@Openapi MCP Server

Powerful bridge between OpenAPI specifications and AI assistants using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Automatically converts any OpenAPI/Swagger

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What is the @Openapi MCP server?

Powerful bridge between OpenAPI specifications and AI assistants using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Automatically converts any OpenAPI/Swagger API specification into MCP tools that can be used by AI assistants like Claude Desktop. That is what the @openapi 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

  • 🔌 OpenAPI Integration
  • Automatically converts OpenAPI/Swagger specifications into MCP tools
  • 📚 Multiple OpenAPI Versions
  • Support for OpenAPI v3.0.0 and v3.1.0
  • 🔐 Authentication Support:
  • HTTP authentication schemes:

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: BASE_URL, HEADERS. 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.

How it compares

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. It is maintained by sotayamashita; 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.

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.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
HEADERSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Frequently asked questions

OpenAPI v3.0.0 and v3.1.0 are supported. Authentication includes HTTP Basic, static Bearer tokens, and header-based API keys. OpenAPI v2.0 (Swagger), OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, query param API keys, cookie auth, and dynamic JWT are not supported.