Bitbucket MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Bitbucket Cloud. Enables AI assistants to manage repositories, pull requests, pipelines, and more.

Installation

Option 1: Using npx (Recommended)

No installation required. Run directly:

npx @icy-r/bitbucket-mcp

Option 2: Global Installation

npm install -g @icy-r/bitbucket-mcp
bitbucket-mcp

Option 3: Local Development

git clone https://github.com/icy-r/bitbucket-mcp.git
cd bitbucket-mcp
pnpm install
pnpm build
node dist/index.js

MCP Client Configuration

Cursor IDE

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (~/.cursor/mcp.json on Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json):

Using npx (Recommended):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@icy-r/bitbucket-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_AUTH_METHOD": "api_token",
        "BITBUCKET_USER_EMAIL": "your.email@example.com",
        "BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using local build:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["D:\\path\\to\\bitbucket-mcp\\dist\\index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_AUTH_METHOD": "api_token",
        "BITBUCKET_USER_EMAIL": "your.email@example.com",
        "BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@icy-r/bitbucket-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_AUTH_METHOD": "api_token",
        "BITBUCKET_USER_EMAIL": "your.email@example.com",
        "BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

The server follows the MCP standard and works with any compatible client. Use the configuration pattern above, adjusting paths as needed for your platform.

Authentication

API Token (Recommended)

1. Go to Bitbucket API Tokens
2. Create a new token with the required permissions
3. Set the environment variables:

BITBUCKET_AUTH_METHOD=api_token
BITBUCKET_USER_EMAIL=your.email@example.com
BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN=your_api_token

App Password

1. Go to Bitbucket App Passwords
2. Create a new app password with required permissions
3. Use basic auth method with your username and app password

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required
BITBUCKET_AUTH_METHOD	api_token, oauth, basic	Yes
BITBUCKET_USER_EMAIL	Your Atlassian email	For api_token
BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN	API token	For api_token
BITBUCKET_USERNAME	Bitbucket username	For basic auth
BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD	App password	For basic auth
BITBUCKET_WORKSPACE	Default workspace	No
BITBUCKET_OUTPUT_FORMAT	json, toon, compact	No

Available Tools

Tool	Actions
bitbucket_workspaces	list, get, list_projects, list_members
bitbucket_repositories	list, get, create, delete, fork, get_file, list_source
bitbucket_pull_requests	list, get, create, update, merge, approve, unapprove, decline, list_comments, add_comment, get_diff
bitbucket_branches	list_branches, get_branch, create_branch, delete_branch, list_tags, get_tag, create_tag
bitbucket_commits	list, get, get_diff, get_diffstat
bitbucket_pipelines	list, get, trigger, trigger_custom, stop, list_steps, get_step, get_logs, get_config, set_enabled, list_variables, get_variable, create_variable, update_variable, delete_variable
bitbucket_issues	list, get, create, update, delete, list_comments, add_comment, vote, unvote, watch, unwatch
bitbucket_webhooks	list, get, create, update, delete, list_workspace, get_workspace, create_workspace, update_workspace, delete_workspace

Output Formats

Control response verbosity with the format parameter:

Format	Description	Token Savings
json	Full JSON output	0%
toon	Compact TOON format	~50%
compact	Essential fields only	~76%

Example usage:

{ "action": "list", "workspace": "my-workspace", "format": "compact" }

Examples

List repositories in a workspace

{
  "action": "list",
  "workspace": "my-workspace"
}

Create a pull request

{
  "action": "create",
  "workspace": "my-workspace",
  "repo_slug": "my-repo",
  "title": "Feature: Add new functionality",
  "source_branch": "feature/new-feature",
  "destination_branch": "main"
}

Trigger a pipeline

{
  "action": "trigger",
  "workspace": "my-workspace",
  "repo_slug": "my-repo",
  "branch": "main"
}

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/icy-r/bitbucket-mcp.git
cd bitbucket-mcp

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build
pnpm build

# Run tests
pnpm test

# Run in development mode (watch)
pnpm dev

# Lint and format
pnpm lint
pnpm format

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20.0.0
• pnpm (for development)

License

MIT