codebeamer-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Codebeamer ALM. Allows Claude and other MCP clients to read and write projects, trackers, and items in Codebeamer using natural language.

Tools (19)

Read

Write

Installation

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• Access to a Codebeamer instance (URL, username, password)

Claude Code (CLI)

The fastest way — run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add codebeamer -e CB_URL=https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api \
  -e CB_USERNAME=your_username -e CB_PASSWORD=your_password \
  -- npx -y codebeamer-mcp

Or add it manually to .mcp.json in the project root (or ~/.claude/mcp.json for global scope):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebeamer": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CB_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api",
        "CB_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CB_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Edit the config file for your platform:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebeamer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CB_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api",
        "CB_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CB_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in the project root (project scope) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebeamer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CB_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api",
        "CB_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CB_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebeamer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CB_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api",
        "CB_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CB_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in the project root:

{
  "servers": {
    "codebeamer": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CB_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api",
        "CB_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CB_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebeamer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CB_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com/cb/api",
        "CB_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CB_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternative: global install

npm install -g codebeamer-mcp

Then use "command": "codebeamer-mcp" (no args) instead of npx in any config above.

Pinning a specific version

"args": ["-y", "codebeamer-mcp@0.2.0"]

Updates

⚠️ Never commit .mcp.json with real credentials — it is listed in .gitignore.

From source (development)

git clone https://github.com/3KniGHtcZ/codebeamer-mcp.git
cd codebeamer-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Then use "command": "node" with "args": ["dist/index.js"] in your .mcp.json.

Development & Testing

# Run tests (no real Codebeamer instance needed)
npm test

# Start the mock API server (port 3001)
node mock-server.mjs

# Interactive testing via MCP Inspector
CB_URL=http://localhost:3001 CB_USERNAME=mock CB_PASSWORD=mock \
  npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

Configuration