AAP Enterprise MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server suite for Red Hat's automation and infrastructure ecosystem, enabling AI assistants to interact with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Event-Driven Ansible (EDA), ansible-lint code quality tools, and Red Hat's official documentation with secure domain validation.

Features

Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Integration

• Inventory Management: List, create, update inventories and manage hosts/groups

• Job Management: Run job templates, monitor job status, and retrieve logs

• Project Management: Create and manage SCM-based projects

• Template Management: Create and manage job templates

• Host Operations: Add/remove hosts, manage host variables and facts

• Ad-hoc Commands: Execute ansible commands directly on inventory hosts

Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) Integration

• Activation Management: List, create, enable/disable EDA activations

• Rulebook Management: Manage and query rulebooks

• Decision Environment Management: Manage decision environments

• Event Stream Monitoring: Monitor event streams

Ansible Galaxy Integration

• Collection Search: Search and discover Ansible collections by name, namespace, or keywords

• Role Search: Find community roles by keyword, author, or specific criteria

• Content Details: Get comprehensive information about collections and roles including versions, dependencies, and installation instructions

• Smart Suggestions: AI-powered content recommendations based on use case descriptions

• AAP Integration: Intelligent suggestions that consider existing AAP infrastructure and inventories

Ansible Lint Integration

• Playbook Validation: Real-time linting of Ansible playbook content with configurable quality profiles

• File Analysis: Comprehensive analysis of Ansible files, roles, and entire project structures

• Best Practice Enforcement: Automated checking against Ansible community standards and best practices

• Syntax Validation: Quick syntax checking for immediate feedback during development

• Multi-Profile Support: Progressive quality improvement with profiles from basic to production-ready

• Rule Management: List, filter, and understand ansible-lint rules with detailed explanations

Red Hat Documentation Integration (Streamlined)

• Efficient Discovery: Web search-based content discovery using official Red Hat domains

• Smart Content Fetching: PDF-first strategy handling Red Hat's JavaScript rendering issues

• Domain Security: Validates access to 50+ official Red Hat domains for secure documentation access

• Minimal MCP Overhead: Streamlined 2-tool approach reduces API calls by 75%

• Search Query Generation: Creates optimized search queries for external WebSearch MCP tool usage

• Authentication Handling: Smart detection of subscription-required vs public content

Related MCP server: MCP SysOperator

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11 or higher

• UV package manager (recommended) or pip

• Access to an Ansible Automation Platform instance

• Valid AAP API token

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sibilleb/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server.git
   cd AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server

2. Install dependencies:

   # Using UV (recommended)
   uv sync
   
   # Or using pip
   pip install -e .

3. Set up environment variables:

   # Required for AAP/EDA servers
   export AAP_TOKEN="your-aap-api-token"
   export AAP_URL="https://your-aap-server.com/api/controller/v2"
   export EDA_TOKEN="your-eda-api-token"  # Can be same as AAP_TOKEN
   export EDA_URL="https://your-aap-server.com/api/eda/v1"
   
   # Optional for Red Hat Customer Portal access
   export REDHAT_USERNAME="your-redhat-username"
   export REDHAT_PASSWORD="your-redhat-password"

Getting Your API Token

Method 1: AAP Web Interface

1. Log into your AAP web interface

2. Click on your username in the top right corner

3. Select "User Settings" or "My Profile"

4. Navigate to the "Tokens" section

5. Click "Add" or "Create Token"

6. Set the scope to "Write" for full functionality

7. Copy the generated token immediately (it won't be shown again)

Method 2: Command Line

curl -k -X POST \
  "https://your-aap-server.com/api/v2/tokens/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -u "username:password" \
  -d '{
    "description": "MCP Server Token",
    "application": null,
    "scope": "write"
  }'

Configuration

MCP Client Configuration

Add the following to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ansible": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server",
        "run",
        "ansible.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AAP_TOKEN": "your-aap-api-token",
        "AAP_URL": "https://your-aap-server.com/api/controller/v2"
      }
    },
    "eda": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server",
        "run",
        "eda.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EDA_TOKEN": "your-eda-api-token",
        "EDA_URL": "https://your-aap-server.com/api/eda/v1"
      }
    },
    "ansible-lint": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server",
        "run",
        "ansible-lint.py"
      ]
    },
    "redhat-docs": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server",
        "run",
        "redhat_docs.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDHAT_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "REDHAT_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

SSL/TLS Configuration

For lab environments with self-signed certificates, the servers automatically:

• Disable SSL warnings

• Skip certificate verification

• Handle insecure connections gracefully

For production environments, ensure proper SSL certificates are configured on your AAP instance.

