stdio MCP server wrapping the Redmine REST API: issues, projects, users, time, wiki, versions.
To add redmine-mcp-connector 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 8 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y redmine-mcp-connector@1.0.1Environment variables
REDMINE_BASE_URLSet in your MCP configREDMINE_API_KEYSet in your MCP configREDMINE_IMPERSONATE_USERSet in your MCP configREDMINE_READONLYSet in your MCP configREDMINE_ALLOW_RAW_REQUESTSet in your MCP configREDMINE_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configREDMINE_MAX_PAGESSet in your MCP configREDMINE_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTESSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add redmine-mcp-connector --env REDMINE_BASE_URL=<YOUR_REDMINE_BASE_URL> --env REDMINE_API_KEY=<YOUR_REDMINE_API_KEY> --env REDMINE_IMPERSONATE_USER=<YOUR_REDMINE_IMPERSONATE_USER> --env REDMINE_READONLY=<YOUR_REDMINE_READONLY> --env REDMINE_ALLOW_RAW_REQUEST=<YOUR_REDMINE_ALLOW_RAW_REQUEST> --env REDMINE_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_REDMINE_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS> --env REDMINE_MAX_PAGES=<YOUR_REDMINE_MAX_PAGES> --env REDMINE_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES=<YOUR_REDMINE_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES> -- npx -y redmine-mcp-connector@1.0.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
redmine-mcp-connector 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:
REDMINE_BASE_URL REDMINE_API_KEY REDMINE_IMPERSONATE_USER REDMINE_READONLY REDMINE_ALLOW_RAW_REQUEST REDMINE_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS REDMINE_MAX_PAGES REDMINE_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install redmine-mcp-connector?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add redmine-mcp-connector 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 redmine-mcp-connector?
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 redmine-mcp-connector as well.
Does redmine-mcp-connector need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: REDMINE_BASE_URL, REDMINE_API_KEY, REDMINE_IMPERSONATE_USER, REDMINE_READONLY, REDMINE_ALLOW_RAW_REQUEST, REDMINE_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS, REDMINE_MAX_PAGES, REDMINE_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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