MCP Jenkins Intelligence

AI-powered Jenkins pipeline intelligence platform with natural language interface. Provides comprehensive pipeline analysis, failure prediction, optimization suggestions, and automated Jenkinsfile reconstruction using Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration.

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MCP Jenkins Intelligence

The Jenkins Intelligence Platform
Transform your Jenkins operations with AI-powered natural language interfaces and comprehensive pipeline analysis.

Quick Start (Binary Distribution)

Prefer a ready-to-use binary? Download the latest release and start using MCP Jenkins Intelligence in seconds!

Download & Install

# Option 1: Use the installer script (recommended)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/heniv96/mcp-jenkins-intelligence/main/install.sh | bash

# Option 2: Manual download
# Download from: https://github.com/heniv96/mcp-jenkins-intelligence/releases/latest
# Choose the appropriate binary for your platform:
# - mcp-jenkins-server-macos-arm64 (macOS Apple Silicon)
# - mcp-jenkins-server-linux-amd64 (Linux AMD64)
# Make executable: chmod +x mcp-jenkins-server-<platform>

MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration (Cursor/VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-jenkins-intelligence": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-jenkins-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "JENKINS_URL": "https://your-jenkins-url",
        "JENKINS_USERNAME": "your-username", 
        "JENKINS_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

That's it! No Python installation, no dependencies - just download and run!

Overview

MCP Jenkins Intelligence is a comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) solution designed for professional DevOps teams. It provides natural language interfaces for complex Jenkins pipeline operations, enabling teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize their CI/CD workflows through AI-powered conversations in VSCode and Cursor.

Key Features

Intelligent Pipeline Analysis

Real-time Monitoring: Live pipeline status, health metrics, and performance analytics
AI-Powered Insights: Natural language queries for complex pipeline analysis
Failure Analysis: Deep dive into pipeline failures with intelligent root cause analysis
Performance Optimization: Automated suggestions for improving build times and success rates
Advanced Analytics: Comprehensive reporting and performance comparisons
Anomaly Detection: AI-powered detection of unusual pipeline behavior patterns

Advanced AI Capabilities

Natural Language Processing: Conversational interface for complex DevOps operations
Smart Diagnostics: AI-driven pipeline health analysis and troubleshooting guidance
Context-Aware Prompts: Intelligent prompt suggestions for different analysis scenarios
Automated Reporting: Proactive identification of issues and optimization opportunities

Enterprise Security & Compliance

Multi-Authentication Support: Standard Jenkins and Azure AD integration
Secure Communication: TLS encryption for all Jenkins API communications
Audit Logging: Comprehensive audit trails for all pipeline operations
Minimal Privilege: Secure by design with least privilege access patterns
Enterprise-Grade Data Protection: 19+ protection patterns for complete data anonymization
Complete Anonymization: Pipeline names, cluster names, folder names, app names, branch names, organization names, repository names, and code file names are all protected
Hash-based Security: Sensitive data is replaced with secure hashes before AI communication
Local Execution: All data processing happens locally - no data leaves your environment
Recursive Protection: Works on nested data structures and complex objects
Access Control Auditing: Comprehensive permission and access control analysis

Advanced Analytics & Reporting

Comprehensive Reports: Generate detailed reports with metrics and insights
Performance Comparisons: Compare pipeline performance across teams and environments
Trend Analysis: Long-term performance and reliability trend analysis

Advanced AI Features

Anomaly Detection: AI-powered detection of unusual pipeline behavior patterns
Comprehensive Insights: AI-generated insights and recommendations

Performance Optimization

Build Time Analysis: Detailed analysis and optimization suggestions for build times

Deployment & Distribution

Multiple Deployment Options: Development setup or production deployment
Cross-Platform Support: Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows
Easy Configuration: Simple setup with environment variables or MCP config

Architecture

MCP Protocol Integration

The following diagram shows how MCP Jenkins Intelligence integrates with VSCode and Cursor AI through the Model Context Protocol:

┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   VSCode/       │    │   MCP Protocol  │    │   Jenkins       │
│   Cursor AI     │◄──►│                 │◄──►│   Intelligence  │
│                 │    │                 │    │   Server        │
└─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │            Jenkins API                  │
                    └─────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
        ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
        │   AI Analysis   │    │   Core Tools    │    │   MCP Resources │
        │   Engine        │    │   (30 tools)    │    │   & Prompts     │
        └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
                │                        │                        │
                ▼                        ▼                        ▼
        ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
        │ • Health        │    │ • List          │    │ • Status        │
        │   Analysis      │    │ • Details       │    │   Resource      │
        │ • Failure       │    │ • Builds        │    │ • Summary       │
        │   Analysis      │    │ • Configure     │    │   Resource      │
        │ • AI Queries    │    │ • Test          │    │ • Dashboard     │
        │ • Metrics       │    │ • Questions     │    │   Resource      │
        │ • Dependencies  │    │ • Trigger       │    │ • Logs          │
        │ • Trends        │    │ • Stop          │    │   Resource      │
        │ • Security      │    │ • Enable/Dis    │    │ • Health        │
        │ • Export        │    │ • Config        │    │   Resource      │
        │ • Optimize      │    │ • Predict       │    │ • Analysis      │
        │                 │    │ • Suggest       │    │   Prompts       │
        └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘

Modular Architecture

The internal architecture follows a clean, modular design with separation of concerns:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                              MCP Layer                                  │
├─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┤
│  FastMCP Server │  Tool Registry  │  Request Router                     │
└─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                           Modular Services                              │
├─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────────┤
│   Models    │  Services   │  Resources  │   Prompts   │                 │
├─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────────┤
│ • Pipeline  │ • Jenkins   │ • Status    │ • Analysis  │                 │
│ • Build     │ • Core      │ • Summary   │ • Failure   │                 │
│ • Health    │ • Control   │ • Dashboard │ • Optimize  │                 │
│ • Failure   │ • Monitor   │ • Logs      │ • Security  │                 │
│ • Query     │ • AI        │ • Health    │             │                 │
│             │ • Security  │             │             │                 │
└─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         Tool Categories                                 │
├─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┤
│  Core Tools (9) │  Control Tools  │  Monitoring (4) │  AI Tools (5)   │
│                 │     (4)         │                 │                 │
├─────────────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│ • list_pipelines│ • trigger_build │ • get_metrics   │ • Predict       │
│ • get_details   │ • stop_build    │ • dependencies  │   Failure       │
│ • get_builds    │ • enable_disable│ • monitor_queue │ • Suggest       │
│ • ask_questions │ • get_config    │ • analyze_trends│   Optimize      │
│ • configure_    │                 │                 │ • Anomaly       │
│   jenkins       │                 │                 │   Detection     │
│ • test_         │                 │                 │ • AI            │
│   connection    │                 │                 │   Insights      │
│ • analyze_      │                 │                 │ • Retry         │
│   health        │                 │                 │   Logic         │
│ • analyze_      │                 │                 │                 │
│   failure       │                 │                 │                 │
│ • get_server_   │                 │                 │                 │
│   info          │                 │                 │                 │
└─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Additional Tool Categories                           │
├─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────────────────────┤
│  Security   │ Jenkinsfile │  Analytics  │  Performance                │
│     (2)     │     (3)     │     (2)     │      (1)                    │
├─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│ • scan_     │ • get_      │ • generate_ │ • analyze_                  │
│   security  │   jenkinsfile│   report   │   build_time                │
│             │ • reconstruct│ • compare_ │                             │
│             │ • suggest_  │   performance│                             │
│             │   improvements│             │                             │
└─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    MCP Resources & Prompts                             │
├─────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Resources (5)          │  Prompts (4)                                │
├─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ • pipeline://status     │ • analyze_pipeline_prompt                   │
│ • pipeline://{name}/    │ • failure_analysis_prompt                   │
│   summary               │ • optimization_prompt                       │
│ • pipeline://dashboard  │ • security_audit_prompt                     │
│ • pipeline://{name}/    │                                             │
│   logs                  │                                             │
│ • pipeline://health     │                                             │
└─────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Directory Structure

mcp-jenkins-intelligence/
├── server.py                 # Main MCP server (679 lines)
├── models/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── pipeline.py          # Pydantic models
├── services/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── jenkins_service.py   # Jenkins API wrapper
│   ├── core_tools.py        # Core pipeline tools
│   ├── monitoring_tools.py  # Monitoring & analytics
│   ├── ai_tools.py          # AI intelligence tools
│   ├── security_tools.py    # Security & compliance
│   ├── advanced_ai_tools.py # Advanced AI features
│   ├── advanced_security_tools.py # Advanced security tools
│   ├── analytics_tools.py   # Analytics & reporting
│   ├── performance_tools.py # Performance optimization
│   ├── execution_analysis_service.py # Execution analysis
│   └── jenkinsfile_retrieval_service.py # Jenkinsfile management
├── resources/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── pipeline_resources.py # MCP resources
├── prompts/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── pipeline_prompts.py  # MCP prompts
├── config/
│   └── settings.py          # Configuration management
├── utils/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── helpers.py           # Helper functions
├── manuals/
│   ├── configuration/
│   │   └── README.md        # Configuration guide
│   ├── examples/
│   │   └── mcp-config-standalone.json # Example configuration
│   ├── quick-start/
│   │   └── README.md        # Quick start guide
│   └── troubleshooting/
│       └── README.md        # Troubleshooting guide
├── dist/                    # Built binaries (GitHub Releases)
│   ├── mcp-jenkins-server-macos-arm64    # macOS Apple Silicon binary
│   └── mcp-jenkins-server-linux-amd64    # Linux AMD64 binary
├── install.sh               # Automated installer script
├── Makefile                 # Build automation
├── build.sh                 # Build test script
├── requirements.txt         # Python dependencies
├── pyproject.toml          # Project configuration
├── LICENSE                 # MIT License
└── README.md              # This file

Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

Python 3.8+ (for development setup)
Jenkins Server with API access
MCP Client (VSCode with MCP extension or Cursor)

Binary Installation (Recommended)

Download the binary for your platform:

