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idealift-mcp-server MCP server

Decision intelligence for AI assistants via Model Context Protocol.

idealift-mcp-server MCP server

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants to your product backlog. Capture feedback, track decisions, and manage ideas without leaving your AI workflow.

What it does

  • Normalize ideas — Transform raw text into structured feature requests, bug reports, or tasks

  • Signal aggregation — Capture product feedback from Slack, Teams, Discord, and GitHub

  • Decision tracking — Record who decided what, when, and why with full audit trails

  • RICE scoring — Prioritize ideas with Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort scores

  • Ticket creation — Push structured ideas to GitHub Issues, Jira, or Linear

MCP Tools

Tool

Auth Required

Description

normalize_idea

No

Transform raw text into a structured idea

check_auth

No

Check if user is linked to IdeaLift

list_destinations

Yes

Get available GitHub/Jira/Linear projects

create_ticket

Yes

Create a ticket in a destination system

connect_destination

Yes

Connect a new destination

Plus proxy tools for full IdeaLift API access (ideas, signals, decisions, roadmap).

Setup

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env

Required environment variables:

Variable

Description

IDEALIFT_APP_URL

IdeaLift API base URL

INTERNAL_API_KEY

Service-to-service auth key

DATABASE_HOST

SQL Server host

DATABASE_NAME

Database name

DATABASE_USERNAME

Database user

DATABASE_PASSWORD

Database password

OPENAI_API_KEY

For idea normalization

3. Build and run

npm run build
npm start

Or for development:

npm run dev

The MCP server starts on port 3001 (configurable via PORT).

4. Connect to your AI assistant

SSE endpoint: http://localhost:3001/mcp

Add this URL as an MCP server in Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible client.

Transport

Uses Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport with automatic keep-alive pings every 15 seconds.

OAuth

Built-in OAuth 2.0 flow for connecting AI assistant users to their IdeaLift accounts. Supports authorization code grant with PKCE.

Deployment

Deployed as an Azure App Service. See the IdeaLift docs for hosted access.

License

MIT

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