openqa-mcp 0.1.0

Local openQA mcp client

openqa-mcp

An MCP server that exposes curated, typed tools over the openQA REST API. It is built on fastmcp 3.x and the openqa-async transport client.

Read tools work anonymously; mutating tools require API credentials and return 403 without them.

Install

uv sync

This installs the package and its dependencies into a project virtualenv and exposes the openqa-mcp console script.

Configuration

The server reads its configuration from environment variables, falling back to the openQA client config file for credentials.

Environment variables

Variable	Default	Purpose
OPENQA_SERVER	openqa-async default	openQA host (e.g. openqa.opensuse.org).
OPENQA_API_KEY	(unset)	API key; overrides the config file when set.
OPENQA_API_SECRET	(unset)	API secret; overrides the config file when set.
OPENQA_VERIFY	true	TLS verification: true/false, or a path to a CA bundle.

OPENQA_API_KEY and OPENQA_API_SECRET only take effect when both are set; a partial pair is ignored so the client is never half-configured.

Config file

If the env credentials are not set, openqa-async loads them from ~/.config/openqa/client.conf (or /etc/openqa/client.conf). Generate a key/secret from the API keys page of your openQA instance and add a section keyed by the host:

[openqa.opensuse.org]
key = YOUR_API_KEY
secret = YOUR_API_SECRET

Without any credentials the server is GET-only (read tools succeed, mutating tools get 403).

Tools

Read tools

Tool	Description
list_jobs	List jobs matching the given filters.
list_jobs_overview	List a condensed jobs overview matching the given filters.
get_job	Get full details for a single job.
get_job_comments	List comments on a job.
list_machines	List configured worker machines.
list_test_suites	List configured test suites.
list_products	List configured products (mediums).
find_jobs_by_setting	Find jobs whose setting key equals list_value.

list_jobs and list_jobs_overview accept the same optional filters: state, result, distri, version, build, test, arch, machine, groupid, group, latest, limit, page, ids. Unset filters are dropped from the request.

Mutating tools (require credentials)

Tool	Description
restart_jobs	Restart each of the given jobs.
cancel_job	Cancel a running or scheduled job.
add_job_comment	Add a comment to a job.
trigger_isos	Trigger ISO test scheduling for a product.
delete_job	Delete a job.

Mutating tools carry the mutating tag so MCP clients can gate them behind confirmation. To drop them entirely, start the server in read-only mode with --readonly (or OPENQA_READONLY=true): the mutating tools are never registered, so clients see only the read tools.

Running

stdio (default)

Most local MCP clients spawn the server over stdio. Wire it in with:

uv run openqa-mcp

Example MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openqa": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "openqa-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENQA_SERVER": "openqa.opensuse.org"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP (optional)

For remote or shared deployments, run over HTTP with --http:

uv run openqa-mcp --http --server 127.0.0.1 --port 8000

The server can also be launched as a module:

uv run python -m openqa_mcp --http --port 8000

Flag	Default	Purpose
--http	off	Serve over HTTP instead of stdio.
--stdio	on	Serve over stdio; overrides OPENQA_MCP_TRANSPORT=http.
--server	127.0.0.1	HTTP bind host.
--port	8000	HTTP bind port.
--readonly	off	Unregister all mutating tools (read-only server).

Flags override the environment, which supplies the defaults:

Variable	Default	Purpose
OPENQA_MCP_TRANSPORT	stdio	Set to http to serve over HTTP.
OPENQA_MCP_HOST	127.0.0.1	Default HTTP bind host.
OPENQA_MCP_PORT	8000	Default HTTP bind port.
OPENQA_READONLY	false	Set truthy (1/true/yes/on) to disable mutating tools.

Press Ctrl-C to stop; the server shuts down cleanly and closes its client.

Development

uv run pytest        # run the test suite
uv run ruff check .  # lint