Installation and Configuration

You can install and run the Release MCP Server using Docker. Docker is recommended as it provides a consistent, containerized environment that is easy to deploy and manage.

To set up the Release MCP server, you need:

• Access to the target infrastructure: Ability to run Docker containers on the intended server or workstation.
• Digital.ai Release API credentials: You can use your own credentials (username/password) or personal access tokens. You will only be able to perform operations according to your access rights in the Release instance.

Prerequisites

• Digital.ai Release 25.3 or later
• API credentials
• Docker: Docker must be installed and running.

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Authentication Methods

• Basic Authentication (username/password)
• Personal Access Token (recommended for production)

You can use your own credentials or personal access tokens. You will only be able to perform operations according to your access rights in the Release instance.

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Install the Release MCP Server

Installing the Release MCP Server on Docker is recommended as it provides a simple, reliable, and repeatable way to deploy the server in any environment that supports Docker. You will pull the official Docker image and start the server container with the required configuration.

Registry	Purpose	Example Tags
xebialabsearlyaccess/dai-release-mcp	Early Access / Beta	26.1-beta, 26.1.0-beta.319

Visual Studio Code Configuration

To use Visual Studio Code as a client to interact with the Release MCP Server, edit your MCP configuration.

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json

Using Docker with Environment Variables

{
  "servers": {
    "digitalai-release": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "-e", "RELEASE_BASE_URL=https://your-release-server.com",
        "-e", "RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE=token",
        "-e", "RELEASE_TOKEN=your-personal-access-token",
        "xebialabsearlyaccess/dai-release-mcp:26.1.0-beta.319"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker with Environment File

Create a .env file with your credentials:

RELEASE_BASE_URL=https://your-release-server.com
RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE=token
RELEASE_TOKEN=your-personal-access-token

Then reference it in your configuration:

{
  "servers": {
    "digitalai-release": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "--env-file", "/path/to/your/.env",
        "xebialabsearlyaccess/dai-release-mcp:26.1.0-beta.319"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Configuration

Configure Claude Desktop if you want to connect to the Release MCP Server from the Claude Desktop application.

Edit your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "digitalai-release": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "-e", "RELEASE_BASE_URL=https://your-release-server.com",
        "-e", "RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE=token",
        "-e", "RELEASE_TOKEN=your-personal-access-token",
        "xebialabsearlyaccess/dai-release-mcp:26.1.0-beta.319"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop to load the MCP server.

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Environment Variables

Core Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
RELEASE_BASE_URL	The base URL of your Digital.ai Release server. Example: https://your-instance.digitalai.com	Yes
RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE	Authentication method: basic for username/password, token for personal access token. Values: basic, token	Yes
RELEASE_USERNAME	Username for basic authentication. Only required if RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE is basic. Example: admin	If using basic
RELEASE_PASSWORD	Password for basic authentication. Only required if RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE is basic.	If using basic
RELEASE_TOKEN	Personal access token for authentication. Only required if RELEASE_AUTH_TYPE is token. Example: rpa_xxxxxx	If using token
MCP_READONLY_MODE	Run the MCP server in read-only mode (no changes will be made). Values: true, false. Default: false	No
MCP_TRANSPORT	Transport protocol: stdio, sse or streamable-http. Default: stdio	No
MCP_HOST	Host to bind to for HTTP transports (ignored for stdio). Default: 0.0.0.0	No
MCP_PORT	Port to bind to for HTTP transports (ignored for stdio). Default: 8000	No

Logging Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
DAI_SERVICE_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level for the MCP server. Values: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL. Default: INFO	No
DAI_FEATURE__PLAINTEXT_LOGGING	Enable plaintext (human-readable) logs instead of JSON. Values: true, false. Default: false	No
DAI_FEATURE__FILE_LOGGING	Enable file logging to disk. Values: true, false. Default: false	No
DAI_SERVICE_LOG_PATH	File path for log output. Required if DAI_FEATURE__FILE_LOGGING is true. Example: /var/log/digitalai/release-mcp/service.log	If file logging enabled

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