MCP Jenkins
About
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source implementation that bridges Jenkins with AI language models following Anthropic's MCP specification. This project enables secure, contextual AI interactions with Jenkins tools while maintaining data privacy and security.
Details
- License
- MIT
Explore
- Bridges Jenkins with AI language models via the MCP specification.
- Supports stdio, SSE, and streamable-http transports.
- Provides over 30 Jenkins tools (jobs, nodes, builds, plugins, views, etc.).
- Includes a health check endpoint at /healthz.
- Supports read-only mode and SSL verification configuration.
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"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
MCP JenkinsCommand (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
Install MCP Jenkins using uv (recommended), pip, or Docker. Configure it with command-line arguments such as --jenkins-url, --jenkins-username, --jenkins-password, --transport (stdio, sse, or streamable-http), --read-only, and --jenkins-verify-ssl. Example configurations for JetBrains GitHub Copilot and VS Code Copilot Chat are provided in the README.
get_item
Get a specific item by name.
get_item_config
Get the configuration of a specific item.
get_item_parameters
Get the parameters of a specific item.
get_all_items
Get all items in Jenkins.
query_items
Query items based on pattern.
build_item
Build a item.
get_all_nodes
Get all nodes in Jenkins.
get_node
Get a specific node by name.
get_node_config
Get the configuration of a specific node.
get_all_queue_items
Get all queue items in Jenkins.
get_queue_item
Get a specific queue item by ID.
cancel_queue_item
Cancel a specific queue item by ID.
get_build
Get a specific build by job name and build number.
get_build_scripts
Get scripts associated with a specific build.
get_build_console_output
Get the console output of a specific build.
get_build_parameters
Get the parameters of a specific build.
get_build_test_report
Get the test report of a specific build.
get_running_builds
Get all currently running builds in Jenkins.
stop_build
Stop a specific build by job name and build number.
get_all_build_artifacts
List the artifacts of a specific build.
get_build_artifact
Download an artifact from a specific build.
get_build_artifact_url
Get the direct URL of an artifact from a specific build.
get_view
Get a specific view by name.
get_all_views
Get the configuration of a specific view.
get_all_plugins
Get all installed plugins.
get_plugin
Get a specific plugin by short name.
get_plugins_with_problems
Get plugins with problems (missing dependencies, version mismatch, etc.).
get_plugins_with_backup
Get plugins that can be downgraded.
get_plugins_with_updates
Get plugins that have available updates.
get_plugin_dependency_graph
Get dependency graph for a plugin in Graphviz format.
run_groovy_script
Execute an arbitrary Groovy script on Jenkins.
| Tool | Description |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| get_item | Get a specific item by name. |
| get_item_config | Get the configuration of a specific item. |
| get_item_parameters | Get the parameters of a specific item. |
| get_all_items | Get all items in Jenkins. |
| query_items | Query items based on pattern. |
| build_item | Build a item. |
| get_all_nodes | Get all nodes in Jenkins. |
| get_node | Get a specific node by name. |
| get_node_config | Get the configuration of a specific node. |
| get_all_queue_items | Get all queue items in Jenkins. |
| get_queue_item | Get a specific queue item by ID. |
| cancel_queue_item | Cancel a specific queue item by ID. |
| get_build | Get a specific build by job name and build number. |
| get_build_scripts | Get scripts associated with a specific build. |
| get_build_console_output | Get the console output of a specific build. |
| get_build_parameters | Get the parameters of a specific build. |
| get_build_test_report | Get the test report of a specific build. |
| get_running_builds | Get all currently running builds in Jenkins. |
| stop_build | Stop a specific build by job name and build number. |
| get_all_build_artifacts | List the artifacts of a specific build. |
| get_build_artifact | Download an artifact from a specific build. |
| get_build_artifact_url | Get the direct URL of an artifact from a specific build. |
| get_view | Get a specific view by name. |
| get_all_views | Get the configuration of a specific view. |
| get_all_plugins | Get all installed plugins. |
| get_plugin | Get a specific plugin by short name. |
| get_plugins_with_problems | Get plugins with problems (missing dependencies, version mismatch, etc.). |
| get_plugins_with_backup | Get plugins that can be downgraded. |
| get_plugins_with_updates | Get plugins that have available updates. |
| get_plugin_dependency_graph | Get dependency graph for a plugin in Graphviz format. |
| run_groovy_script | Execute an arbitrary Groovy script on Jenkins. |
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp jenkins": {
"mcp-jenkins": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-jenkins",
"--transport",
"streamable-http"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"mcp-jenkins": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-jenkins",
"--transport",
"streamable-http"
]
}
}
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source implementation that bridges Jenkins with AI language models following Anthropic's MCP specification. This project enables secure, contextual AI interactions with Jenkins tools while maintaining data privacy and security.
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