cerebro-mcp-server 0.1.0

MCP server for Cerebro VFX project management platform

cerebro-mcp

MCP server for Cerebro — VFX/animation project management platform.

Provides AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) with access to Cerebro tasks, messages, attachments, statuses, and more via the Model Context Protocol.

Installation

Claude Code

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cerebro": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["cerebro-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Manual

pip install cerebro-mcp

Authentication

The server tries to connect automatically in this order:

1. Environment variables — CEREBRO_HOST, CEREBRO_USER, CEREBRO_PASSWORD
2. Cerebro Desktop — if the desktop client is running and logged in
3. Saved credentials — from a previous login call

If none work, the server starts without a connection. Use the login tool or CLI:

# Interactive login from terminal
cerebro-mcp login

# Or via environment variables
CEREBRO_HOST=cerebro.studio.com CEREBRO_USER=john CEREBRO_PASSWORD=secret cerebro-mcp

For secure credential storage, install with keyring support:

pip install cerebro-mcp[keyring]

Available Tools

Tool	Description
login	Authenticate with Cerebro server
get_projects	List root projects
get_task	Get task details by ID
get_task_children	Get child tasks (one level)
get_task_by_path	Find task by path (e.g. /Project/Episode/Shot)
get_todo_list	Get tasks assigned to user
create_task	Create a new task
set_task_status	Set task status
set_task_allocated	Assign user to task
remove_task_allocated	Remove user from task
set_task_progress	Set progress (0-100)
set_task_priority	Set priority (-2 to 3)
set_task_dates	Set start/finish dates
set_task_planned_time	Set planned hours
set_task_budget	Set budget
set_task_name	Rename task
link_tasks	Link two tasks
get_task_links	Get task links
get_possible_statuses	Get allowed statuses for task
get_task_messages	Get all messages on task
get_task_definition	Get task definition
add_definition	Create task definition
add_report	Add work report with time
add_review	Add review
add_note	Add note
add_client_review	Add client review
get_task_attachments	Get task attachments
get_message_attachments	Get message attachments
get_task_tags	Get custom tag values
get_task_hashtags	Get hashtags
set_task_hashtags	Set hashtags
get_task_checks	Get checklist
set_task_check_value	Set checklist item
set_tag_value	Set custom tag value
get_activities	List all activities
get_statuses	List all statuses
get_project_tags	List project custom tags
search_tasks	Search tasks by criteria
search_messages_in_project	Search messages in project
search_attachments_in_project	Search attachments in project
get_current_user	Get current user info
get_users	List all users

Development

# Update vendored pycerebro
cerebro-mcp update-pycerebro --source /path/to/ctentaculo