Redmine MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Redmine. It integrates with Redmine's REST API to provide ticket and project information to LLMs.

Features

Supports stable resources from Redmine REST API:

• Issues (1.0~)
• Projects (1.0~)
• Users (1.1~)
• Time Entries (1.1~)

Tools

Issues

• Search Issues
  • Filter by project, status, assignee, etc.
  • Keyword search
  • Custom field support
• Create/Update Issues
  • Set tracker, status, priority
  • Configure custom fields
  • Add comments
• Delete Issues

Projects

• Search Projects
  • Filter by active/archived/closed status
  • Keyword search
• Get Project Details
  • Include trackers, categories information
• Create/Update Projects
  • Configure modules and trackers
  • Set member inheritance
• Archive/Unarchive Projects
• Delete Projects

Time Entries

• Search Time Entries
  • Filter by project, user, date range
• Get Time Entry Details
• Create/Update Time Entries
  • Record against project or issue
  • Specify activity
  • Custom field support
• Delete Time Entries

Usage with Claude

To use this server with Claude, configure it as follows:

{
  "mcp-server-redmine": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "--prefix",
      "/path/to/mcp-server-redmine",
      "mcp-server-redmine"
    ],
    "env": {
      "REDMINE_HOST": "https://your-redmine.example.com",
      "REDMINE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
    }
  }
}

Configuration Options

• command: Command to execute the npm package
• args:
  • -y: Auto-respond "yes" to prompts
  • --prefix: Specify installation directory
  • Last argument specifies the package name
• env: Environment variables
  • REDMINE_HOST: Redmine server URL
  • REDMINE_API_KEY: Your Redmine API key

Setup

Getting an API Key

1. Enable REST API in Redmine admin settings
2. Get API key from user settings page

Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables:

• REDMINE_API_KEY: API key obtained from Redmine user settings
• REDMINE_HOST: Redmine server URL (e.g., https://redmine.example.com)

Testing

Unit Tests

# Run tests
npm test

For data safety, only GET operations are included in tests.

Inspector Testing

Use MCP Inspector to verify functionality.

Use MCP Inspector to verify functionality.

GUI Mode

# Build
npm run build

# Set execute permission (important)
chmod +x dist/index.js

# Launch inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector dist/index.js

CLI Mode

CLI Testing Commands

Here are practical examples for testing the Redmine MCP Server using CLI mode.

Prerequisites:

# Build the project
npm run build

# Set execute permission
chmod +x dist/index.js

# Set environment variables
export REDMINE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
export REDMINE_HOST=http://localhost:3000  # or your Redmine server URL

Basic Testing Commands:

1. List available tools:

   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli \
     -e REDMINE_API_KEY=$REDMINE_API_KEY \
     -e REDMINE_HOST=$REDMINE_HOST \
     node dist/index.js \
     --method tools/list
   

2. Test Issues functionality:

   # List issues (with limit)
   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli \
     -e REDMINE_API_KEY=$REDMINE_API_KEY \
     -e REDMINE_HOST=$REDMINE_HOST \
     node dist/index.js \
     --method tools/call \
     --tool-name list_issues \
     --tool-arg limit=5
   
   # Get specific issue details
   npx @modelcontextprotocol/insp
   

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