91 tools for the OpenProject API v3, with read-only, admin-gate, profile and per-group switches.
To add OpenProject to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx openproject-mcp-server@0.5.0Environment variables
OPENPROJECT_URLSet in your MCP configOPENPROJECT_API_KEYSet in your MCP configOPENPROJECT_OAUTH_TOKENSet in your MCP configOPENPROJECT_MCP_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP configOPENPROJECT_MCP_ADMIN_TOOLSSet in your MCP configOPENPROJECT_MCP_DISABLESet in your MCP configOPENPROJECT_MCP_PROFILESet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add openproject --env OPENPROJECT_URL=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_URL> --env OPENPROJECT_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_API_KEY> --env OPENPROJECT_OAUTH_TOKEN=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_OAUTH_TOKEN> --env OPENPROJECT_MCP_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_MCP_READ_ONLY> --env OPENPROJECT_MCP_ADMIN_TOOLS=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_MCP_ADMIN_TOOLS> --env OPENPROJECT_MCP_DISABLE=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_MCP_DISABLE> --env OPENPROJECT_MCP_PROFILE=<YOUR_OPENPROJECT_MCP_PROFILE> -- uvx openproject-mcp-server@0.5.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
OpenProject exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
OPENPROJECT_URL OPENPROJECT_API_KEY OPENPROJECT_OAUTH_TOKEN OPENPROJECT_MCP_READ_ONLY OPENPROJECT_MCP_ADMIN_TOOLS OPENPROJECT_MCP_DISABLE OPENPROJECT_MCP_PROFILE
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install OpenProject?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add OpenProject to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with OpenProject?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to OpenProject as well.
Does OpenProject need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: OPENPROJECT_URL, OPENPROJECT_API_KEY, OPENPROJECT_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENPROJECT_MCP_READ_ONLY, OPENPROJECT_MCP_ADMIN_TOOLS, OPENPROJECT_MCP_DISABLE, OPENPROJECT_MCP_PROFILE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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