Bitbucket MCP Server

MCP server for Bitbucket API operations. Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client.

Language Versions

This repository contains both TypeScript and Python implementations:

Version	Directory	Status	Installation
TypeScript	/typescript	✅ Recommended (Smithery)	npm install -g mcp-server-bitbucket
Python	/python	✅ Stable	pipx install mcp-server-bitbucket

Note: The TypeScript version is used for Smithery deployments. Both versions provide identical functionality.

Features

• Repositories: get, create, delete, list, update (move to project, rename)
• Pull Requests: create, get, list, merge, approve, decline, request changes, comments, diff
• Pipelines: trigger, get status, list, view logs, stop
• Branches: list, get
• Projects: list, get
• Commits: list, get details, compare/diff between branches
• Commit Statuses: get build statuses, create status (CI/CD integration)
• Deployments: list environments, get environment details, deployment history
• Webhooks: list, create, get, delete
• Tags: list, create, delete
• Branch Restrictions: list, create, delete branch protection rules
• Source Browsing: read files, list directories without cloning
• Repository Permissions: manage user and group permissions
• Pipeline Variables: manage CI/CD environment variables
• MCP Prompts: reusable workflow templates (code review, release notes, etc.)
• MCP Resources: browsable workspace data

Quick Start

TypeScript (Recommended for Smithery)

# Install globally
npm install -g mcp-server-bitbucket

# Or run directly with npx
npx mcp-server-bitbucket

Python

# Install with pipx
pipx install mcp-server-bitbucket

# Configure Claude Code
claude mcp add bitbucket -s user \
  -e BITBUCKET_WORKSPACE=your-workspace \
  -e BITBUCKET_EMAIL=your-email@example.com \
  -e BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN=your-api-token \
  -- mcp-server-bitbucket

Full Installation Guide - Includes API token creation, permissions setup, and troubleshooting.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
BITBUCKET_WORKSPACE	✅	Bitbucket workspace slug
BITBUCKET_EMAIL	✅	Account email for Basic Auth
BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN	✅	Repository access token
API_TIMEOUT		Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
MAX_RETRIES		Max retry attempts for rate limiting (default: 3)

Claude Code CLI

# TypeScript version
claude mcp add bitbucket -s user \
  -e BITBUCKET_WORKSPACE=your-workspace \
  -e BITBUCKET_EMAIL=your-email@example.com \
  -e BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN=your-api-token \
  -- npx mcp-server-bitbucket

# Python version
claude mcp add bitbucket -s user \
  -e BITBUCKET_WORKSPACE=your-workspace \
  -e BITBUCKET_EMAIL=your-email@example.com \
  -e BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN=your-api-token \
  -- mcp-server-bitbucket

Cursor IDE

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-bitbucket"],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_WORKSPACE": "your-workspace",
        "BITBUCKET_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools (58 total)

Repositories

Tool	Description
list_repositories	List and search repositories
get_repository	Get repository details
create_repository	Create a new repository
delete_repository	Delete a repository
update_repository	Update repo settings

Pull Requests

Tool	Description
list_pull_requests	List PRs
get_pull_request	Get PR details
create_pull_request	Create a new PR
merge_pull_request	Merge a PR
approve_pr	Approve a PR
unapprove_pr	Remove approval
request_changes_pr	Request changes
decline_pr	Decline a PR
list_pr_comments	List comments
add_pr_comment	Add comment
get_pr_diff	Get the diff

Pipelines

Tool	Description
list_pipelines	List recent runs
get_pipeline	Get status
get_pipeline_logs	View logs
trigger_pipeline	Trigger a run (supports custom pipelines and commit triggers)
stop_pipeline	Stop pipeline
list_pipeline_variables	List variables
get_pipeline_variable	Get variable
create_pipeline_variable	Create variable
update_pipeline_variable	Update variable
delete_pipeline_variable	Delete variable

trigger_pipeline Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
repo_slug	string	Repository slug (required)
branch	string	Branch to run on (default: main). Mutually exclusive with commit
commit	string	Commit hash to run on. Mutually exclusive with branch
custom_pipeline	string	Name from custom: section in bitbucket-pipelines.yml
variables	array	Variables as [{key, value, secured?}]

Examples:

# Default pipeline on main
trigger_pipeline(repo_slug="my-repo")

# Custom pipeline
trigger_pipeline(repo_slug="my-repo", custom_pipeline="deploy-staging")

# Custom pipeline on specific commit with variables
trigger_pipeline(
    repo_slug="my-repo",
    commit="abc123def",
    custom_pipeline="deploy-prod",
    variables=[
        {"key": "ENV", "value": "production"},
        {"key": "SECRET", "value": "xxx", "secured": True}
    ]
)

Branches, Commits, Tags

Tool	Description
list_branches	List branches
get_branch	Get branch details
list_commits	List commits
get_commit	Get commit details
compare_commits	Compare branches
get_commit_statuses	Get build statuses
create_commit_status	Report CI status
list_tags	List tags
create_tag	Create a tag
delete_tag	Delete a tag

And more...

• Deployments: list_environments, get_environment, list_deployment_history
• Webhooks: list_webhooks, create_webhook, get_webhook, delete_webhook
• Branch Restrictions: list_branch_restrictions, create_branch_restriction, delete_branch_restriction
• Source Browsing: get_file_content, list_directory
• Permissions: User and group permission management (8 tools)
• Projects: list_projects, get_project

MCP Prompts

Reusable workflow templates:

Prompt	Description
code_review	Comprehensive PR code review
release_notes	Generate changelog between versions
pipeline_debug	Debug failed CI/CD pipelines
repo_summary	Complete repository status overview

MCP Resources

Browsable workspace data:

Resource URI	Description
bitbucket://repositories	List all repos
bitbucket://repositories/{repo}	Repository details
bitbucket://repositories/{repo}/branches	Branch list
bitbucket://repositories/{repo}/pull-requests	Open PRs
bitbucket://projects	List all projects

Development

TypeScript

cd typescript
npm install
npm run build
npm run dev  # Watch mode

Python

cd python
uv sync
uv run python -m src.server

Creating a Bitbucket API Token

1. Go to your repository in Bitbucket
2. Navigate to Repository settings > Access tokens
3. Click Create Repository Access Token
4. Select permissions:
   • Repository: Read, Write, Admin, Delete
   • Pull requests: Read, Write
   • Pipelines: Read, Write
5. Copy the token immediately

Author

Built by Javier Aguilar - AI Agent Architect specializing in multi-agent orchestration and MCP development.

License

MIT