MCP server for comprehensive YouTrack integration: issues, work items with reports, user activity search, knowledge base, projects and users
If you already use Youtrack, the youtrack mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for comprehensive YouTrack integration: issues, work items with reports, user activity search, knowledge base, projects and users.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Pagination — Most read tools accept limit (default 100, max 200) and skip (default 0); both are forwarded to YouTrack as $top/$skip. Tools that return aggregatedService — The Service tool exposed by this serverIssues — The Issues tool exposed by this serverInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at without on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Configuration is passed through the environment: YOUTRACK_URL, YOUTRACK_TOKEN. 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.
YOUTRACK_URL — base URL of YouTrack instance - YOUTRACK_TOKEN — permanent token with read permissions for issues and work items - YOUTRACK_TIMEZONE — optional timezone for date operations (default: Europe/Moscow), must be a valid IANA timezone identifier (e.g., Europe/London, America/New_York, Asia/Tokyo) - YOUTRACK_HOLIDAYS — optionalAmong 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. Youtrack's toolset — Pagination, Service, Issues — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by GitHub Actions; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Pagination | Most read tools accept limit (default 100, max 200) and skip (default 0); both are forwarded to YouTrack as $top/$skip. Tools that return aggregated counts use returned (count of items in the current page) rather than to |
| Service | The Service tool exposed by this server. |
| Issues | The Issues tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtrack": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "without"],
"env": {
"YOUTRACK_URL": "your-value",
"YOUTRACK_TOKEN": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
YOUTRACK_URL — base URL of YouTrack instance - YOUTRACK_TOKEN — permanent token with read permissions for issues and work items - YOUTRACK_TIMEZONE — optional timezone for date operations (default: Europe/Moscow), must be a valid IANA timezone identifier (e.g., Europe/London, America/New_York, Asia/Tokyo) - YOUTRACK_HOLIDAYS — optional| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| YOUTRACK_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| YOUTRACK_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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