Padlet MCP

Create padlets, post and grade student work, and administer a school library.

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What the Padlet MCP connector does

The Padlet MCP server connects Padlet boards to Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP-compatible agent. Anthropic's directory lists 76 tools covering board creation, posts and comments, student grading with LMS sync, and school library administration. Sign-in is OAuth 2.1 and every call acts as the approving Padlet user, with exactly that user's permissions.

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Listed by Anthropic as a partner connector in its Connectors Directory.

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Anthropic states this reflects the level of review a connector received, not a security audit.

Padlet MCP tools (76)

  • add_comment_to_post
  • add_library_approved_domain
  • analyze_post_attachments
  • bulk_invite_library_members
  • complete_library_onboarding_step
  • create_automation
  • create_library_saml_connection
  • create_padlet
  • create_padlet_arcade_activity
  • create_post_connection
  • create_posts
  • delete_automations
  • delete_comment
  • delete_custom_fields
  • delete_post_connection
  • freeze_padlet
  • get_comment_url
  • get_current_user_info
  • get_library_approved_domains
  • get_library_attachment_type_settings
  • get_library_content_safety
  • get_library_info
  • get_library_invite_links
  • get_library_oauth_settings
  • get_library_onboarding_flow
  • get_library_permissions
  • get_library_saml_settings
  • get_padlet_access_settings
  • get_padlet_automations
  • get_padlet_content
  • get_padlet_content_settings
  • get_post_url
  • get_reaction_url
  • get_student_portfolio_overview
  • get_time
  • get_wall_url
  • get_whiteboard_tool_settings
  • grade_posts
  • invite_email_as_padlet_collaborator
  • list_padlets
  • list_student_comments
  • list_student_posts
  • pin_post
  • remake_padlet
  • remove_library_approved_domains
  • remove_library_email_invites
  • restore_posts_and_sections
  • search_walls
  • send_library_email_invites
  • sync_grades_to_lms
  • update_auto_remake_settings
  • update_breakout_settings
  • update_delete_padlet_collaborator_user
  • update_library_attachment_type
  • update_library_content_safety
  • update_library_invite_links
  • update_library_oauth_settings
  • update_library_permission
  • update_library_saml_connection
  • update_padlet_access_settings
  • update_padlet_appearance
  • update_padlet_content_settings
  • update_padlet_icon
  • update_padlet_layout
  • update_padlet_map_style
  • update_padlet_post_properties
  • update_padlet_post_sort
  • update_padlet_settings
  • update_padlet_title_description
  • update_padlet_wallpaper
  • update_posts
  • update_section
  • update_submission_form_settings
  • update_whiteboard_tool_settings
  • validate_saml_metadata_url
  • web_search

Tool names from Anthropic's directory listing. This server requires sign-in, so we could not read tool descriptions or parameter schemas.

