Esa MCP Server

MCP server for interacting with esa API

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What is the Esa MCP server?

MCP server for interacting with esa API. That is what the esa mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

With this MCP server, Claude AI can perform operations such as searching, creating, and updating esa documents.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 2 tools. What each one is for:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server

Getting it running

The server ships on npm as npx, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: ESA_ACCESS_TOKEN, ESA_TEAM. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Node.js 18 or higher - esa API access token - esa team name

How it compares

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Esa's toolset — Prerequisites, Installation — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kajirita2002; 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.

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Esa MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esa-mcp-server-kajirita2002": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npx"],
      "env": {
        "ESA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "ESA_TEAM": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18 or higher - esa API access token - esa team name
VariableDescriptionRequired
ESA_ACCESS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
ESA_TEAMConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Esa to Prerequisites.
  • Use Esa to Installation.

Frequently asked questions

Node.js 18 or higher, an esa API access token, and your esa team name.