ITM Platform MCP Server

Connect ITM Platform to AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol. The ITM Platform MCP server lets MCP-compatible clients search projects, inspect budgets, summarize portfolio health, create tasks, log risks and issues, and update project details using your ITM Platform permissions.

It works with Claude, VS Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Windsurf, JetBrains AI Assistant, and any other client that supports MCP.

• Public docs: developers.itmplatform.com/mcp
• npm package: @itm-platform/mcp-server
• Hosted MCP URL: https://api.itmplatform.com/v2/_/mcp/

Quick Start

Hosted connection with OAuth

Use the hosted server if your AI client supports remote MCP servers. There is nothing to install: add the URL, sign in with your ITM Platform account, and approve the requested access.

claude mcp add --scope user --transport http itm-platform https://api.itmplatform.com/v2/_/mcp/

For other MCP clients, use this remote URL:

https://api.itmplatform.com/v2/_/mcp/

OAuth is the recommended setup for most users because your AI client never sees your ITM Platform password or API key.

After adding the server, open your AI client, type /mcp where slash commands are supported, select itm-platform, and complete the ITM Platform OAuth login when prompted.

Local connection with an API key

Use the npm package if you prefer to run the server locally, work behind a firewall, or need to connect to a self-hosted ITM Platform instance.

npx @itm-platform/mcp-server

Your MCP client must pass these environment variables to the server:

Variable	Value
ITM_API_URL	https://api.itmplatform.com
ITM_COMPANY	Your company/account slug
ITM_API_KEY	Your personal API key from ITM Platform

Example stdio configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "itm-platform": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@itm-platform/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ITM_API_URL": "https://api.itmplatform.com",
        "ITM_COMPANY": "{your-account}",
        "ITM_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

To create an API key, log in to ITM Platform, open My Profile, and generate a key from the API Key section.

After configuring the local server, restart your AI client and use /mcp or the client's MCP server list to confirm itm-platform is connected.

What Can an Agent Do?

From simple lookups to fully automated cross-system workflows, MCP unlocks progressively more powerful use cases.

Quick lookup -- Ask a question, get an answer:

"What risks are open across my portfolio?"

Multi-step analysis -- The agent chains multiple tools and synthesizes results:

"Review every project ending this quarter. Flag any with budget overruns, open high-impact risks, or task completion below 60%."

Automated bulk actions -- The agent reads, decides, and writes across projects:

"For every project still in Planning status with a start date in the past, update the status to Execution and create a kick-off checklist task assigned to the project manager."

Scheduled intelligence -- An agent runs on a schedule with no human prompt, pulling overdue tasks every Monday and posting a summary to Slack grouped by project manager.

Cross-system orchestration -- Combine ITM Platform's MCP with other MCP servers (GitHub, Slack, Google Calendar, email). When a developer merges a PR, an agent finds the matching ITM Platform task, marks it complete, and if the project hits 100%, drafts a closure summary and emails the program manager.

The MCP server authenticates as you, calls ITM Platform APIs, and returns only the data your ITM Platform account is allowed to access.

Capabilities

The server exposes 44 MCP tools, 6 resources, and 4 prompt templates.

Read Tools

Tool	What it does
search_projects	Find projects by name, status, type, or date range
get_project	Retrieve project details with subcomponent counts and optional budget
search_services	Find services by name, status, type, or date range
get_service	Retrieve service details with subcomponent counts and optional budget
list_project_tasks	List tasks for a project with pagination
get_task	Retrieve full detail of a single task
search_tasks	Search tasks across all projects by name, status, assignee, kind, or date range
get_project_budget	Get budget, actuals, revenue, cost, and margin information
get_project_purchases	List purchase orders for a project with pagination
get_project_revenues	List revenue items for a project with pagination
get_project_risks	List project risks with pagination
get_project_issues	List project issues with pagination
get_risk	Retrieve full detail of a single risk, including mitigation and contingency plans
get_issue	Retrieve full detail of a single issue, including resolution and impact fields
list_task_progress	List the progress (follow-up) history for a task
get_task_effort	Get a task's effort breakdown per team member and per professional category; doubles as the task team list
get_project_progress	Get project progress report: expected, baseline, and actual curves
list_service_activities	List activities for a service with pagination
get_service_purchases	List purchase orders for a service with pagination
get_service_revenues	List revenue items for a service with pagination
aggregate_portfolio	Group and summarize portfolio data
query_datamart	Run validated DataMart queries for advanced analysis
search_users	Find users and team members
get_user	Retrieve user details
get_reference_data	Retrieve statuses, types, priorities, and other reference lists
get_custom_fields	Retrieve the account's custom field definitions for projects, tasks, risks, issues, services, activities, purchases, or revenues
get_custom_field_options	Retrieve the selectable options of a dropdown custom field

