Redmine MCP Server

Name: Redmine MCP Server
Author: jztan

by jztanversion 2.21.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.jztan/redmine-mcp-server

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

MCP server that lets AI assistants manage Redmine issues, projects, wikis, and time tracking

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: REDMINE_URL, REDMINE_PASSWORD, REDMINE_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: REDMINE_URL, REDMINE_USERNAME, REDMINE_PASSWORD, REDMINE_API_KEY, SERVER_HOST, SERVER_PORT, PUBLIC_HOST, PUBLIC_PORT, ATTACHMENTS_DIR, AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED, CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES, ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redmine": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "redmine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDMINE_URL": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SERVER_HOST": "your-value",
        "SERVER_PORT": "your-value",
        "PUBLIC_HOST": "your-value",
        "PUBLIC_PORT": "your-value",
        "ATTACHMENTS_DIR": "your-value",
        "AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED": "your-value",
        "CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES": "your-value",
        "ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add redmine --env REDMINE_URL=your-value --env REDMINE_USERNAME=your-value --env REDMINE_PASSWORD=your-value --env REDMINE_API_KEY=your-value --env SERVER_HOST=your-value --env SERVER_PORT=your-value --env PUBLIC_HOST=your-value --env PUBLIC_PORT=your-value --env ATTACHMENTS_DIR=your-value --env AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED=your-value --env CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES=your-value --env ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES=your-value -- uvx redmine-mcp-server

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redmine": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "redmine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDMINE_URL": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SERVER_HOST": "your-value",
        "SERVER_PORT": "your-value",
        "PUBLIC_HOST": "your-value",
        "PUBLIC_PORT": "your-value",
        "ATTACHMENTS_DIR": "your-value",
        "AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED": "your-value",
        "CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES": "your-value",
        "ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "redmine": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "redmine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDMINE_URL": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "REDMINE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SERVER_HOST": "your-value",
        "SERVER_PORT": "your-value",
        "PUBLIC_HOST": "your-value",
        "PUBLIC_PORT": "your-value",
        "ATTACHMENTS_DIR": "your-value",
        "AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED": "your-value",
        "CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES": "your-value",
        "ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

REDMINE_URL required env
URL of your Redmine server (e.g., https://your-redmine-server.com)
REDMINE_USERNAME env
Redmine username for authentication (alternative to API key)
REDMINE_PASSWORD secret env
Redmine password for authentication (alternative to API key)
REDMINE_API_KEY secret env
Redmine API key for authentication (alternative to username/password)
SERVER_HOST env
Host address for the MCP server (default: 0.0.0.0)
SERVER_PORT env
Port for the MCP server (default: 8000)
PUBLIC_HOST env
Public hostname for file download URLs (default: localhost)
PUBLIC_PORT env
Public port for file download URLs (default: 8000)
ATTACHMENTS_DIR env
Directory for storing downloaded attachments (default: ./attachments)
AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED env
Enable automatic cleanup of expired files (default: true)
CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES env
Interval between cleanup runs in minutes (default: 10)
ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES env
Default expiry time for attachments in minutes (default: 60)

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account jztan, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 18474 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 97% of the other 18474 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18474 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Redmine MCP Server safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: REDMINE_URL, REDMINE_PASSWORD, REDMINE_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.21.0) reached the registry yesterday.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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Redmine MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to Redmine. It exposes your Redmine instance's projects, issues, time tracking, wiki pages, and files as MCP tools.

mcp-name: io.github.jztan/redmine-mcp-server

An AI agent triaging a Redmine sprint through redmine-mcp-server. Try the live demo →

Tool reference | Changelog | Contributing | Troubleshooting

Features

53 MCP tools on a stock Redmine, 69 with the RedmineUP and DMSF plugins (plus 1 operator tool gated by REDMINE_MCP_EXPOSE_ADMIN_TOOLS=true): Issues, projects, news, time tracking, wiki, Gantt, file operations, membership management, products and orders, contacts and deals (CRM), DMSF documents, Helpdesk email replies and ticket contacts, and more
Interactive Kanban Board: show_triage_board renders a live, drag-and-drop issue board right in the chat via the MCP Apps extension
Flexible Authentication: API key, username/password, OAuth2 per-user tokens, or a browser login with each user's own API key on Redmines without OAuth
Prompt Injection Protection: User-controlled content wrapped in boundary tags for safe LLM consumption
Read-Only Mode: Restrict to read-only operations via REDMINE_MCP_READ_ONLY environment variable
HTTP File Serving: Secure attachment access via UUID-based URLs with automatic expiry
Pagination Support: Handle large result sets with configurable limits
MCP Compliant: Built on FastMCP with HTTP transport
Docker Ready: Dockerfile, docker-compose setup, and prebuilt images on GHCR

Quick Start

Install the package

   pip install redmine-mcp-server

Create a `.env` file with your Redmine credentials (see Installation for template)
Start the server

   redmine-mcp-server

Add the server to your MCP client using one of the guides in MCP Client Configuration.

