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IBM Code Engine MCP Server MCP Server

io.github.markusvankempen/code-engine-mcp-server

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What is the IBM Code Engine MCP Server MCP server?

Deploy to IBM Code Engine from Cursor, Copilot, Claude & Cline. Build, push, deploy via MCP.

How to install IBM Code Engine MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • IBMCLOUD_API_KEY
    required
    secret

    IBM Cloud API key used to authenticate and call Code Engine APIs

  • IBMCLOUD_REGION

    Default IBM Cloud region (for example: us-south)

  • CONTAINER_RUNTIME

    Optional container runtime override: docker or podman

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<YOUR_CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<YOUR_CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<YOUR_CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<YOUR_CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add code-engine-mcp-server --env IBMCLOUD_API_KEY=<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_API_KEY> --env IBMCLOUD_REGION=<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_REGION> --env CONTAINER_RUNTIME=<YOUR_CONTAINER_RUNTIME> -- npx -y code-engine-mcp-server

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