Bugbrain runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 43 installs a week from npm.
BugBrain QA platform for AI coding tools: autonomous exploratory testing, test plans, a11y audits.
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Connect this server
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 mcp -e 'BUGBRAIN_API_KEY=<BUGBRAIN_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @bugbrain/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@bugbrain/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUGBRAIN_API_KEY": "<BUGBRAIN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@bugbrain/mcp"]
env = { BUGBRAIN_API_KEY = "<BUGBRAIN_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@bugbrain/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUGBRAIN_API_KEY": "<BUGBRAIN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@bugbrain/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUGBRAIN_API_KEY": "<BUGBRAIN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<BUGBRAIN_API_KEY> (BugBrain API key (sk_live_...) — create one in BugBrain → Settings → API Keys).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
BUGBRAIN_BASE_URL (Override the BugBrain API base URL (default https://api.bugbrain.tech)), BUGBRAIN_TUNNEL_CMD (Custom tunnel command template for the create_tunnel tool ({port} is substituted; default uses cloudflared)).
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