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Summary
Nextcloud OCS API: users, groups, file shares, app capabilities and server status on your own Nextcloud. Basic auth with an app password, the OCS-APIRequest header and format=json.
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Nextcloud
Nextcloud OCS API: users, groups, file shares, app capabilities and server status on your own Nextcloud. Basic auth with an app password, the OCS-APIRequest header and format=json.
Setup
Use an app password, never the account password.
- Sign in to Nextcloud and open Settings → Security → Devices & sessions.
- Create a new app password named e.g.
AnythingMCP. Nextcloud shows it once. - Set
NEXTCLOUD_URLto your instance root (no trailing slash),NEXTCLOUD_USERNAMEto the login name andNEXTCLOUD_APP_PASSWORDto the generated value. An app password can be revoked on its own, and it sidesteps two-factor authentication, which would otherwise break API access entirely.
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Prerequisites: NEXTCLOUD_URL, NEXTCLOUD_USERNAME, NEXTCLOUD_APP_PASSWORD
Install the connector locally
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Nextcloud and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
nextcloud_get_capabilities | Read the server's capabilities: Nextcloud version, enabled apps and their feature flags |
nextcloud_get_user_status | Read the status of the account the app password belongs to: quota, used space, display name, e-mail, groups and last login |
nextcloud_list_users | List user ids on the instance, optionally filtered by a search fragment |
nextcloud_get_user | Read one user's details: display name, e-mail, quota, group memberships, last login and whether the account is enabled |
nextcloud_list_groups | List the groups defined on the instance, optionally filtered by a search fragment |
nextcloud_list_group_members | List the user ids in one group — who actually has access to whatever is shared with that group |
nextcloud_list_shares | List shares the account owns or received, with their type, recipient, permissions, expiry and public link URL |
nextcloud_get_share | Read one share by its id: exactly who it is shared with, at what permission level, and when it expires |
nextcloud_create_share | Create a share |
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