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Codebeamer MCP server
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Lets your AI read and update Codebeamer projects, trackers, and work items for you in plain language.
This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to Codebeamer, the tool many teams use to track projects, requirements, and work items. Once it is set up, you can ask your AI to look things up or make changes in Codebeamer instead of clicking around the website yourself. It is handy for anyone who spends part of their day in Codebeamer, like testers, project managers, and engineers.
What is an MCP server? The 30-second version
On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to another app. This one connects your AI to your Codebeamer account, so it can look up projects, trackers, and items, and also create or update them when you ask. You stay in your chat window, and the helper does the talking to Codebeamer behind the scenes.
What this MCP server does
You ask your AI something in normal words, like which items are still open in a tracker. The AI passes that request to this helper, which talks to your Codebeamer account using its official connection. Codebeamer sends back the details, and the helper hands them to your AI. Your AI then shows you a clear answer in the chat, or makes the change you asked for, like adding a comment or creating a new item.
Click to zoomWhat you can do with it
- List your Codebeamer projects and trackers
- Search items by text or with a Codebeamer query
- Read the details, comments, and reviews of a work item
- See how items are linked, like what depends on what
- Create new items in a tracker, including folders and nesting
- Update an item's name, status, priority, or assignee
- Add comments and create links between items
Try asking your AI
- “List all projects I can see in Codebeamer”
- “Show me the open items in the Requirements tracker of project Alpha”
- “What is the status and assignee of item 12345?”
- “Add a comment to item 12345 saying the fix is ready for review”
What it gives back to you
You get back plain answers in your chat: lists of projects, trackers, or items, plus details like status, priority, assignees, and dates. It can also show comments, reviews, and the links between items. When you ask it to change something, it tells you what it did, like confirming a new item was created or a comment was added.
Before you start
What you need
- Node.js 20 or newer installed on your computer
- The web address of your Codebeamer instance
- Your Codebeamer username and password
- An MCP client like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, or Gemini CLI
Good to know
This helper can change things in your Codebeamer account, like creating items, updating fields, and adding comments, so check with your AI before letting it make changes you did not intend.
Install it with your AI
Add Codebeamer MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed
You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.
Sign in to get the install prompt
Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Codebeamer MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.
Who it's for
People who work in Codebeamer every day, such as testers, project managers, requirements engineers, and developers who want to look things up or update items without leaving their AI chat.
