TeamCity MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes JetBrains TeamCity as structured AI-ready resources and tools for LLM agents and IDE plugins.

Quick Start

IDE Integration (Cursor)

The TeamCity MCP server is designed to work seamlessly with AI-powered IDEs like Cursor. Here's how to configure it:

Cursor Configuration

Add this to your Cursor MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
      "teamcity": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": [
          "run",
          "--rm",
          "-i",
          "-e",
          "TC_URL",
          "-e",
          "TC_TOKEN",
          "itcaat/teamcity-mcp:latest",
          "--transport",
          "stdio"
        ],
        "env": {
          "TC_URL": "https://your-teamcity-server.com",
          "TC_TOKEN": "your-teamcity-api-token"
        }
      }
    }
}

Local Development

1. Build the Server

make build
# This creates ./bin/teamcity-mcp and a symlink ./server

2. Set Environment Variables

# Required
export TC_URL="https://your-teamcity-server.com"

# Optional (enables HMAC authentication)
export SERVER_SECRET="your-hmac-secret-key"

# Authentication
export TC_TOKEN="your-teamcity-api-token"

3. Run the Server

./server
# Server starts on :8123 by default

4. Test the Server

# Health check
curl http://localhost:8123/healthz

# MCP protocol test
curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-hmac-secret-key" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{}}}'

Expected result: Health endpoint should return {"status":"ok"} and MCP endpoint should return initialization response.

Features

MCP Protocol Compliance: Full JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP/WebSocket support
TeamCity Integration: Complete REST API integration with authentication
Resource Access: Projects, build types, builds, agents, and artifacts
Build Operations: Trigger, cancel, pin builds, set tags, download artifacts, search builds
Advanced Search: Comprehensive build search with multiple filters (status, branch, user, dates, tags)
Production Ready: Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring, caching, and comprehensive logging
Environment-Based Configuration: No config files needed, everything via environment variables
AI Time Awareness: Provides real current date/time to prevent AI models from using training data dates

Environment Variables Reference

Required Variables

Variable	Description	Example
`TC_URL`	TeamCity server URL	`https://teamcity.company.com`
`SERVER_SECRET`	HMAC secret for client authentication (optional)	`my-secure-secret-123`

Authentication Variables

Variable	Description	Example
`TC_TOKEN`	TeamCity API token	`eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9...`

Optional Variables

Variable	Default	Description	Example
`LISTEN_ADDR`	`:8123`	Server listen address	`:8080` or `0.0.0.0:8123`
`TC_TIMEOUT`	`30s`	TeamCity API timeout	`60s` or `2m`
`TLS_CERT`		Path to TLS certificate	`/path/to/cert.pem`
`TLS_KEY`		Path to TLS private key	`/path/to/key.pem`
`LOG_LEVEL`	`info`	Log level	`debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`
`LOG_FORMAT`	`json`	Log format	`json` or `console`
`CACHE_TTL`	`10s`	Cache TTL for API responses	`30s` or `1m`

Configuration Examples

Development Environment

export TC_URL=http://localhost:8111
export TC_TOKEN=dev-token-123
export SERVER_SECRET=dev-secret
export LOG_LEVEL=debug
export LOG_FORMAT=console
./server

Production Environment

export TC_URL=https://teamcity.company.com
export TC_TOKEN=$TEAMCITY_API_TOKEN
export SERVER_SECRET=$MCP_SERVER_SECRET
export TLS_CERT=/etc/ssl/certs/teamcity-mcp.pem
export TLS_KEY=/etc/ssl/private/teamcity-mcp.key
export LOG_LEVEL=warn
export CACHE_TTL=30s
./server

Docker Deployment

Build and Run

# Build Docker image
make docker

# Run with environment variables
docker run -p 8123:8123 \
  -e TC_URL=https://teamcity.company.com \
  -e TC_TOKEN=your-token \
  -e SERVER_SECRET=your-secret \
  teamcity-mcp:latest

Docker Compose

# Start with docker-compose
docker-compose up -d

# Check logs
docker-compose logs -f teamcity-mcp

Kubernetes Deployment

Using Helm

# Deploy with Helm
helm install teamcity-mcp ./helm/teamcity-mcp \
  --set teamcity.url=https://teamcity.company.com \
  --set secrets.teamcityToken=your-token \
  --set secrets.serverSecret=your-secret

