Qontinui MCP Server (Python)

MCP server for Qontinui visual automation - enables AI-powered workflow generation and execution.

Features

Knowledge Tools

• search_nodes - Search for action nodes using natural language

• search_workflows - Search for workflow templates

• get_nodes_by_category - Filter nodes by category

• get_nodes_by_action_type - Filter by action type (CLICK, FIND, TYPE, etc.)

• list_categories - List all available categories

• get_action_details - Get detailed node information

Workflow Tools

• validate_workflow - Validate workflow structure with cycle detection

• create_workflow - Create workflow from action steps

• generate_workflow - Generate workflow from natural language description

Execution Tools (requires qontinui library)

• run_automation - Execute automation scripts

• capture_screenshot - Capture current screen

• assert_state_visible - Assert visual state is on screen

• wait_for_state - Wait until state appears

• compare_screenshots - Visual diff between images

• is_execution_available - Check if execution is available

Related MCP server: n8n Workflow Builder

Installation

cd qontinui-mcp-py
poetry install

Usage

Run the MCP server

poetry run qontinui-mcp

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Linux) or equivalent:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qontinui": {
      "command": "poetry",
      "args": ["run", "qontinui-mcp"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/qontinui-mcp-py"
    }
  }
}

Or using the installed script:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qontinui": {
      "command": "/path/to/qontinui-mcp-py/.venv/bin/qontinui-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Development

# Install dependencies
poetry install

# Run in development
poetry run python -m qontinui_mcp.server

# Format + lint
poetry run ruff format .
poetry run ruff check .
poetry run mypy src/

Architecture

qontinui-mcp-py/
├── src/qontinui_mcp/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── server.py           # MCP server implementation
│   ├── database/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── schema.sql      # SQLite + FTS5 schema
│   │   ├── loader.py       # DB initialization
│   │   └── search.py       # FTS5 search functions
│   ├── tools/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── generator.py    # Workflow generation
│   │   └── execution.py    # Automation execution
│   ├── types/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   └── models.py       # Pydantic models
│   └── utils/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       └── validation.py   # Workflow validation
├── pyproject.toml
└── README.md

Action Types Supported

Basic Actions

• FIND, CLICK, DOUBLE_CLICK, RIGHT_CLICK, MIDDLE_CLICK

• DEFINE, TYPE, MOVE, HOVER

• VANISH, WAIT_VANISH, HIGHLIGHT

• SCROLL_MOUSE_WHEEL, SCROLL_UP, SCROLL_DOWN

• MOUSE_DOWN, MOUSE_UP, KEY_DOWN, KEY_UP

• CLASSIFY

Composite Actions

• CLICK_UNTIL, DRAG, RUN_PROCESS

Database

The server uses SQLite with FTS5 for full-text search:

• Location: ~/.qontinui/mcp/qontinui.db

• Auto-created on first run

• Supports fuzzy search with ranking

License

Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later (AGPL-3.0-or-later). See LICENSE for full terms.