Enables management and monitoring of Raspberry Pi IoT devices through the Mender platform, including device status tracking, deployment monitoring, and hardware inventory management
Mender MCP Server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for seamless Mender IoT platform integration with AI assistants.
Overview
The Mender MCP Server enables AI assistants like Claude Code to interact directly with your Mender IoT platform for device management, deployment tracking, and system monitoring. Through natural language commands, you can manage your IoT devices, monitor deployments, and troubleshoot issues without leaving your development environment.
✨ Key Features
🔍 Device Management: List, filter, and monitor IoT device status across your fleet
🚀 Deployment Tracking: Monitor deployment progress, success rates, and failure analysis
📊 Real-time Monitoring: Check device inventory, hardware specs, and system attributes
📝 Deployment Logs: Access detailed logs for failed deployments and troubleshooting
🏷️ Release Management: Browse releases, artifacts, and compatibility information
🔒 Enterprise Security: Token-based authentication with comprehensive input validation
📋 Read-only Operations: Safe monitoring without risk of accidental device control
🌐 Multi-platform Support: Works with hosted Mender and on-premise installations
🚀 Quick Start
1. Installation
Prerequisites
Python 3.8+ installed on your system
Active hosted Mender account
Claude Code or other AI agent capable of using MCP
Install from Source
Verify Installation
2. Mender Authentication Setup
Get Your Personal Access Token
Log into hosted Mender:
Go to hosted.mender.io (or your on-premise URL)
Sign in with your Mender account credentials
Navigate to Settings:
Click your profile/avatar in the top right
Select "Settings" from the dropdown menu
Create Personal Access Token:
Go to "Personal Access Tokens" tab
Click "Generate new token"
Token Name:
mender-mcp-integration
(or descriptive name)Permissions Required:
✅ Device Management - Read device status, inventory, and attributes
✅ Deployment Management - Read deployment status and history
✅ Artifact Management - View artifacts and releases (optional)
✅ Device Logs - Access deployment logs (optional, if available)
Save Your Token:
Copy the generated token immediately (it won't be shown again)
Store it securely using one of the methods below
Token Storage Options
Option 1: Environment Variable (Recommended)
Option 2: Secure Token File
3. Claude Code Integration
Add to Claude Code Configuration
Open Claude Code Settings:
In Claude Code, go to Settings → MCP Servers
Or edit your MCP configuration file directly
Add Mender MCP Server:
Using Environment Variable (Recommended):
Using Token File:
For On-Premise Mender:
Restart Claude Code to load the new MCP server configuration.
💬 Usage Examples
Once configured, you can interact with your Mender devices using natural language in Claude Code:
Device Management
Deployment Monitoring
Device Inventory & Hardware
Release & Artifact Management
Troubleshooting & Logs
Fleet Analysis & Monitoring
Security & Compliance Monitoring
Operational Intelligence
Audit Logs
Automated Workflows
Custom Logging & Debugging
Enable debug logging:
🔧 Command Line Interface
You can also run the server directly for testing:
📋 Available Tools & Resources
MCP Tools (Actions)
get_device_status: Get current status of a specific device
list_devices: List devices with filtering (status, device type, limit)
get_deployment_status: Check deployment progress and details
list_deployments: List deployments with status filtering
get_deployment_device_log: Get deployment logs for a specific device
get_deployment_logs: Get deployment logs for all devices in a deployment
get_release_status: Get detailed information about a specific release
list_releases: List releases with filtering (name, tag, limit)
get_device_inventory: Get complete inventory attributes for a device
list_device_inventory: List device inventories with filtering
get_inventory_groups: Get all device inventory groups
get_audit_logs: Get Mender audit logs with comprehensive filtering (user, action, date range, object type)
MCP Resources (Data Access)
mender://devices: Complete device inventory
mender://deployments: All deployments
mender://artifacts: Available artifacts
mender://releases: Complete release catalog
mender://inventory: Device inventory with hardware specs and custom attributes
mender://inventory-groups: Device grouping information
mender://audit-logs: System audit logs for user actions and system changes
mender://devices/{device_id}: Specific device details
mender://deployments/{deployment_id}: Specific deployment details
mender://releases/{release_name}: Specific release details
🔒 Security & Best Practices
Token Security
✅ Use environment variables or secure token files (not direct configuration)
✅ Set appropriate permissions on token files (
chmod 600 ~/.mender/token
)✅ Rotate tokens regularly (quarterly recommended for production)
✅ Use minimal required permissions (Device Management, Deployment Management)
❌ Never commit tokens to version control or share in plain text
Performance Considerations
API rate limits: Respect Mender's API limits with reasonable request frequencies
Fleet size scaling: Use appropriate limit values for large device fleets
Timeout settings: Adjust timeouts for large deployments and slow networks
Memory usage: Monitor memory consumption with 1000+ device fleets
🐛 Troubleshooting
Common Issues
Authentication Errors:
Verify your Personal Access Token is valid and not expired
Check token has Device Management and Deployment Management permissions
Ensure token is properly formatted (no extra spaces or newlines)
Permission Errors:
Add required permissions: Device Management, Deployment Management
Contact your Mender admin to verify account access levels
Check if organization access is properly configured
Connection Issues:
Verify Mender server URL is correct (https://hosted.mender.io)
Check network connectivity and firewall settings
Confirm DNS resolution works for your Mender server
Test with browser access to the same URL
Configuration Problems:
Ensure virtual environment is activated:
source venv/bin/activate
Verify installation completed successfully:
pip install -e .
Check PATH includes the virtual environment's bin directory
Deployment Logs Issues
"No deployment logs found":
This is normal for successful deployments (logs typically only retained for failures)
Failed deployments should have detailed logs available
Some Mender configurations don't enable deployment logging by default
Empty or truncated logs:
Large deployments may have truncated logs due to size limits
Check device-side logs for more detailed information
Consider deployment size and timeout settings
Getting Help
Check server connectivity: Test with
mcp-server-mender --help
Verify Mender access: Log into Mender web interface with same credentials
Test token manually: Use Mender API documentation to test token directly
Enable debug logging: Set
MCP_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
for detailed outputReview Claude Code logs: Check Claude Code's MCP connection status
🧪 Development & Testing
Running Tests
📝 License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines and submit pull requests for any improvements.
📞 Support
Documentation: This README and inline help (
--help
)Issues: GitHub Issues for bug reports and feature requests
Community: Mender Community Hub for general IoT device management discussions
This server cannot be installed
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Enables AI assistants to interact with Mender IoT platform for device management, deployment monitoring, and fleet analysis through natural language commands. Provides read-only access to device status, deployment logs, releases, and system monitoring capabilities.
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