Spinnaker MCP Server

MCP server that bridges any Spinnaker instance via its Gate API, exposing application management, pipeline operations, and deployment infrastructure

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What is the Spinnaker MCP MCP server?

MCP server that bridges any Spinnaker instance via its Gate API, exposing application management, pipeline operations, and deployment infrastructure over JSON-RPC. Exposed over MCP by the spinnaker mcp mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

A bridge that exposes any Spinnaker instance as an MCP v1 server via the Gate API, written in Go.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Category — Tool
  • Applications — list_applications
  • Pipelines — list_pipelines
  • Executions — list_executions
  • Strategies — list_strategies
  • Infrastructure — list_server_groups
  • Tasks — get_task
  • Variable — Default
  • GATE_URLhttp://localhost:8084
  • GATE_TOKEN(empty)
  • GATE_USER(empty)
  • GATE_PASS(empty)

Adding it to your client

spinnaker-mcp on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration

You will need 2 environment variables: GATE_URL, GATE_TOKEN. 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.

When to reach for it

Plenty of cloud and infrastructure 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. Spinnaker MCP's toolset — Category, Applications, Pipelines and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by geiserx; 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.

Caveats

  • 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 Spinnaker 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 spinnaker mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CategoryTool
Applicationslist_applications
Pipelineslist_pipelines
Executionslist_executions
Strategieslist_strategies
Infrastructurelist_server_groups
Tasksget_task
VariableDefault
GATE_URLhttp://localhost:8084
GATE_TOKEN_(empty)_
GATE_USER_(empty)_
GATE_PASS_(empty)_
GATE_CERT_FILE_(empty)_
GATE_KEY_FILE_(empty)_

How to install the Spinnaker MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spinnaker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "spinnaker-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GATE_URL": "https://spin-gate.example.com",
        "GATE_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GATE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
GATE_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Spinnaker MCP to Category.
  • Use Spinnaker MCP to Applications.
  • Use Spinnaker MCP to Pipelines.

Frequently asked questions

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