Manual Kubernetes Deployment

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: teamcity-mcp-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
  teamcity-token: "your-teamcity-token"
  server-secret: "your-server-secret"
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: teamcity-mcp
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: teamcity-mcp
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: teamcity-mcp
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: teamcity-mcp
        image: teamcity-mcp:latest
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8123
        env:
        - name: TC_URL
          value: "https://teamcity.company.com"
        - name: TC_TOKEN
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: teamcity-mcp-secrets
              key: teamcity-token
        - name: SERVER_SECRET
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: teamcity-mcp-secrets
              key: server-secret

Command Line Options

Flag	Description	Default
`--help`	Show environment variable help
`--version`	Show version information
`--transport`	Transport mode: http or stdio	`http`

Help and Documentation

# Show environment variable help
./server --help

# Show version
./server --version

# Show command line usage
./server -h

Testing and Verification

Automated Verification

Use the included verification script to test all functionality:

# Run all tests
./scripts/verify.sh

# Available options:
./scripts/verify.sh help     # Show help
./scripts/verify.sh start    # Start server only
./scripts/verify.sh stop     # Stop server only
./scripts/verify.sh clean    # Clean up processes

Manual Testing

# 1. Set environment variables
export TC_URL=http://localhost:8111
export TC_TOKEN=test-token
export SERVER_SECRET=test-secret

# 2. Start server
./server &

# 3. Test health
curl http://localhost:8123/healthz

# 4. Test MCP protocol
curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer test-secret" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{}}}'

# 5. Stop server
pkill -f teamcity-mcp

Development Testing

# Install dependencies
make deps

# Run unit tests
make test

# Run integration tests
make test-integration

# Run load tests
make test-load

# Run linter
make lint

# Format code
make format

# Clean build artifacts
make clean

Available Make Commands

Use make help to see all available commands:

# Basic commands
make build                # Build the binary
make test                 # Run tests
make clean                # Clean build artifacts
make deps                 # Download dependencies
make lint                 # Run linters
make format               # Format code

# Docker commands
make docker               # Build Docker image
make docker-push          # Push Docker image

# Running commands
make run                  # Run the application
make run-stdio            # Run in STDIO mode
make dev                  # Run in development mode with hot reload

# Docker Compose commands
make compose-up           # Start services with Docker Compose
make compose-down         # Stop services
make compose-logs         # Show logs

# Testing commands
make test-integration     # Run integration tests with Docker
make test-load            # Run load tests

# Development tools
make install-tools        # Install development tools

# Release commands
make release-snapshot     # Build snapshot release with GoReleaser
make release-check        # Check GoReleaser configuration

# CI commands
make ci                   # Run CI checks (deps, lint, test, build)
make check                # Run all checks (lint, test, build)

MCP Protocol Testing

Initialize MCP Session

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "initialize",
    "params": {
      "protocolVersion": "2025-03-26",
      "capabilities": {},
      "clientInfo": {
        "name": "test-client",
        "version": "1.0.0"
      }
    }
  }'

List Resources

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 2,
    "method": "resources/list",
    "params": {}
  }'

List Tools

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 3,
    "method": "tools/list",
    "params": {}
  }'

Available Tools

The TeamCity MCP server provides 9 powerful tools for managing builds:

1. trigger_build

Trigger a new build in TeamCity.

Parameters:

buildTypeId (required): Build configuration ID
branchName (optional): Branch name to build
properties (optional): Build properties object

Example:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 4,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "trigger_build",
      "arguments": {
        "buildTypeId": "YourProject_BuildConfiguration",
        "branchName": "main",
        "properties": {
          "env.DEPLOY_ENV": "staging"
        }
      }
    }
  }'

2. cancel_build

Cancel a running build.

Parameters:

buildId (required): Build ID to cancel
comment (optional): Cancellation comment

Example:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 5,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "cancel_build",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345",
        "comment": "Cancelled due to urgent hotfix"
      }
    }
  }'

3. pin_build

Pin or unpin a build to prevent it from being cleaned up.

