Redmine MCP Stdio runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 58 installs a week from npm. Last commit 14 Jul 2026.
Local MCP (stdio) server for Redmine: issues, projects and time tracking from any MCP client.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add redmine-mcp-stdio -e 'REDMINE_URL=<REDMINE_URL>' -e 'REDMINE_API_KEY=<REDMINE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y redmine-mcp-stdio{
"mcpServers": {
"redmine-mcp-stdio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"redmine-mcp-stdio"
],
"env": {
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "<REDMINE_API_KEY>",
"REDMINE_URL": "<REDMINE_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.redmine-mcp-stdio]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "redmine-mcp-stdio"]
env = { REDMINE_URL = "<REDMINE_URL>", REDMINE_API_KEY = "<REDMINE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"redmine-mcp-stdio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"redmine-mcp-stdio"
],
"env": {
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "<REDMINE_API_KEY>",
"REDMINE_URL": "<REDMINE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"redmine-mcp-stdio": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"redmine-mcp-stdio"
],
"env": {
"REDMINE_API_KEY": "<REDMINE_API_KEY>",
"REDMINE_URL": "<REDMINE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<REDMINE_URL> (Base URL of your Redmine instance (e.g. https://redmine.example.com)), <REDMINE_API_KEY> (Redmine API access key (My account > API access key)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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