Webflow powers marketing sites and CMS-driven web properties for many design-led teams. Connecting Webflow to clariBI brings CMS content into your AI analyses for content reporting.
Why connect Webflow
Editorial dashboards usually live outside content tools. Cross-referencing site activity with marketing performance requires manual export.
With Webflow connected, you can ask "How many blog posts went live this quarter?", "List CMS items missing a featured image?", or "When was each site last published?" without leaving clariBI.
How the connection works
clariBI talks to Webflow through its hosted MCP server at https://mcp.webflow.com/sse. Authentication uses an OAuth flow that clariBI registers itself for (no developer console setup on your side). Tokens stay encrypted server-side and never leave clariBI in clear form.
sequenceDiagram
actor U as You
participant C as clariBI
participant V as Webflow
U->>C: Click Authorize with Webflow
C->>V: Open OAuth authorization
V-->>U: Grant read access?
U->>V: Approve
V-->>C: Authorization code
C->>V: Exchange code for tokens
V-->>C: Access + refresh tokens
C->>C: Encrypt and store credentials
C-->>U: Connection ready
Available tools
clariBI exposes the read-only Webflow tools that the vendor's MCP server publishes at connection time. Write operations (create, update, delete, send, refund) are filtered out by a name-pattern blocklist before any tool reaches the analysis engine, so connecting Webflow cannot modify data on the vendor side.
The exact tool inventory depends on the Webflow features your account has access to. After connecting, try a few natural-language questions to see what Webflow data clariBI can pull.
Data flow during analysis
When you ask a question that maps to Webflow, the AI engine routes to the right tool, reads the result, and pairs the answer with a chart you can pin to a dashboard.
sequenceDiagram
actor U as You
participant C as clariBI
participant AI as AI engine
participant V as Webflow
U->>C: Ask a question about CMS and site data
C->>AI: Plan the analysis
AI->>V: Call the right tool
V-->>AI: Tool result
AI->>AI: Summarize and chart
C-->>U: Answer plus visual
Setting up the connection
- Open Data Sources in the clariBI sidebar.
- Click Add data source.
- Open the MCP Servers tab.
- Click the Webflow card.
- Click Authorize with Webflow.
- Sign in to Webflow in the popup window and grant the requested read scopes.
- Back in clariBI, give your data source a name.
- Click Finish.
Permissions and data access
clariBI requests read access to sites and CMS collections. No site can be published, no items can be created or modified. Disconnect from Webflow workspace settings or from clariBI Settings.
Troubleshooting
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Site list empty" | Workspace selection mismatch. | Pick the right Webflow workspace at authorize time. |