Write Tools

Tool	What it does
create_project	Create a project (Waterfall or Kanban); the project starts with the account default status and the creating user as project manager
create_task	Add a task, milestone (KindId 1), or summary task (KindId 2); ParentId builds Gantt hierarchy on Waterfall projects
update_task	Update task fields such as status, dates, kind, and parent
create_task_progress	Report progress on a task (percentage, assessment, notes) with full side effects
update_task_progress	Update an existing task progress entry
update_task_effort	Set the estimated (planned) hours of a task per assigned user; accepted effort and billing data are preserved
create_risk	Log a project risk
update_risk	Update risk fields such as status, probability, impact, level, and mitigation or contingency plans
create_issue	Log a project issue with a required issue type and status
update_issue	Update issue fields such as status, type, and resolution
update_project	Update project fields such as name, status, dates, and priority
create_service	Create a service; it starts with the account default status
update_service	Update service fields such as name, status, dates, and priority
create_activity	Add an activity to a service (activities form a flat list)
update_activity	Update activity fields such as status and dates
bulk_update_task_status	Apply one status to up to 100 tasks of a project in a single call
bulk_update_activity_status	Apply one status to up to 100 activities of a service in a single call

Write operations confirm the saved state from the ITM Platform REST API. DataMart-backed search results may take up to 60 seconds to reflect recent writes. Validation failures include the actionable message returned by REST instead of only the HTTP status.

When the account defines custom fields, each session is enriched with per-account context: the server lists the DataMart customFields keys actually in use in the MCP initialize instructions and in the query_datamart tool description, so agents can read and filter custom field values without prior discovery.

Resources and Prompts

Resources give AI clients read-only context such as DataMart schemas and project calendars. Prompt templates provide guided workflows for common analysis tasks:

Prompt	What it helps with
/project_status	Summarize health, tasks, risks, issues, and budget for one project
/portfolio_overview	Analyze portfolio status, methodology, budget, and delivery patterns
/team_workload	Review assignments and workload patterns
/risk_analysis	Assess risk exposure, issues, and budget impact

Authentication and Permissions

The MCP server uses the same identity and permission model as ITM Platform.

Connection method	Authentication	Best for
Hosted HTTP	OAuth 2.1 with PKCE	Most users and managed AI clients
Local stdio	ITM Platform API key	Local execution, firewalled networks, self-hosted environments

OAuth sessions use scopes:

Scope	Allows
mcp:read	Read-only tools such as search, get, list, aggregate, and query
mcp:write	Read tools plus create and update tools

API key sessions use the full permissions of the ITM Platform user who generated the key.

License access:

License	MCP access
Company Admin	Full read and write access
Full User	Full read and write access
Project Manager	Read and write access scoped to managed projects
Team Member	Blocked

Your AI assistant does not receive your ITM Platform password or API key. Project data is returned to the AI client you choose, so the AI provider's data-handling policy applies to any data it processes.

Client Setup

Use the public docs for client-specific setup:

• Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and JetBrains
• Connect with OAuth
• Connect with an API key
• Troubleshooting

For any MCP-compatible client, the two connection values are:

Method	Value
Remote URL	https://api.itmplatform.com/v2/_/mcp/
Local command	npx @itm-platform/mcp-server

After adding either connection, open the client's MCP command or server list. In clients that support slash commands, type /mcp, select itm-platform, and authenticate when prompted.

Self-Hosting

For a local stdio server, configure ITM_API_URL, ITM_COMPANY, and either ITM_API_KEY or ITM_TOKEN.

For an HTTP server with OAuth, configure:

Variable	Description
ITM_API_URL	ITM Platform API gateway URL
PORT	HTTP listen port
ITM_AUTH_URL	OAuth authorization server URL used for token exchange
ITM_AUTH_PUBLIC_URL	Public OAuth URL advertised to AI clients
MCP_SERVER_URL	Public MCP server URL used as the OAuth audience
LOG_LEVEL	Optional Pino log level: debug, info, warn, or error
ITM_AUDIT_ENABLED	Enables server-side audit logging when set to true
ITM_UI_URL	Optional ITM Platform UI base URL (e.g. https://app.itmplatform.com); when set, create_project returns a uiUrl deep link to the created project

When deployed behind a reverse proxy, ITM_AUTH_URL can point to a server-to-server address while ITM_AUTH_PUBLIC_URL must be reachable by AI clients.

Development

Requirements:

• Node.js 20 or later
• npm

Install dependencies, run tests, and build:

npm install
npm test
npm run build

Run the HTTP development server:

cp .env.sample .env
npm run dev

The package entry point is dist/server.js; the npm executable is mcp-server.

Troubleshooting

If tools do not appear in your AI client, confirm that the server configuration is in the correct file for that client, restart the client, and check that npx @itm-platform/mcp-server runs successfully for local setups.

If authentication fails, regenerate your API key or reconnect the OAuth server so your client receives a fresh token.

OAuth sessions automatically retry once on a downstream 401 by re-exchanging the OAuth bearer token for a fresh session token. This handles cases where the session token is invalidated externally (e.g. by a concurrent browser login). If 401 errors persist, the OAuth bearer token itself has likely expired and the AI client needs to re-authenticate.

If a write succeeds but a later search shows old data, wait up to 60 seconds. Writes are confirmed from the REST API immediately, while DataMart search indexes update asynchronously.

More Help

• MCP docs: modelcontextprotocol.io
• ITM Platform help: helpcenter.itmplatform.com
• ITM Platform developer docs: developers.itmplatform.com