# macOS (Apple Silicon)
curl -L -o mcp-jenkins-server https://github.com/heniv96/mcp-jenkins-intelligence/releases/latest/download/mcp-jenkins-server-macos-arm64

# Linux (AMD64)
curl -L -o mcp-jenkins-server https://github.com/heniv96/mcp-jenkins-intelligence/releases/latest/download/mcp-jenkins-server-linux-amd64

Make it executable:
```
chmod +x mcp-jenkins-server
```
Configure your MCP client (see MCP Configuration section above)

Development Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/heniv96/mcp-jenkins-intelligence.git
cd mcp-jenkins-intelligence

Install dependencies:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Set environment variables:

export JENKINS_URL="https://your-jenkins-url"
export JENKINS_USERNAME="your-username"
export JENKINS_TOKEN="your-token"

Run the server:
```
python server.py
```

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required	Default
`JENKINS_URL`	Jenkins server URL	Yes	-
`JENKINS_USERNAME`	Jenkins username	Yes	-
`JENKINS_TOKEN`	Jenkins API token	Yes	-
`MCP_SERVER_PORT`	MCP server port	No	8000

MCP Client Configuration

VSCode Configuration

Add to your settings.json:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "mcp-jenkins-intelligence": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-jenkins-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "JENKINS_URL": "https://your-jenkins-url",
        "JENKINS_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "JENKINS_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor Configuration

Add to your mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-jenkins-intelligence": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-jenkins-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "JENKINS_URL": "https://your-jenkins-url",
        "JENKINS_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "JENKINS_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Basic Commands

Once configured, you can interact with Jenkins through natural language:

"List all pipelines" - Get a list of all available pipelines
"Show me the health of pipeline X" - Get detailed health analysis
"What's wrong with the failed build?" - Analyze build failures
"Optimize the build time for pipeline Y" - Get optimization suggestions
"Generate a report for last week" - Create comprehensive reports

Advanced Features

AI-Powered Analysis: Ask complex questions about your pipeline performance
Anomaly Detection: Get alerts about unusual pipeline behavior
Security Auditing: Comprehensive security analysis of your Jenkins setup
Performance Optimization: Detailed build time analysis and suggestions

API Reference

Core Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
`list_pipelines`	List all available pipelines	`search` (optional)
`get_pipeline_details`	Get detailed pipeline information	`pipeline_name`
`get_pipeline_builds`	Get recent builds for a pipeline	`pipeline_name`, `limit`, `status`
`analyze_pipeline_health`	Analyze pipeline health and performance	`pipeline_name`, `period`
`analyze_pipeline_failure`	Analyze specific pipeline failure	`pipeline_name`, `build_number`
`ask_pipeline_question`	Ask natural language questions	`question`, `pipeline_names`

Monitoring Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
`get_pipeline_metrics`	Get detailed pipeline metrics	`pipeline_name`, `period`
`get_pipeline_dependencies`	Get pipeline dependencies	`pipeline_name`
`monitor_pipeline_queue`	Monitor Jenkins build queue	-
`analyze_build_trends`	Analyze build trends across pipelines	`pipeline_names`, `period`

AI Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
`predict_pipeline_failure`	Predict likely pipeline failures	`pipeline_name`
`suggest_pipeline_optimization`	Get optimization suggestions	`pipeline_name`
`detect_pipeline_anomalies`	Detect unusual pipeline behavior	`pipeline_name`, `sensitivity`
`generate_ai_insights`	Generate comprehensive AI insights	`pipeline_name`, `insight_type`

Security

Data Protection

MCP Jenkins Intelligence implements comprehensive data protection:

Complete Anonymization: All sensitive data is replaced with secure hashes
Local Processing: All data processing happens locally
No External Calls: No data is sent to external AI services
Recursive Protection: Works on nested data structures
Access Control Auditing: Comprehensive permission analysis

Supported Protection Patterns

Pipeline names
Cluster names
Folder names
Application names
Branch names
Organization names
Repository names
Code file names
Build numbers
Timestamps
URLs and paths
User information
Token values
Configuration data
Log entries
Error messages
Stack traces
Environment variables
And more...

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Connection Failed: Check your Jenkins URL and credentials
Permission Denied: Verify your Jenkins user has appropriate permissions
Binary Not Found: Ensure the binary is executable and in your PATH
MCP Client Not Responding: Check your MCP configuration

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging by setting:

export DEBUG=1

Getting Help

Check the troubleshooting guide
Open an issue
Review the examples

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our contributing guidelines for details.

Development

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch
Make your changes
Add tests
Submit a pull request

Building

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run tests
python -m pytest

# Build binary
make build

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

FastMCP - The MCP framework
Jenkins - The CI/CD platform
Model Context Protocol - The protocol specification

Changelog

v1.2.0

Added comprehensive data protection and anonymization
Improved binary distribution with cross-platform support
Enhanced security features and access control auditing
Added advanced AI capabilities and anomaly detection
Improved performance optimization tools
Added comprehensive reporting and analytics

v1.1.0

Initial release with core MCP functionality
Basic pipeline analysis and monitoring
AI-powered insights and recommendations

Made with ❤️ for the DevOps community

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