MCP server for Inductive Automation Ignition: tags, alarms, history, and Perspective
MCP server for Inductive Automation Ignition: tags, alarms, history, and Perspective. Exposed over MCP by the ignition mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Inductive Automation Ignition. It gives an AI assistant, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP client, structured access to an Ignition gateway: browse and write tags, query history and alarms, manage projects, and deploy full Perspective views.
You will need 4 environment variables: IGNITION_URL, IGNITION_API_TOKEN, IGNITION_BRIDGE_SECRET, IGNITION_ALLOW_WRITES. 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.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at ignition-mcp on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
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. It is maintained by jsgorana; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Ignition's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ignition": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["ignition-mcp"],
"env": {
"IGNITION_URL": "your-value",
"IGNITION_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
"IGNITION_BRIDGE_SECRET": "your-value",
"IGNITION_ALLOW_WRITES": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| IGNITION_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| IGNITION_API_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| IGNITION_BRIDGE_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| IGNITION_ALLOW_WRITES | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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