IBM Code Engine MCP Server

io.github.markusvankempen/code-engine-mcp-server · v1.4.2

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Terminal

claude mcp add code-engine-mcp-server -e IBMCLOUD_API_KEY=<IBMCLOUD_API_KEY> -e IBMCLOUD_REGION=<IBMCLOUD_REGION> -e CONTAINER_RUNTIME=<CONTAINER_RUNTIME> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<IBMCLOUD_REGION>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<CONTAINER_RUNTIME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`IBMCLOUD_API_KEY` Required, secret	IBM Cloud API key used to authenticate and call Code Engine APIs
`IBMCLOUD_REGION` Optional	Default IBM Cloud region (for example: us-south)
`CONTAINER_RUNTIME` Optional	Optional container runtime override: docker or podman

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	2 Jul 2026
Last updated	2 Jul 2026
Registry name	`io.github.markusvankempen/code-engine-mcp-server`

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