Limits

  • No tool schemas or safety annotations were read. The endpoint requires a bearer token before it will answer initialize, so this page has no parameter detail for 71 of the 76 tools and no MCP annotation data at all. Read and write labels here are derived from names and documentation.
  • Padlet plan caps bind the connector. Padlet's published plan comparison sets the free Neon plan at 3 padlets and 20MB per upload, Platinum at unlimited padlets and 500MB, and Team Gold, Classroom and Padlet for Schools at 1GB per upload (Padlet help documentation, retrieved 2026-09-08). Audio and video recorded in Padlet's own booth are capped by duration instead: 5 and 2 minutes on Neon, up to 60 and 30 minutes on the school and team plans.
  • Going over the padlet quota freezes everything. Padlet documents that a personal account which drops below its padlet allowance after a downgrade gets seven days, then has every padlet frozen into read-only mode until the count comes down or the plan goes back up. Frozen padlets still count toward the quota.
  • Some tools need a school or team plan. Padlet documents Manual moderation for students only as unavailable outside Classroom and Padlet for Schools, and CSV bulk member upload as supported only on Padlet for Schools. The library_* tools address an organisation that a personal account does not have.
  • Sandbox is not fully supported. Anthropic's listing says so directly, and Padlet separately documents that automations are unavailable for Sandbox boards.
  • Post deletion may be irreversible. Padlet's help article on post recovery states a deleted post is purged shortly after the Undo window closes, which does not match the directory listing's description of restorable soft-deletes. We could not test which applies through the connector.
  • Invitations cannot be recalled. bulk_invite_library_members and send_library_email_invites reach real inboxes. Padlet documents a 15-per-minute rate limit on the single-padlet invitation tool; nothing we read documents a total cap.
  • The connector acts as one user. Anthropic's listing states every action runs against the authenticated user's account under Padlet's permission model. An administrator's token therefore carries an administrator's reach, including over minors' content in a school library.
  • Not the Padlet REST API. Padlet's auth.md states its REST API at api.padlet.dev uses a user-generated key in an x-api-key header issued from developer settings by a paying user, and that none of the OAuth flow above applies to it.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Padlet MCP server need a paid Padlet plan?

No, any signed-in Padlet account can connect, but plan limits still apply to what the tools can do. Padlet's free Neon plan caps an account at 3 padlets and 20MB per upload, so an agent calling create_padlet on a full Neon account hits the quota rather than a connector error. Paid plans lift both ceilings.

What happens when an agent freezes a padlet?

Freezing switches a board to read-only without removing anyone's access. Padlet's help documentation states that a frozen padlet accepts no new posts, blocks editing and deleting of existing posts, disables comments and reactions, and locks settings. Breakout room and submission form links are deactivated while frozen and return to their previous state on unfreeze. Only admins can freeze or unfreeze.

Can the Padlet connector see student posts and grades?

Yes, within whatever the signed-in user could already see. Anthropic's directory listing includes list_student_posts, list_student_comments, get_student_portfolio_overview, grade_posts and sync_grades_to_lms. Padlet states the connector respects the account's existing permission model, so a teacher's token reaches that teacher's classes and an administrator's token reaches more.

Are posts deleted through the Padlet connector recoverable?

Padlet's two sources disagree, so treat post deletion as permanent. Anthropic's directory listing describes post and section deletions as soft-deletes restorable with restore_posts_and_sections. Padlet's own help article on post recovery says a deleted post can only be recovered with the immediate Undo button, after which it is purged from Padlet's servers shortly afterwards.

Which Padlet content moderation settings can an agent change?

The library-wide default, through get_library_content_safety and update_library_content_safety. Padlet's content moderation documentation describes four levels for a school library: None, Auto, Manual for students only, and Manual for all posts. Auto uses Padlet's Safety Net AI across seven categories including bullying, weapons and child safety, in 30 languages.

How does an agent authenticate to the Padlet MCP server?

Through OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, and a human always approves. Padlet's agent authentication guide documents open dynamic client registration, an authorization code grant with S256 as the only challenge method, and a bearer access token valid for 90 days with a refresh token. Padlet states there is no service-to-service tier and no headless variant of the approval step.

Can the Padlet connector invite people to my school account in bulk?

Yes. Anthropic's directory listing includes bulk_invite_library_members and send_library_email_invites alongside invite_email_as_padlet_collaborator. Padlet's own agent skill for the single-padlet invitation documents a rate limit of 15 invitations per minute. Padlet's help documentation notes that organisation invite links do not expire, though owners can disable sharing and reset the URLs.

Does the Padlet MCP server work with Padlet Sandbox whiteboards?

Not fully. Anthropic's directory listing states the connector does not yet fully support Padlet's Sandbox whiteboard format and works with Padlet's other board formats. Two whiteboard tools are listed, get_whiteboard_tool_settings and update_whiteboard_tool_settings, so some Sandbox settings are reachable. Padlet also documents that automations are unavailable for Sandbox.

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