MCP Zuul runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 151 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
Zuul CI — build failure analysis, log search, pipeline status, and job configuration
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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 mcp-zuul -- uvx mcp-zuul{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-zuul": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-zuul"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-zuul]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-zuul"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-zuul": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-zuul"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-zuul": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-zuul"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ZUUL_URL (Zuul base URL (e.g. https://softwarefactory-project.io/zuul)), ZUUL_DEFAULT_TENANT (Default tenant name), ZUUL_AUTH_TOKEN (Bearer token for authenticated instances), ZUUL_USE_KERBEROS (Enable Kerberos/SPNEGO authentication (true/false)), MCP_TRANSPORT (Transport mode: stdio, sse, or streamable-http (default: stdio)), ZUUL_ENABLED_TOOLS (Comma-separated list of tools to enable (disables all others)), ZUUL_DISABLED_TOOLS (Comma-separated list of tools to disable).
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