# Discourse (https://devrel.directory/directory/discourse)

The standard open-source forum software for long-form developer community discussion.

Threaded, searchable, SEO-friendly discussion with categories, trust levels, and moderation tooling that holds up at scale. Runs self-hosted or on official hosting, with a plugin ecosystem covering SSO, chat bridges, and AI answering. The durable complement to real-time chat: slower conversations that compound into a public knowledge base.

- Category: Tools
- Website: https://www.discourse.org
- Repository: https://github.com/discourse/discourse
- MCP server (official registry): io.github.discourse/mcp
- Repository activity (checked 2026-08-01): 47k stars, last commit 2026-08, no published releases
- Agent-readiness grade: C (50/100, machine-checked signals: publishes an mcp server; public source repository; repository actively maintained; pricing stated and dated; link verified recently)
- Pricing model (read 2026-07-26): open-core
- Tags: community, forum
- Added: 2026-07-08
- Last verified: 2026-08-01