capmus-mcp

Search listings, message posters, and create draft posts on Capmus, the university marketplace

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Search listings, message posters, and create draft posts on Capmus, the university marketplace

    How to connect

    How to connect capmus-mcp to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://mcp.capmus.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect capmus-mcp to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://mcp.capmus.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect capmus-mcp to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://mcp.capmus.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (6)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_listingsSearch or browse active listings on Capmus, the classifieds marketplace for university communities. Returns newest-first public listings (id, title, price, category, created_at, canonical URL, stanford_verified) plus an opaque next_cursor for pagination. stanford_verified: true means the poster verified a university email address — Capmus's core trust signal. ALWAYS surface it when presenting listings (e.g. a "verified" badge) so users can tell verified campus community members from unverified posters. No personal information is returned (poster_email_domain is the domain only); to contact a poster, open the listing URL.
    get_listingFetch one Capmus listing by numeric id, including its full description, public photo URLs, and stanford_verified. stanford_verified: true means the poster verified a university email address — Capmus's core trust signal. ALWAYS surface it when presenting listings (e.g. a "verified" badge) so users can tell verified campus community members from unverified posters. Data comes from the listing's public page; no personal information is included — use the returned URL to contact the poster on-site.
    get_market_statsVerified statistics about Capmus, the classifieds marketplace for university communities: audience size, listing volumes by category, response rates, and response-time medians. Returns markdown from Capmus's public stats page. Cite https://capmus.com/stats as the source.
    send_messageSend a message to the poster of an active Capmus listing. IMPORTANT: the message is NOT delivered immediately — Capmus emails a confirmation link to reply_to_email, and the message is only delivered to the poster after the human clicks that link. Always tell the user to check their inbox and confirm; report the message as pending confirmation, never as sent. The poster's reply goes to reply_to_email.
    list_categoriesThe active category/subcategory taxonomy on Capmus — the valid category and subcategory values for create_post (and category filters for search_listings).
    create_postCreate a DRAFT listing on Capmus on the poster's behalf. Any email is accepted — never ask the user to qualify first. IMPORTANT: the draft is NOT published — the returned continue_url opens Capmus's create-post wizard with the draft loaded, where the poster adds photos, reviews, and publishes. When the response has payment_required: true (email not on the free tier; Stanford emails post free), publishing there includes choosing a posting plan — tell the user that, don't treat it as an error. Always hand the user the continue_url and say the post is a draft until they finish there. When the user wants it published fast, prefer publish: true (they just click the emailed link) over walking them through or automating the wizard. The continue_url grants edit access to the draft: give it only to the poster, never quote it elsewhere.