CAI MCP Toolkit extends AI assistants with specialized tools for Cox Automotive workflows. Connect your IDE to Rally, GitHub Enterprise, New Relic, Salesforce, and more through the Model Context Protocol.

Choose Your Setup Guide

Features

• Extensive Tool Library for Rally, GitHub, Salesforce, and more — plus 30+ hosted remote MCP servers (New Relic, Datadog, Splunk, PagerDuty, and more) and bundled MCPs for Jira, Figma, and Confluence

• Multiple IDE Support for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and Claude Code

• Configurable - enable only the tools you need via YAML configuration

• Extensible - add bundled, local, or remote MCP servers

• Web UI - browser-based interface for configuration and tool exploration

• Self-Diagnosing - built-in doctor command and rescue mode for troubleshooting

Quick Install

GUI Installer (Recommended)

Download and run the installer for your platform:

macOS Users: The installer is not yet notarized. See macOS Security Warnings for workarounds.

Command Line

For step-by-step installation instructions, see macOS Setup or Windows Setup.

# Verify installation
cai-mcp --version

# Generate configuration
cai-mcp generate-config

# Launch web UI for configuration
cai-mcp web

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop uses .mcpb manifest bundle files. Download the bundle for your platform and follow the Claude Desktop setup guide.

Note: All releases including pre-release betas are available on the Releases page.

Binary Downloads

For manual installation or headless/Linux systems, download the binary directly.

All releases: Browse all versions including pre-release betas on the Releases page.

Quick Start

1. Install using the GUI installer above

2. Configure your IDE by clicking the "VS Code Configure" button, or see setup guides for:

   • VS Code

   • JetBrains IDEs

   • Claude Desktop & Claude Code

3. Enable tools by editing your config file (~/.caimcp/config.yaml on macOS/Linux, %USERPROFILE%\.caimcp\config.yaml on Windows):

   tools:
     includeCategories:
       - 'Rally'
       - 'Github: Issues'
       - 'Github: Pulls'
       - 'Github: Repos'
       - 'Github: Search'
       - 'Web'
       - 'Utility'
     # Hosted remote MCP servers are opt-in and authenticate through a browser
     # sign-in on first use (not via local API keys):
     includeRemoteMCPs:
       - newrelic
       - splunk

4. Restart your IDE to load the MCP server

That's it! Ask your AI assistant to use Rally or GitHub tools. The first time you use a remote MCP (New Relic, Splunk, …) a browser window opens to sign you in through the gateway.

What's Included

Note: Most tools are disabled by default. Edit your configuration to enable the categories you need.

Documentation

CLI Quick Reference

cai-mcp                     # Start MCP server (default)
cai-mcp web                 # Launch web configuration UI
cai-mcp list-tools          # List all available tools
cai-mcp list-tools --filtered  # List only enabled tools
cai-mcp doctor              # Diagnose configuration issues
cai-mcp update              # Check for and install updates
cai-mcp --help              # Show all commands

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See the Contributing Guide for:

• Development setup

• Creating new tools

• Testing guidelines

• Git workflow and conventional commits

Support

• Slack: #ai-mcp

• Issues: GitHub Issues