Issue No 120
MCP Will Change The CMS Landscape
by Joe Kepley
What is MCP, and why are we hearing about it everywhere? Joe explains to us what this 'USB-C cable for LLMs' actually is, how it transforms AI from mere chatbots to agents, and how we can use it to make CMS work faster and easier.
Issue 119 :: August 2025
Issue 118 :: July 2025
Stay Plugged in to the Community!
A curated collection of Umbraco and industry related tools, tips, tricks, and tutorials from around the web.
The Culture of Kindness

Culture is an interesting topic that we're always invested in here at Skrift. It's something that can be built naturally or through intent and fostering. Kaspar has taken some time to think about his journey through Codegarden this year and the culture that Umbraco has built around the software. We highly recommend you read his thoughtful, engaging post, on the culture that our community has built!
Read the blog postBuilding an MCP Server for Umbraco Commerce

With the MCP server for Umbraco taking so much of the buzz at Codegarden, it seems only sensible to start integrating Umbraco's commercial packages with them and Commerce is a natural fit. Matt reviews his proof of concept an Umbraco Commerce MCP - what would you like to see it do?
Read the blog postUpgrade Umbraco 13 to 16: Localization

If you're wanting to upgrade to the latest version of Umbraco from v13 - especially if you're looking towards the next LTS around the corner - then you should make sure to check out Luuk's pro tips. His most recent post in his 3-part series handles localization, but the whole thing is great so make sure to get caught up!
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Experimenting with an MCP Server for Umbraco Engage

With all the new usages people are finding for MCP servers, Umbraco Engage seems like the perfect target for taking advantage of this - after all, isn't it useful to just ask what your top five most visited pages are rather than having to scrape through data?! Check out Corné's proof of concept and get inspired!
Read the blog postMigrating Rich Text Editor Macros to Blocks using uSync Migrations

Since macros are officially deprecated, it's time to move all of them in your Rich Text Editor into blocks (oof!). Joe is here to take away the pain of this task, giving you the code you need to have a smooth migration from your old macros to shiny new blocks!
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