MantisBT MCP Server
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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
MANTIS_BASE_URL MANTIS_API_KEY MANTIS_CACHE_DIR MANTIS_CACHE_TTL TRANSPORT PORT MCP_HTTP_HOST MCP_HTTP_TOKEN MANTIS_SEARCH_ENABLED MANTIS_SEARCH_BACKEND MANTIS_SEARCH_DIR MANTIS_SEARCH_MODEL MANTIS_SEARCH_THREADS MANTIS_UPLOAD_DIRClaude Code
claude mcp add --env MANTIS_BASE_URL= --env MANTIS_API_KEY= --env MANTIS_CACHE_DIR= --env MANTIS_CACHE_TTL= --env TRANSPORT= --env PORT= --env MCP_HTTP_HOST= --env MCP_HTTP_TOKEN= --env MANTIS_SEARCH_ENABLED= --env MANTIS_SEARCH_BACKEND= --env MANTIS_SEARCH_DIR= --env MANTIS_SEARCH_MODEL= --env MANTIS_SEARCH_THREADS= --env MANTIS_UPLOAD_DIR= mantisbt-mcp-server -- npx @dpesch/mantisbt-mcp-server
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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"mantisbt-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["@dpesch/mantisbt-mcp-server"],"env":{"MANTIS_BASE_URL":"","MANTIS_API_KEY":"","MANTIS_CACHE_DIR":"","MANTIS_CACHE_TTL":"","TRANSPORT":"","PORT":"","MCP_HTTP_HOST":"","MCP_HTTP_TOKEN":"","MANTIS_SEARCH_ENABLED":"","MANTIS_SEARCH_BACKEND":"","MANTIS_SEARCH_DIR":"","MANTIS_SEARCH_MODEL":"","MANTIS_SEARCH_THREADS":"","MANTIS_UPLOAD_DIR":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"mantisbt-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@dpesch/mantisbt-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MANTIS_BASE_URL": "",
"MANTIS_API_KEY": "",
"MANTIS_CACHE_DIR": "",
"MANTIS_CACHE_TTL": "",
"TRANSPORT": "",
"PORT": "",
"MCP_HTTP_HOST": "",
"MCP_HTTP_TOKEN": "",
"MANTIS_SEARCH_ENABLED": "",
"MANTIS_SEARCH_BACKEND": "",
"MANTIS_SEARCH_DIR": "",
"MANTIS_SEARCH_MODEL": "",
"MANTIS_SEARCH_THREADS": "",
"MANTIS_UPLOAD_DIR": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.