Xplainable MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides secure access to Xplainable AI platform capabilities through standardized tools and resources.

Features

• Secure Authentication: Token-based authentication with environment variable management
• Read Operations: Access models, deployments, preprocessors, and collections
• Write Operations: Deploy models, manage deployments, generate reports (with proper authorization)
• Type Safety: Full Pydantic model validation for all inputs/outputs
• Rate Limiting: Built-in rate limiting and request validation
• Audit Logging: Comprehensive logging of all operations

Installation

pip install xplainable-mcp-server

CLI Commands

The server includes a CLI for management and documentation:

# List all available tools
xplainable-mcp-cli list-tools
xplainable-mcp-cli list-tools --format json
xplainable-mcp-cli list-tools --format markdown

# Validate configuration
xplainable-mcp-cli validate-config
xplainable-mcp-cli validate-config --env-file /path/to/.env

# Test API connection
xplainable-mcp-cli test-connection

# Generate tool documentation
xplainable-mcp-cli generate-docs
xplainable-mcp-cli generate-docs --output TOOLS.md

Quick Start

For Production Users

If you just want to use this MCP server with Claude Code:

1. Get your Xplainable API key from https://platform.xplainable.io
2. Add the MCP configuration (see Claude Code Configuration above)
3. That's it! Claude Code will handle installation automatically

For Developers

1. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file with your Xplainable credentials:

XPLAINABLE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
XPLAINABLE_HOST=https://platform.xplainable.io
XPLAINABLE_ORG_ID=your-org-id  # Optional
XPLAINABLE_TEAM_ID=your-team-id  # Optional

2. Run the server

# For development (localhost only)
xplainable-mcp

# For production (with TLS/proxy)
xplainable-mcp --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

3. Connect with an MCP client

Claude Code Configuration

Option 1: Install from GitHub (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xplainable": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/yourusername/xplainable-mcp-server.git", "xplainable-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "XPLAINABLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "XPLAINABLE_HOST": "https://platform.xplainable.io"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Clone and run from source

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xplainable": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "xplainable_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/cloned/xplainable-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "XPLAINABLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "XPLAINABLE_HOST": "https://platform.xplainable.io"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Development with local backend

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xplainable": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "xplainable_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/xplainable-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "XPLAINABLE_API_KEY": "your-development-key",
        "XPLAINABLE_HOST": "http://localhost:8000",
        "ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the configuration to your Claude Desktop MCP settings file:

File Locations:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Option 1: Install from GitHub (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xplainable": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/yourusername/xplainable-mcp-server.git", "xplainable-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "XPLAINABLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "XPLAINABLE_HOST": "https://platform.xplainable.io"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Development setup (from source)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xplainable": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "xplainable_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/xplainable-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "XPLAINABLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "XPLAINABLE_HOST": "https://platform.xplainable.io",
        "ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Using conda environment

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xplainable": {
      "command": "conda",
      "args": ["run", "-n", "xplainable-mcp", "python", "-m", "xplainable_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/xplainable-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "XPLAINABLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "XPLAINABLE_HOST": "https://platform.xplainable.io",
        "ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development Setup

For Local Development with Claude Code

1. Set up the environment:

# Create conda environment
conda create -n xplainable-mcp python=3.9
conda activate xplainable-mcp

# Install dependencies
pip install -e .
pip install -e /path/to/xplainable-client

2. Configure environment variables:

# .env file for development
XPLAINABLE_API_KEY=your-development-api-key
XPLAINABLE_HOST=http://localhost:8000
ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS=true
RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED=false

3. Test the setup:

# Test connection to local backend
python -c "
import sys
sys.path.append('.')
from xplainable_mcp.server import get_client
client = get_client()
print('Connection successful!')
print(f'Connected to: {client.connection_info}')
"

Example Deployment Workflow

Here's a complete example of deploying a model and testing inference:

# 1. List available models
python -c "
from xplainable_mcp.server import get_client
client = get_client()
models = client.models.list_team_models()
for model in models[:3]:  # Show first 3
    print(f'Model: {model.display_name} (ID: {model.model_id})')
    print(f'  Version: {model.active_version}')
    print(f'  Deployed: {model.deployed}')
"

# 2. Deploy a model version (replace with actual version_id)
python -c "
from xplainable_mcp.server import get_client
client = get_client()
deployment = client.deployments.deploy('your-version-id-here')
print(f'Deployment ID: {deployment.deployment_id}')
"

# 3. Generate deployment key
python -c "
from xplainable_mcp.server import get_client
client = get_client()
key = client.deployments.generate_deploy_key('deployment-id', 'Test Key')
print(f'Deploy Key: {key}')
"

# 4. Test inference (requires active deployment)
curl -X POST https://inference.xplainable.io/v1/predict \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "deploy_key": "your-deploy-key",
    "data": {"feature1": "value1", "feature2": 123}
  }'

Available Tools

Discovery Tools

• list_tools() - List all available MCP tools with descriptions and parameters

Read-Only Tools

• get_connection_info() - Get connection and diagnostic information
• list_team_models(team_id?) - List all models for a team
• get_model(model_id) - Get detailed model information
• list_model_versions(model_id) - List all versions of a model
• list_deployments(team_id?) - List all deployments
• list_preprocessors(team_id?) - List all preprocessors
• get_preprocessor(preprocessor_id) - Get preprocessor details
• get_collection_scenarios(collection_id) - List scenarios in a collection
• get_active_team_deploy_keys_count(team_id?) - Get count of active deploy keys
• misc_get_version_info() - Get version information

Write Tools (Restricted)

Note: Write tools require ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS=true in environment

• activate_deployment(deployment_id) - Activate a deployment
• deactivate_deployment(deployment_id) - Deactivate a deployment
• generate_deploy_key(deployment_id, description?, days_until_expiry?) - Generate deployment key
• get_deployment_payload(deployment_id) - Get sample payload data for deployment
• gpt_generate_report(model_id, version_id, ...) - Generate GPT report

Security

Authentication

The server requires authentication via:

• Bearer tokens for MCP client connections
• API keys for Xplainable backend (from environment only)

Transport Security

• Default binding to localhost only
• TLS termination at reverse proxy recommended
• Origin/Host header validation

Rate Limiting

Per-tool and per-principal rate limits are enforced to prevent abuse.

Synchronization with xplainable-client

When the xplainable-client library is updated, use these tools to keep the MCP server synchronized:

Quick Sync Check

# Check if sync is needed
python scripts/sync_workflow.py

# Generate detailed report
python scripts/sync_workflow.py --markdown sync_report.md

# Check current tool coverage
xplainable-mcp-cli list-tools --format json

Comprehensive Sync Process

1. Read the sync workflow guide: SYNC_WORKFLOW.md
2. Review common scenarios: examples/sync_scenarios.md
3. Run automated analysis: python scripts/sync_workflow.py
4. Implement changes following the patterns in server.py
5. Test thoroughly and update documentation

Development

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/xplainable/xplainable-mcp-server
cd xplainable-mcp-server

# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Type checking
mypy xplainable_mcp

# Linting
ruff check .
black --check .

Testing

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=xplainable_mcp

# Run specific tests
pytest tests/test_tools.py

Deployment

Docker

# Build the image
docker build -t xplainable-mcp-server .

# Run with environment file
docker run --env-file .env -p 8000:8000 xplainable-mcp-server

Compatibility Matrix

MCP Server Version	Xplainable Client	Backend API
0.1.x	>=1.0.0	v1

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Security

For security issues, please see SECURITY.md.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.