Once running, the server listens on http://localhost:8000 with the MCP endpoint at /mcp, health check at /health, and file serving at /files/{file_id}.

Installation

Prerequisites

Python 3.11+ (for local installation)
Docker (alternative deployment, uses Python 3.13)
Access to a Redmine instance

Redmine Compatibility

The integration suite passes in full against Redmine 6.1 and 7.0. Older versions are untested. Individual tools list their own minimum where one is known (global search needs 3.3.0+, issue watchers 2.3.0+, project time-entry activities 3.4.0+), so on an older server those specific tools fail rather than the whole server.

Per-user authentication works on any version: OAuth2 needs Redmine 6.1+ for Doorkeeper, and the other per-user modes do not. See Authentication to pick a mode.

Install from PyPI (Recommended)

# Install the package

pip install redmine-mcp-server

Create configuration file .env

cat > .env << 'EOF'

Redmine connection (required)

REDMINE_URL=https://your-redmine-server.com

Authentication - Use either API key (recommended) or username/password

REDMINE_API_KEY=your_api_key

OR use username/password:

REDMINE_USERNAME=your_username

REDMINE_PASSWORD=your_password

Server configuration (optional, defaults shown)

SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0 SERVER_PORT=8000

Public URL for file serving (optional)

PUBLIC_HOST=localhost PUBLIC_PORT=8000

File management (optional)

ATTACHMENTS_DIR=./attachments AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED=true CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES=10 ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES=60 EOF

Edit .env with your actual Redmine settings

nano .env # or use your preferred editor

Run the server

redmine-mcp-server

Or alternatively:

python -m redmine_mcp_server.main

The server runs on http://localhost:8000 with the MCP endpoint at /mcp, health check at /health, and file serving at /files/{file_id}.

