AI for content managers

Page summary:

Strapi AI helps content managers design content structures, translate content, and generate asset metadata from the admin panel. Strapi also includes a built-in MCP server that lets AI clients manage content through natural language.

This page covers the AI-powered capabilities available to content managers in Strapi: the Strapi AI features built into the admin panel, and the MCP server that lets AI clients manage your content.

Strapi AI

GrowthThis feature is available with a Growth plan. 5.30+This feature requires Strapi version 5.30+ or later.

Some Strapi CMS features can be enhanced with Strapi AI, helping content managers and administrators design content structures, translate content automatically, and generate asset metadata, all from the admin panel.

Activation and configuration

Strapi AI is available for Growth plan users since Strapi 5.30 and works with both Strapi Cloud and self-hosted deployments. To get started:

1. Upgrade to Strapi v5.30+. AI features are not available on earlier versions.
2. Activate a Growth license key, or start a 30-day free trial via CLI or Strapi Cloud. The trial includes 10 free credits to explore AI features.
3. Access AI features from the Content-Type Builder, Media Library, or Content Manager; they are enabled by default.

All Strapi AI features can be enabled or disabled globally through the admin panel configuration:

/config/admin.js|ts

module.exports = {
  // ...
  ai: {
    enabled: true, // set to false to disable all Strapi AI features
  },
};

See Admin panel configuration > Strapi AI for all configuration options.

Available features

Feature	Description
Content-Type Builder	AI chat assistant that helps design content-type structures, explain existing schemas, and plan data models. Uses your existing content types as context.
Internationalization	Automatically translates content from the default locale to all other configured locales when you save an entry.
Media Library	Generates alternative text, captions, and descriptions for uploaded images.

Credits and data handling

Strapi AI features consume AI credits.

Strapi AI includes 1,000 credits per month on the Growth plan, and 10 free credits during the free trial. Strapi AI is not available on Enterprise plans.

Lightweight actions use fewer credits, while more complex ones use more.

You can check your credit usage in the Settings Overview of the admin panel. Notifications are sent when your usage reaches 80%, 90%, and 100% of your monthly allowance. Overages apply.

Credits are shared across all users within the same project instance.

When your credits run out, you can keep using Strapi AI, with overages billed monthly. For more information about Strapi AI, please refer to the dedicated support article.

All AI requests are processed through Strapi-managed infrastructure. Content is only used temporarily during each request and is not stored outside your instance. Strapi AI follows the same GDPR-aligned framework as Strapi Cloud.

See Usage information > Strapi AI data handling for more details.

Strapi MCP server

Strapi includes a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI clients like Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible tool manage your content through natural language. Once enabled and connected, an AI client can create, read, update, delete, publish, and unpublish entries directly through Strapi's Content Manager, all gated by Admin token permissions.

MCP server

Learn how to enable, configure, connect to, and use Strapi's built-in MCP server.