Mcp For Redmine
About
This project is a Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Redmine. With an MCP-compatible client, you can easily manage Redmine projects, issues, users, and time entries.
Explore
Currently available tools:
Stable API
- Users: users_create, users_get, users_current, users_list, users_update, users_delete
- Projects: projects_list, projects_get, projects_create, projects_update, projects_archive, projects_unarchive, projects_delete
- Issues: issues_list, issues_get, issues_create, issues_update, issues_delete
- Time Entries: time_entries_list, time_entries_get, time_entries_create, time_entries_update, time_entries_delete
Alpha API
- Enumerations: enumerations_issue_priorities_list, enumerations_time_entry_activities_list
- Memberships: memberships_list_project_memberships, memberships_get, memberships_create, memberships_update, memberships_delete
- Issue Relations: issue_relations_list, issue_relations_get, issue_relations_create, issue_relations_delete
- Versions: versions_list, versions_get, versions_create, versions_update, versions_delete
- Wiki Pages: wiki_pages_list, wiki_pages_get, wiki_pages_create_or_update, wiki_pages_delete
- Queries: queries_list
- Files: files_list
- Attachments: attachments_get, attachments_delete, attachments_upload
- Issue Statuses: issue_statuses_list
- Trackers: trackers_list
- Roles: roles_list, roles_get
- Groups: groups_list, groups_get, groups_create, groups_update, groups_delete, groups_add_user, groups_remove_user
- Custom Fields: custom_fields_list
- Issue Categories: issue_categories_list, issue_categories_get, issue_categories_create, issue_categories_update, issue_categories_delete
- My Account: my_account_get
- Search: search
The input schema for each tool is defined in src/schema/*.schema.ts. Results are returned as JSON-formatted text.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Mcp For RedmineCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- Node.js 18 or higher
- Redmine API key (your personal API key from your Redmine account)
Compatibility baseline: Redmine 6.0.6
export REDMINE_BASE_URL=https://your.redmine.tld
export REDMINE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
The server reads configuration in the following priority:
<details>
<summary><b>CLI flags (highest priority)</b></summary>
- -u, --url <url>
- -k, --api-key <key>
-
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-for-redmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chspower1/mcp-for-redmine@latest",
"--url",
"https://your.redmine.tld",
"--api-key",
"YOUR_API_KEY"
]
}
}
}
</details>
<details><summary><b>Environment variables</b></summary>
- REDMINE_BASE_URL or REDMINE_URL
- REDMINE_API_KEY or REDMINE_TOKEN
-
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-for-redmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@chspower1/mcp-for-redmine@latest"],
"env": {
"REDMINE_BASE_URL": "https://your.redmine.tld",
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
</details>
<details><summary><b>.env file values</b></summary>
<b>Supported variables:</b>
- REDMINE_BASE_URL or REDMINE_URL — Redmine server URL
- REDMINE_API_KEY or REDMINE_TOKEN — Redmine API key
</details>
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp for redmine": {
"mcp-for-redmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chspower1/mcp-for-redmine@latest"
],
"env": {
"REDMINE_BASE_URL": "https://your.redmine.tld",
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"mcp-for-redmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chspower1/mcp-for-redmine@latest"
],
"env": {
"REDMINE_BASE_URL": "https://your.redmine.tld",
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
This project is a Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Redmine. With an MCP-compatible client, you can easily manage Redmine projects, issues, users, and time entries.
Currently, only the standard input/output (stdio) transport is supported.
Requirements
- Node.js 18 or higher
- Redmine API key (your personal API key from your Redmine account)
Compatibility baseline: Redmine 6.0.6
Getting Started
How to configure the MCP server for each environment:
<details>
<summary><b>Cursor</b></summary>
File (top-left) -> Preferences -> Cursor Settings -> MCP & Integrations -> New MCP Server
<b>Config file</b>: ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per-project)
📚 <b>Docs</b>: Cursor MCP documentation
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-for-redmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@chspower1/mcp-for-redmine@latest"],
"env": {
"REDMINE_BASE_URL": "https://your.redmine.tld",
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
</details>
<details>
<summary><b>Claude Desktop</b></summary>
<b>Config files</b>:
- <b>Windows</b>: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- <b>macOS</b>: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
📚 <b>Docs</b>: Claude Desktop MCP guide
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-for-redmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@chspower1/mcp-for-redmine@latest"],
"env": {
"REDMINE_BASE_URL": "https://your.redmine.tld",
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
</details>
<details>
<summary><b>Claude Code</b></summary>
📚 <b>Docs</b>: Claude Code MCP documentation
<b>Set environment variables and run CLI</b>:
```bash
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