Aio MCP Server

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation with integrations for GitLab, Jira, Confluence, YouTube, and more. This server provides

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What is the Aio MCP MCP server?

Aio MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the aio mcp mcp server. A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation with integrations for GitLab, Jira, Confluence, YouTube, and more. This server provides AI-powered search capabilities and various utility tools for development workflows.

What Aio MCP does

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation with integrations for GitLab, Jira, Confluence, YouTube, and more. This server provides AI-powered search capabilities and various utility tools for development workflows.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:

  • gemini — Gemini-powered search
  • fetch — Fetch tools
  • brave_search — Brave Search tools
  • google_maps — Google Maps tools
  • confluence — Confluence tools
  • youtube — YouTube tools
  • jira — Jira tools
  • gitlab — GitLab tools
  • script — Script tools
  • rag — RAG tools
  • deepseek — Deepseek AI tools, including reasoning and advanced search if 'USE_OLLAMA_DEEPSEEK' is set to true, default ollama endpoint is http://localhost:11434 with
  • calendar_create_event — The calendar_create_event tool exposed by this server
  • calendar_list_events — The calendar_list_events tool exposed by this server
  • calendar_update_event — The calendar_update_event tool exposed by this server

Installing the aio mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 8 environment variables: ENABLE_TOOLS, OPENAI_BASE_URL, GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY, GITLAB_TOKEN, GITLAB_HOST, QDRANT_HOST, QDRANT_API_KEY, PROXY_URL. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Go 1.23.2 or higher - Various API keys and tokens for the services you want to use

Where it fits

Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Aio MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — gemini, fetch, brave_search among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 14 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Aio MCP.
  • Maintained by athapong, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the aio mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
geminiGemini-powered search
fetchFetch tools
brave_searchBrave Search tools
google_mapsGoogle Maps tools
confluenceConfluence tools
youtubeYouTube tools
jiraJira tools
gitlabGitLab tools
scriptScript tools
ragRAG tools
deepseekDeepseek AI tools, including reasoning and advanced search if 'USE_OLLAMA_DEEPSEEK' is set to true, default ollama endpoint is http://localhost:11434 with model deepseek-r1:8b
calendar_create_eventThe calendar_create_event tool exposed by this server.
calendar_list_eventsThe calendar_list_events tool exposed by this server.
calendar_update_eventThe calendar_update_event tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Aio MCP MCP server

3. Config your claude's config:

```json{claude_desktop_config.json}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aio-mcp": {
      "command": "aio-mcp",
      "args": ["-env", "/path/to/.env", "-sse", "-sse-addr", ":8080", "-sse-base-path", "/mcp"],

    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Go 1.23.2 or higher - Various API keys and tokens for the services you want to use
VariableDescriptionRequired
ENABLE_TOOLSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
OPENAI_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
GOOGLE_AI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GITLAB_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GITLAB_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
QDRANT_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
QDRANT_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
PROXY_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Aio MCP to gemini.
  • Use Aio MCP to fetch.
  • Use Aio MCP to brave search.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Aio MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (gemini, fetch, brave_search, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Aio MCP directly.