Rundeck MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 48 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Apr 2026.
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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 rundeck-mcp-server -e 'RUNDECK_URL=<RUNDECK_URL>' -e 'RUNDECK_API_TOKEN=<RUNDECK_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y rundeck-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"rundeck-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"rundeck-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"RUNDECK_API_TOKEN": "<RUNDECK_API_TOKEN>",
"RUNDECK_URL": "<RUNDECK_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.rundeck-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "rundeck-mcp-server"]
env = { RUNDECK_URL = "<RUNDECK_URL>", RUNDECK_API_TOKEN = "<RUNDECK_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"rundeck-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"rundeck-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"RUNDECK_API_TOKEN": "<RUNDECK_API_TOKEN>",
"RUNDECK_URL": "<RUNDECK_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"rundeck-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"rundeck-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"RUNDECK_API_TOKEN": "<RUNDECK_API_TOKEN>",
"RUNDECK_URL": "<RUNDECK_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<RUNDECK_URL> (Rundeck server URL (e.g., http://localhost:4440)), <RUNDECK_API_TOKEN> (API token for authentication).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
RUNDECK_API_VERSION (Rundeck API version (default: 41)), RUNDECK_TIMEOUT (Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)).
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