Parameters:

buildId (required): Build ID to pin/unpin
pin (required): true to pin, false to unpin
comment (optional): Pin comment

Example:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 6,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "pin_build",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345",
        "pin": true,
        "comment": "Release candidate build"
      }
    }
  }'

4. set_build_tag

Add or remove tags from a build.

Parameters:

buildId (required): Build ID
tags (optional): Array of tags to add
removeTags (optional): Array of tags to remove

Example:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 7,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "set_build_tag",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345",
        "tags": ["release", "v1.2.3"],
        "removeTags": ["beta"]
      }
    }
  }'

5. download_artifact

Download build artifacts.

Parameters:

buildId (required): Build ID
artifactPath (required): Path to the artifact

Example:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 8,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "download_artifact",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345",
        "artifactPath": "dist/app.zip"
      }
    }
  }'

6. search_builds

Search for builds with comprehensive filtering options.

Parameters (all optional):

buildTypeId: Filter by build configuration ID
status: Filter by build status (SUCCESS, FAILURE, ERROR, UNKNOWN)
state: Filter by build state (queued, running, finished)
branch: Filter by branch name
agent: Filter by agent name
user: Filter by user who triggered the build
sinceBuild: Search builds since this build ID
sinceDate: Search builds since this date (YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM)
untilDate: Search builds until this date (YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM)
tags: Array of tags to filter by
personal: Include personal builds (boolean)
pinned: Filter by pinned status (boolean)
count: Maximum number of builds to return (1-1000, default: 100)

Examples:

Search for failed builds:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 9,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_builds",
      "arguments": {
        "status": "FAILURE",
        "count": 10
      }
    }
  }'

Search for recent builds on main branch:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 10,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_builds",
      "arguments": {
        "branch": "main",
        "state": "finished",
        "count": 20
      }
    }
  }'

Search for builds with specific tags:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 11,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_builds",
      "arguments": {
        "tags": ["release", "production"],
        "pinned": true
      }
    }
  }'

7. fetch_build_log

Fetch the complete build log for a specific build.

Parameters:

buildId (required): Build ID to fetch log for
plain (optional): Return log as plain text (default: true)
archived (optional): Return log as zip archive (default: false)
dateFormat (optional): Custom timestamp format (Java SimpleDateFormat)

Examples:

Fetch plain text build log:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 12,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "fetch_build_log",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345"
      }
    }
  }'

Fetch archived build log:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 13,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "fetch_build_log",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345",
        "archived": true
      }
    }
  }'

Fetch log with custom timestamp format:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 14,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "fetch_build_log",
      "arguments": {
        "buildId": "12345",
        "dateFormat": "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
      }
    }
  }'

8. search_build_configurations

Search for build configurations with comprehensive filtering options including basic filters, parameters, steps, and VCS roots.

Parameters (all optional):

Basic filters:

projectId: Filter by project ID
name: Search by configuration name (partial matching)
enabled: Filter by enabled status (boolean)
paused: Filter by paused status (boolean)
template: Filter templates (true) or regular configurations (false) (boolean)
count: Maximum number of configurations to return (1-1000, default: 100)

Advanced filters:

parameterName: Search by parameter name (partial matching)
parameterValue: Search by parameter value (partial matching)
stepType: Search by build step type (e.g., 'gradle', 'docker', 'powershell')
stepName: Search by build step name (partial matching)
vcsType: Search by VCS type (e.g., 'git', 'subversion')
includeDetails: Include detailed information (parameters, steps, VCS) in results (boolean, default: false)

Examples:

Basic search by name:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 15,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_build_configurations",
      "arguments": {
        "name": "Test",
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }'

Search with parameter filter:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 16,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_build_configurations",
      "arguments": {
        "parameterName": "env.DEPLOY_TARGET",
        "parameterValue": "production",
        "includeDetails": true
      }
    }
  }'

Search for Gradle configurations:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 17,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_build_configurations",
      "arguments": {
        "stepType": "gradle",
        "projectId": "MyProject",
        "includeDetails": true
      }
    }
  }'

Search for Git-based configurations:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 18,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_build_configurations",
      "arguments": {
        "vcsType": "git",
        "stepName": "Deploy"
      }
    }
  }'

9. get_current_time

Get the current server date and time to ensure AI models use real current time instead of training data dates.

