KnowledgeOwl MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/knowledgeowl

Read and write knowledge-base articles, categories, snippets, glossary, readers, and search data.

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Pulled straight from the server with tools/list on 2026-10-17.
list_articlesread-only

List knowledge-base articles. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /article.json. Optionally filter by project_id (the knowledge base). Returns the list envelope { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

get_articleread-only

Fetch a single article by id. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /article/{id}.json. Returns { valid, data:{...} }.

list_categoriesread-only

List categories (the article tree/table of contents). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /category.json. Optionally filter by project_id. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

get_categoryread-only

Fetch a single category by id. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /category/{id}.json.

list_tagsread-only

List article tags. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /tag.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_snippetsread-only

List reusable content snippets. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /snippet.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_glossary_termsread-only

List glossary terms and definitions. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /glossaryterm.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_commentsread-only

List reader comments / feedback on articles. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /comment.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_readersread-only

List readers (knowledge-base end users / audience accounts). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /reader.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

get_readerread-only

Fetch a single reader by id. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /reader/{id}.json.

list_filesread-only

List files in the file library (images/attachments). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /file.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_article_versionsread-only

List article versions. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /articleversion.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_article_revisionsread-only

List article revision history (read-only audit trail). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /articlerevision.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_suggestionsread-only

List search suggestions / reader search analytics (what readers searched for). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /suggest.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_synonymsread-only

List search synonyms (terms treated as equivalent by search). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /synonym.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_webhooksread-only

List configured webhooks. KnowledgeOwl API: GET /webhook.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

list_authorsread-only

List authors/agents (the team members who write and manage content). KnowledgeOwl API: GET /agent.json. Returns { valid, page_stats, data:[...] }.

knowledgeowl_requestread-only

Power-user escape hatch: GET any KnowledgeOwl API path not wrapped by a dedicated tool. READ-ONLY — only GET is allowed. Pass the FULL API path after the base, starting with a slash, INCLUDING any query string, e.g. "/article.json?_page=2" or "/category/abc123.json". Returns the parsed JSON.

create_articlecan modify

MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: creates a new article. KnowledgeOwl API: POST /article.json (JSON). Required by the API: project_id, name, status, url_hash, visibility, and current_version (a nested object `{ <lang>: { title, body, ... } }` — pass it via the `fields` passthrough). Returns the created article.

update_articlecan modify

MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: updates an existing article. KnowledgeOwl API: PUT /article/{id}.json (JSON — only included fields change). Use the `fields` passthrough for current_version (title/body) and any other documented field. The path id is never sent in the body.

create_categorycan modify

MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: creates a new category (a node in the article tree). KnowledgeOwl API: POST /category.json (JSON). Required by the API: type, project_id, url_hash, name, visibility, status. Pass extra documented fields via `fields`. Returns the created category.

update_categorycan modify

MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: updates an existing category. KnowledgeOwl API: PUT /category/{id}.json (JSON — only included fields change). Use the `fields` passthrough for any other documented field. The path id is never sent in the body.

create_snippetcan modify

MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: creates a reusable content snippet. KnowledgeOwl API: POST /snippet.json (JSON). Pass the snippet body/content and any other documented field via `fields` (e.g. snippet_text/body). Returns the created snippet.

create_glossary_termcan modify

MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: creates a glossary term and definition. KnowledgeOwl API: POST /glossaryterm.json (JSON). Pass extra documented fields via `fields`. Returns the created glossary term.

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