buildkite-mcp-server

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add buildkite-mcp-server -e BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buildkite-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

Summary

MCP server exposing Buildkite API data (pipelines, builds, jobs, tests) to AI tooling and editors.

Questions

buildkite-mcp-server is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0.

Run: claude mcp add buildkite-mcp-server -e BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0

Run: codex mcp add buildkite-mcp-server --env BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0

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