What can you do with Harness?
- Comprehensive Harness API coverage
- Multiple authentication methods
- Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
- Full error handling and retry logic
- Async support for better performance
Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
harness-mcp-serverclaude mcp add harness -e 'HARNESS_API_KEY=<your harness_api_key>' -e 'HARNESS_API_URL=<HARNESS_API_URL>' -- uvx harness-mcp-server==0.1.0
{
"mcpServers": {
"harness": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"harness-mcp-server==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"HARNESS_API_KEY": "<your harness_api_key>",
"HARNESS_API_URL": "<HARNESS_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}
Environment variables
HARNESS_API_KEYrequired secret API Key for HARNESSHARNESS_API_URLAPI URL for HARNESS
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
Harness MCP Server
Harness Mcp Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating Harness with GenAI applications.
Overview
Continuous delivery and cloud cost management
Features
- Comprehensive Harness API coverage
- Multiple authentication methods
- Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
- Full error handling and retry logic
- Async support for better performance
Installation
pip install harness-mcp-server
Or install from source:
git clone https://github.com/asklokesh/harness-mcp-server.git
cd harness-mcp-server
pip install -e .
Configuration
Create a .env file or set environment variables according to Harness API requirements.
Quick Start
from harness_mcp import HarnessMCPServer
# Initialize the server
server = HarnessMCPServer()
# Start the server
server.start()
License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details
Frequently asked questions
What is Harness?
MCP server for Harness API integration
How do I install Harness?
It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add harness -e 'HARNESS_API_KEY=<your harness_api_key>' -e 'HARNESS_API_URL=<HARNESS_API_URL>' -- uvx harness-mcp-server==0.1.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does Harness need an API key?
Yes. It expects HARNESS_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.
Is Harness open source?
Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.
Who maintains Harness?
It is published by asklokesh. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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