Parameters:

format (optional): Date format (rfc3339, date, timestamp, or custom Go format)
timezone (optional): Timezone (e.g., 'UTC', 'Local', 'America/New_York')

Example:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 19,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "get_current_time",
      "arguments": {
        "format": "rfc3339",
        "timezone": "UTC"
      }
    }
  }'

Local Binary Configuration

If you prefer to use the local binary instead of Docker:

{
  "teamcity": {
    "command": "/path/to/teamcity-mcp",
    "args": ["--transport", "stdio"],
    "env": {
      "TC_URL": "https://your-teamcity-server.com",
      "TC_TOKEN": "your-teamcity-api-token"
    }
  }
}

Usage in Cursor

Once configured, you can use natural language commands like:

"Search for failed builds in the last week"
"Trigger a build for the main branch"
"Show me recent builds for project X"
"Pin the latest successful build"
"Cancel the running build 12345"
"Add a release tag to build 12345"
"Fetch the build log for build 12345"
"Get the archived log for the latest build"
"Find all build configurations with 'Test' in the name"
"Search for enabled configurations in MyProject"
"Show me all build configuration templates"
"Find configurations that use Gradle build steps"
"Search for configurations with DEPLOY_TARGET parameter set to production"
"Show me all configurations using Git VCS"
"Find Docker-based build configurations"
"Search for configurations with specific parameter names"
"What's the current date and time?"
"Get current time in UTC"
"Show me today's date"

The AI will automatically use the appropriate TeamCity tools to fulfill your requests.

Available Resources

The server exposes TeamCity data as MCP resources:

teamcity://projects - List all projects
teamcity://buildTypes - List all build configurations
teamcity://builds - List recent builds
teamcity://agents - List build agents
teamcity://runtime - Current server date, time, and runtime information

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Missing required environment variables
```
Error: TC_URL environment variable is required
```
Solution: Set all required environment variables
Authentication failures
```
Error: TC_TOKEN environment variable is required
```
Solution: Set TC_TOKEN with your TeamCity API token
Invalid timeout format
```
Error: invalid TC_TIMEOUT format
```
Solution: Use valid duration format like 30s, 1m, 2h
Port already in use
```
Error: listen tcp :8123: bind: address already in use
```
Solution: Set LISTEN_ADDR to a different port or stop the conflicting service

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging:

export LOG_LEVEL=debug
export LOG_FORMAT=console
./server

Health Check

The server provides a health endpoint:

curl http://localhost:8123/healthz
# Expected: {"service":"teamcity-mcp","status":"ok","timestamp":"..."}

Metrics

Prometheus metrics are available:

curl http://localhost:8123/metrics

TeamCity Integration Testing

Verify TeamCity connectivity:

# Check TeamCity server accessibility
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  http://your-teamcity-url/app/rest/projects

# Verify authentication
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  http://your-teamcity-url/app/rest/server

Protocol Reference

See Protocol.md for detailed MCP protocol implementation and TeamCity API mapping.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

TeamCity

TeamCity MCP Server

Quick Start

IDE Integration (Cursor)

Cursor Configuration

Local Development

1. Build the Server

2. Set Environment Variables

3. Run the Server

4. Test the Server

Features

Environment Variables Reference

Required Variables

Authentication Variables

Optional Variables

Configuration Examples

Development Environment

Production Environment

Docker Deployment

Build and Run

Docker Compose

Kubernetes Deployment

Using Helm

Manual Kubernetes Deployment

Command Line Options

Help and Documentation

Testing and Verification

Automated Verification

Manual Testing

Development Testing

Available Make Commands

MCP Protocol Testing

Initialize MCP Session

List Resources

List Tools

Available Tools

1. trigger_build

2. cancel_build

3. pin_build

4. set_build_tag

5. download_artifact

6. search_builds

7. fetch_build_log

8. search_build_configurations

9. get_current_time

Local Binary Configuration

Usage in Cursor

Available Resources

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Debug Mode

Health Check

Metrics

TeamCity Integration Testing

Protocol Reference

License

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