Platform administrator, complete the following steps:

1. Go to **Connectors** in Agent Platform.
2. (Optional) Enter *Contentful* in the search bar to filter the connectors list.
3. Select the appropriate regional connector tile:
   - **Contentful (Global)** for US hosting.
   - **Contentful (EU)** for European Union hosting.

     ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/erkrwnVr7xpjOc7DBpvoU_add-contentful-connection.png)
4. Click **Connect**.
5. Log in to your Contentful account.
6. Configure the connector.
7. Click **Accept**.

A confirmation message displays and you can close the pop-up window.

### Configure Agent Platform tools

After [adding the Contentful connection](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX), Mark prompts you to select which tools to enable and optionally customize their display names.

As an Agent Platform administrator, complete the following steps:

1. Deselect any tools you do not want to add to Agent Platform.
2. (Optional) Update any tool's display name.
3. Click **Finish**.

The Contentful tile displays **Connect** on the **Connectors** tab for Agent Platform users to authenticate with their personal accounts.

To update the available tools or names, see [Update tools](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX).

## Authenticate with Contentful

Each Agent Platform user and agent builder logs in to Contentful individually to access their Contentful data from Agent Platform. User-level authentication ensures you access only the data your Contentful account is authorized to view.

Before you begin, confirm that an Agent Platform administrator has [connected the Contentful remote MCP](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX). Until an administrator connects it, the Contentful tile displays **Contact admin** instead of **Connect** and you cannot select it.

To authenticate, complete the following steps in Agent Platform:

1. Go to **Connectors**.
2. (Optional) Enter *Contentful* in the search bar to filter the connectors list.
3. Click **Connect** on the **Contentful** tile.
4. Log in to Contentful.

After you connect to Contentful, the Contentful connector tools your administrator added become available in [Mark chat](docId\:dtNBEttEGVvkhNkwNypLM), [specialized agent](docId\:WyA1gsk6tWr84Hum7a1Nx), and [workflows](docId:2HD0fUsIsfdek516VtN9l).

## Contentful connector tools

The Contentful connector tools are available in Agent Platform after an administrator [connects the Contentful remote MCP](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX) and you [log in with Contentful](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX). The available tools depend on which tools your administrator enabled. For a full list of available tools and actions, see [Model Context Protocol (MCP) server](https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/tools/mcp-server/) in the Contentful documentation.

## Update tools

To rename, add, or remove tools, an Agent Platform administrator must delete the Contentful tools registry and re-add it. To do so, complete the following steps:

1. Follow the steps in [Delete a tool registry](docId\:SXjD3qqg-0gS2g4KajfyO).
2. [Add Contentful connection](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX).
3. [Configure Agent Platform tools](docId\:otDh2hDesveSsSQpCpKSX).

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**Note**

If you use Opti ID, administrators can turn off generative AI in the Opti ID Admin Center. See [Turn generative AI off across Optimizely applications](docId\:X5U0kKD2azV5cIdNqwGNj).
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