Esa MCP Server

esa の Model Context Protocol サーバー実装

Local serverstdio

What is the Esa MCP server?

Esa MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. esa の Model Context Protocol サーバー実装.

What you get

公式のMCP Serverは多機能で、チーム管理、記事管理、コメント管理、カテゴリ管理、ヘルプ・ドキュメント、Resource、Promptなど幅広い機能を提供しています。そちらも確認することをおすすめします。

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: ESA_API_KEY, DEFAULT_ESA_TEAM. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the esa mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by d-kimuson; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Esa's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

How to install the Esa MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esa-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "esa-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ESA_API_KEY": "your api key here",
        "DEFAULT_ESA_TEAM": "your default esa team"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ESA_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
DEFAULT_ESA_TEAMConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects Esa to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Esa directly.