Ignition MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 105 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 6 Jul 2026.
MCP server for Inductive Automation Ignition: tags, alarms, history, and Perspective
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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 ignition-mcp -e 'IGNITION_URL=<IGNITION_URL>' -e 'IGNITION_API_TOKEN=<IGNITION_API_TOKEN>' -- uvx ignition-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ignition-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ignition-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IGNITION_API_TOKEN": "<IGNITION_API_TOKEN>",
"IGNITION_URL": "<IGNITION_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ignition-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ignition-mcp"]
env = { IGNITION_URL = "<IGNITION_URL>", IGNITION_API_TOKEN = "<IGNITION_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"ignition-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ignition-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IGNITION_API_TOKEN": "<IGNITION_API_TOKEN>",
"IGNITION_URL": "<IGNITION_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ignition-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ignition-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IGNITION_API_TOKEN": "<IGNITION_API_TOKEN>",
"IGNITION_URL": "<IGNITION_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<IGNITION_URL> (Gateway base URL, e.g. http://localhost:8088), <IGNITION_API_TOKEN> (Ignition API key in 'name:secret' form).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
IGNITION_BRIDGE_SECRET (HMAC secret shared with the mcp-bridge WebDev project; enables live tag/alarm/history/Perspective tools), IGNITION_ALLOW_WRITES (Set to 'true' to enable mutating tools (each call still requires confirm=true)).
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