Postman MCP Server
remote (hosted) MCP serverPostman MCP Server is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Give your AI agents trusted access to the full Postman platform. Connect any MCP client to https://mcp.postman.com/mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http postman-mcp-server https://mcp.postman.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.postman.com/mcp.
Cursor & other clients
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"postman-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.postman.com/mcp"
}
}
}Needs an API key or token in the request headers. Get one from the vendor first.
What you need
- Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
- Credentials: a bearer token or API key from www.postman.com, sent in the Authorization header.
- Environment variables:
POSTMAN_API_KEY
Summary
Give your AI agents trusted access to the full Postman platform.
Postman MCP Server vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postman MCP Server | 317 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| Omnara | 2,873 | Hosted | No | None |
| Persome | 1,324 | Local | No | pypi |
| ITASCA MCP Server | 196 | Local | No | pypi |
| Google Workspace | 189 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
Yes. The hosted endpoint expects a token in the Authorization header.
Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. Postman MCP Server is hosted, so there is nothing to install.
Postman MCP Server is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://mcp.postman.com/mcp.
Run: claude mcp add --transport http postman-mcp-server https://mcp.postman.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
Run: codex mcp add postman-mcp-server --url https://mcp.postman.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var TOKEN
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