Environment Variables Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`REDMINE_URL`	Yes	–	Base URL of your Redmine instance
`REDMINE_AUTH_MODE`	No	`legacy`	Authentication mode: `legacy`, `legacy-per-user`, `oauth`, `oauth-proxy`, or `api-key-login` (see Authentication)
`REDMINE_PER_USER_TRUST_PROXY`	Yes*	`false`	Required for `legacy-per-user` mode. Operator attestation: "this server sits behind TLS and my proxy does not forward client `X-Forwarded-Proto`."
`REDMINE_PER_USER_AUDIT_IDENTITY`	No	`false`	`legacy-per-user` only: resolve and log the Redmine user ID per request (adds one extra round-trip)
`REDMINE_API_KEY_LOGIN_ALLOW_ADMIN`	No	`false`	`api-key-login` only: accept the API keys of Redmine administrators. Tokens never carry the `admin` scope either way (details)
`REDMINE_API_KEY_LOGIN_ALLOW_HTTP`	No	`false`	`api-key-login` only: allow an `http://` `REDMINE_MCP_BASE_URL`. Local development only
`REDMINE_API_KEY_LOGIN_SESSION_DAYS`	No	`30`	`api-key-login` only: how long a session lasts before the user logs in again. Must be positive
`REDMINE_API_KEY_LOGIN_RATE_LIMIT`	No	`300`	`api-key-login` only: login attempts per minute, a process-wide safety ceiling
`REDMINE_API_KEY_LOGIN_BINDING_CRYPTO`	No	`server-secret`	`api-key-login` only: `server-secret` or `token-derived`. `token-derived` puts stored API keys beyond the reach of the volume plus the signing key, at the cost of any server-side read (details)
`REDMINE_API_KEY`	Yes†	–	API key (legacy mode only)
`REDMINE_USERNAME`	Yes†	–	Username for basic auth (legacy mode only)
`REDMINE_PASSWORD`	Yes†	–	Password for basic auth (legacy mode only)
`REDMINE_MCP_BASE_URL`	Yes‡¶	`http://localhost:3040`	Public base URL of this server, no trailing slash (OAuth modes and `api-key-login`)
`FASTMCP_STREAMABLE_HTTP_PATH`	No	`/mcp`	MCP transport path inside `REDMINE_MCP_BASE_URL`
`REDMINE_INTROSPECT_CLIENT_ID`	Yes‡	–	Doorkeeper OAuth client ID used by the MCP server to introspect Bearer tokens (RFC 7662). Register a confidential OAuth app in Redmine (see `docs/oauth-setup.md` Step 2).
`REDMINE_INTROSPECT_CLIENT_SECRET`	Yes‡	–	Secret for the introspection client
`REDMINE_MCP_JWT_SIGNING_KEY`	Yes§¶	–	Stable signing/encryption key used by FastMCP OAuthProxy tokens and storage, and by the `api-key-login` store. Changing it signs everyone out
`REDMINE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID`	No	–	Optional upstream Redmine OAuth client ID for `oauth-proxy`; defaults to `REDMINE_INTROSPECT_CLIENT_ID`
`REDMINE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET`	No	–	Optional upstream Redmine OAuth client secret for `oauth-proxy`; defaults to `REDMINE_INTROSPECT_CLIENT_SECRET`
`FASTMCP_HOME`	No	platform default (`/app/data/fastmcp` in Docker)	FastMCP data directory. In `oauth-proxy` mode, encrypted OAuthProxy state is stored below `FASTMCP_HOME/oauth-proxy/`, and in `api-key-login` mode below `FASTMCP_HOME/api-key-login/`. Either must be on a persistent volume to survive a container rebuild
`REDMINE_MCP_ALLOWED_CLIENT_REDIRECT_URIS`	No	loopback only	`oauth-proxy` and `api-key-login` client redirect-URI allowlist (glob patterns, comma/space separated). Unset = `http://localhost:` and `http://127.0.0.1:`; `*` = allow any
`REDMINE_MCP_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS`	No	Redmine's `expires_in` (2h)	`oauth-proxy` only. Lifetime of the access token the proxy issues to clients. Raise it (e.g. `604800`) so clients rarely refresh; the upstream Redmine token is still refreshed server-side. Unset or `0` mirrors Redmine
`HEALTH_INTROSPECTION_TTL_SECONDS`	No	`30`	TTL (seconds) for the `/health` Doorkeeper introspection probe cache. Set to `0` to disable caching.
`SERVER_HOST`	No	`0.0.0.0`	Host/IP the MCP server binds to
`SERVER_PORT`	No	`8000`	Port the MCP server listens on
`REDMINE_MCP_TRANSPORT`	No	`http`	`http` serves MCP at `/mcp`. `stdio` serves it over stdin/stdout to a client that starts the server itself, with no port and no bridge; `legacy` mode only. Any other value refuses to start (details)
`PUBLIC_HOST`	No	`localhost`	Hostname used when generating download URLs
`PUBLIC_PORT`	No	`8000`	Public port used for download URLs
`PUBLIC_SCHEME`	No	derived	Scheme for download URLs (`http` or `https`). When unset, `https` is derived from `PUBLIC_PORT=443`, otherwise `http`. Set explicitly for TLS on a nonstandard port. Default ports (80/443) are omitted from generated URLs.
`REDMINE_PUBLIC_URL`	No	–	Publicly-reachable URL of your Redmine instance. When set, `content_url` values returned on attachments are rewritten from `REDMINE_URL`'s origin to this one (preserving path/query/fragment and any reverse-proxy subpath). Useful when `REDMINE_URL` is the internal container hostname unreachable from MCP clients. When unset, the raw URL Redmine echoes back is returned.
`ATTACHMENTS_DIR`	No	`./attachments`	Directory for downloaded attachments
`ATTACHMENT_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES`	No	`209715200` (200 MB)	Cap applied to every `get_redmine_attachment` download regardless of content type. Exceeding the cap aborts the download mid-stream and deletes the partial file.
`REDMINE_MCP_UPLOAD_FILE_ROOTS`	No	–	Extra directories allowed as `file_path` upload sources (OS path separator-separated). `ATTACHMENTS_DIR` is always allowed. Unset restricts uploads to `ATTACHMENTS_DIR` only.
`AUTO_CLEANUP_ENABLED`	No	`true`	Toggle automatic cleanup of expired attachments
`CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINUTES`	No	`10`	Interval for cleanup task (also deletes expired OAuth state in `oauth-proxy` and `api-key-login` modes)
`ATTACHMENT_EXPIRES_MINUTES`	No	`60`	Expiry window for generated download URLs

| REDMINE_MCP_JOURNAL_VALUE_MAX_CHARS | No | 500 | Above this many characters, a journal field-change reports its before/after text as old_value_length / new_value_length with elided: true instead of in full. Redmine records a description edit with both texts, so a repeatedly edited ticket otherwise returns several copies of its description. 0 disables eliding; get_redmine_issue and get_private_notes take `include_journal_values=tr

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Redmine MCP Server

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Readfirst

README from the maker

Redmine MCP Server

Tool reference | Changelog | Contributing | Troubleshooting

Features

Quick Start

Installation

Prerequisites

Redmine Compatibility

Install from PyPI (Recommended)

Create configuration file .env

Redmine connection (required)

Authentication - Use either API key (recommended) or username/password

OR use username/password:

REDMINE_USERNAME=your_username

REDMINE_PASSWORD=your_password

Server configuration (optional, defaults shown)

Public URL for file serving (optional)

File management (optional)

Edit .env with your actual Redmine settings

Run the server

Or alternatively:

Environment Variables Configuration