openITCOCKPIT

Name: openITCOCKPIT
Author: openITCOCKPIT

by openITCOCKPITversion 0.5.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.openITCOCKPIT/mcp-server

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

openITCOCKPIT monitoring: host and service state, history, downtimes, acknowledgements, patches

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UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Developer tools
You need to fill in: OITC_APIKEY, OITC_BASEURL

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: OITC_APIKEY, OITC_BASEURL, OITC_TRANSPORT, OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS, OITC_VERIFY_TLS

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

You need

DockerDocker installed

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": {
    "openitcockpit": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OITC_APIKEY",
        "-e",
        "OITC_BASEURL",
        "-e",
        "OITC_TRANSPORT",
        "-e",
        "OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "OITC_VERIFY_TLS",
        "docker.io/openitcockpit/mcp-server:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OITC_APIKEY": "your-value",
        "OITC_BASEURL": "your-value",
        "OITC_TRANSPORT": "your-value",
        "OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "your-value",
        "OITC_VERIFY_TLS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add openitcockpit --env OITC_APIKEY=your-value --env OITC_BASEURL=your-value --env OITC_TRANSPORT=your-value --env OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS=your-value --env OITC_VERIFY_TLS=your-value -- docker run -i --rm -e OITC_APIKEY -e OITC_BASEURL -e OITC_TRANSPORT -e OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS -e OITC_VERIFY_TLS docker.io/openitcockpit/mcp-server:0.5.0

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": {
    "openitcockpit": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OITC_APIKEY",
        "-e",
        "OITC_BASEURL",
        "-e",
        "OITC_TRANSPORT",
        "-e",
        "OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "OITC_VERIFY_TLS",
        "docker.io/openitcockpit/mcp-server:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OITC_APIKEY": "your-value",
        "OITC_BASEURL": "your-value",
        "OITC_TRANSPORT": "your-value",
        "OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "your-value",
        "OITC_VERIFY_TLS": "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": {
    "openitcockpit": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OITC_APIKEY",
        "-e",
        "OITC_BASEURL",
        "-e",
        "OITC_TRANSPORT",
        "-e",
        "OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "OITC_VERIFY_TLS",
        "docker.io/openitcockpit/mcp-server:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OITC_APIKEY": "your-value",
        "OITC_BASEURL": "your-value",
        "OITC_TRANSPORT": "your-value",
        "OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "your-value",
        "OITC_VERIFY_TLS": "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

OITC_APIKEY secret required env
API key of a dedicated, least-privilege openITCOCKPIT user. This server presents it to openITCOCKPIT; it is never handed to a client.
OITC_BASEURL required env
Base URL of the openITCOCKPIT instance, e.g. https://openitcockpit.example.org - without a path.
OITC_TRANSPORT env
Transport mode. The image defaults to 'http', which additionally requires MCP_AUTH_TOKEN and a published port; a client that runs this container itself wants 'stdio'.
OITC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS env
Register the 15 tools that change the monitoring configuration. Off by default: they are not even registered unless this is 'true'.
OITC_VERIFY_TLS env
Verify the openITCOCKPIT TLS certificate. On by default; for a self-signed instance set OITC_CA_BUNDLE rather than turning this off.

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

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

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

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 0% of the other 1393 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 54% of the other 1393 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1393 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is openITCOCKPIT 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: OITC_APIKEY, OITC_BASEURL

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 (0.5.0) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

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

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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openITCOCKPIT MCP Server

An MCP server that puts an openITCOCKPIT monitoring instance in front of an LLM client: what is broken and why, what someone already handles, what changed - and, off by default, the tools that act on it.

[!CAUTION]

Use at your own risk. This server lets a language model read and - with write

tools enabled - change your monitoring configuration. A model can misunderstand a

request or pick the wrong call. Review what it proposes before you approve it, and

start with read-only access. The software is provided "as is", without warranty

or liability of any kind; see the MIT License.

Requires openITCOCKPIT 5.6 or newer (compatibility).
42 tools, 20 read-only and 22 that change something.
Write tools are off by default and are not registered until you enable them.
Names, never IDs. Tools take hostnames, template names and container paths; the server resolves them.
Scope-checked writes. References are validated against the target container before anything is sent, which openITCOCKPIT's own API does not do.

Quickstart

cp .env.example .env          # fill in the two secrets, see Configuration

docker compose up --build

Point your client at http://localhost:8000/mcp with the bearer token from your .env. Compose reads that same file for the published port, so setting OITC_PORT there moves both sides at once.

Three settings matter to start: MCP_AUTH_TOKEN (what clients present to this server), OITC_BASEURL and OITC_APIKEY (what this server presents to openITCOCKPIT). Everything else has a default - all of it.

What you can ask it

Ask	What answers it
"What is broken right now?"	`get_problem_overview` - causes separated from their consequences
"Why is db-01 critical?"	`get_service_health`, `investigate_problem`
"Is anyone on it already?"	the same tools: downtime and acknowledgement come with the state
"What happened during the night shift?"	`get_shift_summary`
"Why did I get no alert for web01?"	`explain_notification`
"Take web01 out until Monday"	`schedule_downtime` (write)
"Which templates could web-05 use?"	`get_allowed_elements_for_container`

Every tool by name, with its parameters and what it costs in context: [docs/tools.md](docs/tools.md), generated from the code. What a result looks like and what happens when you write: [docs/using-the-tools.md](docs/using-the-tools.md).

Limiting an instance

Running a monitoring instance is not one job, so a surface small enough to be easy would be too small to be useful. Instead the server keeps every tool the work needs and a toolset hands one agent its share: around ten tools, complete for that job and nothing beyond it. A tool that was never registered cannot be called at all.

OITC_TOOLSETS=health          # find things and see how they are doing

OITC_TOOLSETS=operations # acknowledge, maintenance windows, check now OITC_TOOLSETS=lifecycle # take things out of the monitoring, or delete them

The shipped sets are health, operations, lifecycle, patch, reporting, catalog, onboarding, config and provisioning. Sets are defined in a file you can replace: docs/toolsets.md.

Measuring a model

oitc-mcp-eval asks operator questions against your instance and checks whether a model answers them from the tools instead of inventing. It keeps every run in SQLite, so models and changes stay comparable.

oitc-mcp-eval --model your-model --samples 3     # against the configured instance

oitc-mcp-eval --compare # newest run of every model ./scripts/eval-throwaway.sh --model your-model # instance created and removed for you

docs/evals.md.

Documentation


Configuration	every setting, and which secret goes where
Connecting a client	HTTP and stdio, with working examples
Installation	Docker, from source, MCP Registry
Tools	every tool, generated from the code
Working with the tools	result shapes, container scope, read-modify-write
Toolsets	limiting an instance, writing your own set
Skills and prompts	the material served alongside the tools
Measuring a model	the eval, its cases, and reading the results
Security	what this server can reach, and what it refuses
Architecture	how the pieces fit together
Tool design	the rules a new tool follows
openITCOCKPIT API notes	the behaviour this server works around
Versioning	version numbers and compatibility
Development	checks, tests, running from a checkout

Security in one paragraph

The server holds one openITCOCKPIT credential and never sends it to a client. Clients authenticate with their own token; in delegated mode each request carries a short-lived user token instead, and the server acts as that user with their permissions. Write tools stay unregistered until you enable them. The details, including what to give the openITCOCKPIT user: docs/security.md.

License

MIT.

openITCOCKPIT

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 Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

openITCOCKPIT MCP Server

Quickstart

What you can ask it

Limiting an instance

Measuring a model

Documentation

Security in one paragraph

License