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IBM Code Engine MCP Server

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IBM Code Engine MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 62 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Jul 2026.

Deploy to IBM Code Engine from Cursor, Copilot, Claude & Cline. Build, push, deploy via MCP.

Installs per day peak 32 · avg 9 · -70% w/w
a month agotoday
62
Installs / week
npm · code-engine-mcp-server
0
Stars
0 open issues
5 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add code-engine-mcp-server -- npx -y code-engine-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.code-engine-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "code-engine-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: IBMCLOUD_API_KEY (IBM Cloud API key used to authenticate and call Code Engine APIs), IBMCLOUD_REGION (Default IBM Cloud region (for example: us-south)), CONTAINER_RUNTIME (Optional container runtime override: docker or podman). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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IBM Code Engine MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for IBM Code Engine MCP Server?
IBM Code Engine MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package code-engine-mcp-server was installed 62 times last week.
How do I connect IBM Code Engine MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls code-engine-mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use IBM Code Engine MCP Server?
The npm package code-engine-mcp-server was installed 62 times in the last week. Week over week that is -70%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is IBM Code Engine MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in JavaScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.