Connect Botstar to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.
Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.
Use the get user tool in Botstar
Use the list cms items tool in Botstar
Use the manage cms item tool in Botstar
Use the get bot tool in Botstar
Use the manage cms entity tool in Botstar
Use the broadcast message tool in Botstar
Supported Tools
get_user
Get User
Retrieve audience/user information for a specific chatbot user. Returns profile data including name, email, timezone, and any custom attributes. The user ID can be found in Reports & Insights > Audience. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
list_cms_items
List CMS Items
Retrieve items from a CMS entity. Supports pagination and filtering by name or status. Items are data objects with attributes defined by their parent entity. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
manage_cms_item
Manage CMS Item
Create, update, or delete a CMS item within an entity. Items are data objects with field values defined by their parent entity's schema. Use "create" to add a new item, "update" to modify an existing item's fields, or "delete" to remove it. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
get_bot
Get Bot
Retrieve details for a specific chatbot by its ID, including its name and team association. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
manage_cms_entity
Manage CMS Entity
Create, update, or delete a CMS entity for a bot. CMS entities define the structure (fields) for a collection of content items. Use "create" to make a new entity with optional fields, "update" to rename an existing entity, or "delete" to remove it. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
broadcast_message
Broadcast Message
Send text messages to a specific chatbot user via the BotStar broadcast API. Requires a bot-level access token (configured as "botToken" in authentication). The user must be an existing audience member of the bot.
list_bots
List Bots
Retrieve all chatbots associated with your BotStar account. Returns bot IDs, names, and team names. Bot IDs are needed for interacting with other resources like users, CMS, and attributes.
get_cms_entity
Get CMS Entity
Retrieve a CMS entity with its field definitions and unique field keys for item updates. Call list_cms_entities to discover entity IDs. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
list_cms_entities
List CMS Entities
Retrieve all CMS entities for a specific bot. CMS entities are collections of items that share the same attributes (fields). Use entity IDs to manage individual items within each entity. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
manage_bot_attributes
Manage Bot Attributes
List, create, update, or delete bot-level attributes (variables). Bot attributes store global data for a bot and support multiple data types. Use "list" to view all attributes, "create" to add one, "update" to modify an existing attribute's value or description, or "delete" to remove one. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
send_message
Send Message
Send a formatted message to a Facebook audience user via the BotStar Public API. Supports message tags for subscription messaging compliance (CONFIRMED_EVENT_UPDATE, POST_PURCHASE_UPDATE, ACCOUNT_UPDATE).
update_user
Update User
Update a chatbot user's profile information and custom attributes. You can update standard fields like name, email, gender, birthday, or set custom attribute values. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
create_user_attribute
Create User Attribute
Create a new custom attribute field for users of a specific bot. Once created, this attribute can be set on individual users. Supported types are string, number, date, and boolean. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
publish_bot
Publish Bot
Publish a bot to the live environment. This makes all draft changes available to real users on the connected platforms (website, Messenger). Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
create_bot
Create Bot
Create an empty chatbot in your BotStar account and return its ID. Build its conversation flow in the BotStar editor before publishing it.
get_cms_item
Get CMS Item
Retrieve one CMS item and its field values. Call list_cms_entities and list_cms_items to discover entity and item IDs. Call list_bots to discover the bot ID first.
Enable Botstar in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Botstar MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Botstar tools.
Enable Botstar in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Botstar MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add a custom MCP server. On ChatGPT web, open Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server.
Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>), choose OAuth and accept the risk notice.
Create and install the plugin. Select Create as a plugin, install it and sign in to load Botstar tools.
Enable Botstar in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Botstar MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add Metorial to your MCP config. Use ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json for one.
Sign in. Open Customize in the sidebar, find Metorial and sign in to load Botstar tools.
{
"mcpServers":{
"metorial":{
"url":"<your-magic-mcp-url>"
}
}
}
Enable Botstar in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Botstar MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add the server over HTTP. Add --scope user to use it in every project.
Sign in. Run /mcp, select Metorial and sign in to load Botstar tools.
claude mcp add --transport http metorial <your-magic-mcp-url>
Enable Botstar in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Botstar MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add the server and sign in. The Codex CLI, IDE extension and ChatGPT desktop app share this config.
Check the connection. Type /mcp in Codex to see Metorial and its Botstar tools.
codex mcp add metorial --url <your-magic-mcp-url>
codex mcp login metorial
Run Botstar through the Metorial gateway
One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.
Give Botstar and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
Scope which teams and agents can use Botstar tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.
Manage chatbots, broadcast messages, and handle CMS content on the BotStar platform. List and retrieve bots, send messages to specific chatbot users, manage CMS entities and items for product catalogs and digital content, access and update audience/user data with custom fields and tags, and control a livechat website widget programmatically. Supports webhook events for new subscribers, user attribute updates, human takeover requests, new tags, CMS item creation, and checkpoint records.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about connecting Botstar to AI agents with Metorial.
How many tools does the Botstar MCP server have?
The Botstar MCP server exposes 16 tools, including Get User, List CMS Items, Manage CMS Item. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
Does the Botstar MCP server support triggers?
Botstar exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
Which AI clients can use the Botstar MCP server?
Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Botstar MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
How do I give only some teams access to Botstar?
Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Botstar and which of its tools they can call.
Can I self-host the Botstar MCP server?
Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Botstar MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.
Connect Botstar to production AI agents
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