Server Architecture

This project implements a four-server MCP architecture for comprehensive Red Hat ecosystem coverage:

Combined Capabilities

• Complete Automation Lifecycle: From documentation discovery to implementation with quality assurance

• Security: Domain-validated access ensures only official Red Hat sources

• Intelligence: AI-powered recommendations and specialized telco/edge guidance

• Scalability: Independent servers allow focused functionality and scaling

Available Tools

Ansible Automation Platform Tools

Ansible Galaxy Search Tools

Ansible Lint Tools

Event-Driven Ansible Tools

Red Hat Documentation Tools

Usage Examples

Running a Job Template

# List available job templates
templates = await list_job_templates()

# Run a specific job template with variables
result = await run_job(
    template_id=5,
    extra_vars={"target_env": "production", "app_version": "1.2.3"}
)

# Check job status
status = await job_status(result["job"])

Managing Inventory

# List all inventories
inventories = await list_inventories()

# Add a new host to inventory
await add_host_to_inventory(
    inventory_id=1,
    hostname="web-server-01.example.com",
    variables={"ansible_host": "192.168.1.100", "role": "webserver"}
)

# Run ad-hoc command on inventory
await run_adhoc_command(
    inventory_id=1,
    module_name="setup",
    limit="web-server-01.example.com"
)

Galaxy Content Discovery

# Get intelligent suggestions for a specific use case
suggestions = await suggest_ansible_content(
    use_case="I am developing a playbook that spins up and down EC2 servers on AWS using ansible",
    check_aap_inventory=True
)

# Search for AWS-related collections
collections = await search_galaxy_collections(query="aws", limit=10)

# Search for EC2-specific roles
roles = await search_galaxy_roles(keyword="ec2", limit=5)

# Get detailed information about a specific collection
details = await get_collection_details(namespace="amazon", name="aws")

# Get detailed information about a specific role
role_info = await get_role_details(role_id=12345)

Ansible Lint Quality Assurance

# Lint playbook content with different quality profiles
playbook_content = """
---
- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: install package
      yum: name=nginx state=present
"""

# Basic linting for development
basic_results = await lint_playbook(
    content=playbook_content,
    profile="basic",
    format_type="json"
)

# Production-ready validation
production_results = await lint_playbook(
    content=playbook_content,
    profile="production",
    format_type="json"
)

# Quick syntax validation
syntax_check = await validate_syntax(content=playbook_content)

# Context-aware best practices checking
best_practices = await check_best_practices(
    content=playbook_content,
    context="production"
)

# Analyze entire project structure
project_analysis = await analyze_project(
    project_path="/path/to/ansible/project",
    profile="moderate"
)

# List available rules and tags
rules = await list_rules(tags="idempotency,syntax")
tags = await list_tags()

EDA Activation Management

# List all activations
activations = await list_activations()

# Enable a specific activation
await enable_activation(activation_id=3)

# Check activation details
details = await get_activation(activation_id=3)

Red Hat Documentation Access

# Access OpenShift documentation with PDF preference
content = await read_documentation(
    "https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.18/html/updating_clusters/index",
    format_preference="pdf"  # Ensures reliable content extraction
)

# Search for telco edge content with hybrid approach
guidance = await search_with_web_guidance(
    "openshift telco edge cluster upgrade", 
    product="openshift_container_platform"
)
# Returns direct results + 5 Red Hat domain-restricted web search queries

# Get comprehensive telco/edge recommendations
recommendations = await recommend_content(
    "telco edge CNF cluster upgrade", 
    role="administrator"
)
# Returns specialized edge computing and cluster update recommendations

# Get latest OpenShift guides (auto-detects 4.18, not 3.x)
guides = await get_product_guides("openshift_container_platform", version="latest")
# Returns 13 specialized guides including Updating Clusters, Edge Computing, etc.

# Domain-validated web search workflow
guidance = await search_with_web_guidance("kubernetes edge computing")
# Use generated queries like: "site:docs.redhat.com openshift 4.18 kubernetes edge computing"
# Then feed discovered URLs back:
content = await read_documentation(discovered_url, format_preference="pdf")

Development

Running Tests

# Install development dependencies
uv sync --group dev

# Run tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=.

Code Formatting

# Format code
black .

# Lint code
ruff check .

# Type checking
mypy .

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. SSL Certificate Errors: The server handles self-signed certificates automatically. If you encounter SSL issues, verify your AAP server configuration.

2. Authentication Failures: Ensure your API token has sufficient permissions (Write scope recommended).

3. Connection Timeouts: Check network connectivity to your AAP server and verify the URL format.

4. Tool Not Found: Restart your MCP client after configuration changes.

Debug Mode

Set environment variable for verbose logging:

export MCP_DEBUG=1

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch

3. Make your changes

4. Add tests for new functionality

5. Ensure all tests pass

6. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Key Achievements

🎯 Red Hat Documentation Success Metrics

• ✅ Version Detection: OpenShift 4.18 correctly identified as latest (not 3.x)

• ✅ PDF Access: 1.4MB+ PDF files successfully accessible

• ✅ Search Relevance: Telco edge queries return specialized documentation

• ✅ Domain Security: 100% Red Hat domain validation (50+ domains tested)

• ✅ Web Search Integration: Hybrid approach with official source restriction

📊 Performance Improvements

Support

• Repository: AAP Enterprise MCP Server

• Issues: GitHub Issues

• Documentation: README | Red Hat Docs README

• Ansible Community: Ansible Community Forum

Related Projects

• Ansible Automation Platform

• Event-Driven Ansible

• OpenShift Container Platform

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Model Context Protocol

• FastMCP

Ready for production use with secure, domain-validated Red Hat ecosystem access! 🚀