Harness MCP

Name: Harness MCP
Author: Harness

by Harness

Access CI/CD pipelines, build logs, and artifact registries from the Harness platform

devops Other Intermediate Self-hostable Docker Verified

⭐ 200 stars 📅 Updated: 1mo ago

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Description

MCP server that connects AI assistants to the Harness software delivery platform. Harness is an enterprise-grade CI/CD platform, and this server brings its full capabilities into AI workflows. List and trigger pipelines, inspect build logs, manage code repositories, browse artifact registries, and monitor deployment status — all through natural language interactions. Written in Go for high performance, it supports both binary and Docker deployment. Ideal for DevOps engineers and platform teams who want to operate their delivery pipelines through AI assistants, enabling faster incident response, pipeline debugging, and deployment management.

✅ Best for

DevOps teams using Harness who want AI-powered pipeline management and incident response

⏭️ Skip if

Your team uses a different CI/CD platform like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI

💡 Use cases

Monitoring and triggering CI/CD pipelines through AI conversations
Debugging failed builds by analyzing logs with AI assistance
Managing code repositories and artifact registries via natural language
Getting deployment status updates and pipeline health summaries

👍 Pros

✓ Official server from Harness — direct, reliable API access
✓ Written in Go for fast performance and easy deployment
✓ Apache-2.0 license — permissive for enterprise use
✓ Covers full pipeline lifecycle from code to deployment

👎 Cons

✗ Requires active Harness account and API key setup
✗ Harness platform-specific — not a generic CI/CD solution
✗ Some enterprise features may require Harness paid plans

🔧 Exposed tools (5 tools)

Tool	Category	Description
get_build_logs	debugging	Retrieve build logs for a specific pipeline execution
trigger_pipeline	execution	Trigger a pipeline execution with specified parameters
manage_repos	management	List and manage code repositories connected to Harness
list_pipelines	query	List CI/CD pipelines and their current status
list_artifacts	query	Browse and search artifact registries

⚡ Installation

Prerequisites:

• Harness API key
• API key required

Check Claude Code documentation to configure this MCP server.

💡 Tips & tricks

Create a Harness API key with read permissions first to safely explore pipelines and logs. Use the trigger_pipeline tool with care — consider setting up approval stages in your Harness pipelines for AI-triggered runs.

🔄 Alternatives

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