Google Jules MCP Server

MCP server for Google Jules integration - automate tasks, code reviews, and repository management

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What is the Google Jules MCP MCP server?

Google Jules MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Google Jules MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. MCP server for Google Jules integration - automate tasks, code reviews, and repository management.

What you get

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for automating Google Jules - the AI coding assistant. This MCP enables seamless integration with Jules for task creation, code review automation, repository management, and AI-powered development workflows.

What the assistant can call

Once Google Jules MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • jules_create_task — Create a new Jules task with repository and description
  • jules_get_task — Get detailed information about a specific task
  • jules_send_message — Send messages/instructions to Jules in active tasks
  • jules_approve_plan — Approve Jules execution plans
  • jules_resume_task — Resume paused tasks
  • jules_list_tasks — List tasks with filtering options
  • jules_analyze_code — Analyze code changes and project structure
  • jules_bulk_create_tasks — Create multiple tasks from a list
  • jules_get_cookies — Get current browser cookies for session persistence
  • jules_set_cookies — Set browser cookies from string/JSON for authentication
  • jules_session_info — Get current session configuration and status
  • jules_screenshot — Take debugging screenshots

Configuration and credentials

You will need 8 environment variables: HEADLESS, SESSION_MODE, GOOGLE_AUTH_COOKIES, DEBUG, BROWSERBASE_API_KEY, BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID, BROWSERBASE_SESSION_ID, COOKIES_PATH. 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.

  • Node.js 18+ - TypeScript - Git access to repositories you want to manage

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.

Choosing this one

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. Google Jules MCP's toolset — jules_create_task, jules_get_task, jules_send_message and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by samihalawa; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

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.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Google Jules MCP.
  • 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 google jules mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
jules_create_taskCreate a new Jules task with repository and description
jules_get_taskGet detailed information about a specific task
jules_send_messageSend messages/instructions to Jules in active tasks
jules_approve_planApprove Jules execution plans
jules_resume_taskResume paused tasks
jules_list_tasksList tasks with filtering options
jules_analyze_codeAnalyze code changes and project structure
jules_bulk_create_tasksCreate multiple tasks from a list
jules_get_cookiesGet current browser cookies for session persistence
jules_set_cookiesSet browser cookies from string/JSON for authentication
jules_session_infoGet current session configuration and status
jules_screenshotTake debugging screenshots
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ - TypeScript - Git access to repositories you want to manage
VariableDescriptionRequired
HEADLESSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SESSION_MODEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_AUTH_COOKIESConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
DEBUGConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
BROWSERBASE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
BROWSERBASE_SESSION_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
COOKIES_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google Jules MCP to jules create task.
  • Use Google Jules MCP to jules get task.
  • Use Google Jules MCP to jules send message.

Frequently asked questions

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