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DimensionCircleCI MCP ServerIntegrate CircleCI development workflows with the Model Context Protocol for AI-powered development.Context7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS42 / 100 · D80 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2017 / 20
Documentation10 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience8 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Developers using MCP-compatible clients like Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop.
  • Teams that want to manage CircleCI pipelines seamlessly within their IDE.
  • Developers needing quick diagnostics for build failures and test issues.
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Users needing the latest features and security updates, as the package is deprecated and unmaintained.
  • Users seeking a hosted solution; CircleCI's hosted MCP server is recommended.
  • Users needing public remote access unless deploying a self-managed remote server with extra security.
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Requires a CircleCI Personal API token (CIRCLECI_TOKEN) with read access to projects.
  • In remote mode, requires configuring allowed hosts (MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS) and authentication.
  • File-related tools may read/write files; set MCP_FILE_OUTPUT_ROOTS to restrict root directories.
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • Token exposure: if the personal or shared token leaks, unauthorized operations may occur.
  • Deprecation risk: the server is no longer maintained, potentially with security or compatibility issues.
  • Remote mode risk: if authentication is disabled (REQUIRE_REQUEST_TOKEN=false), anyone reaching the port can act on the server.
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsCursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Windsurf, Amazon Q DeveloperClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
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