@anscodelab/mantis-mcp-server (npm package)

Standalone MCP server for MantisBT REST API endpoints.

Install

npm install -g @anscodelab/mantis-mcp-server

or run directly via npx (recommended):

npx -y @anscodelab/mantis-mcp-server

Configuration

Set the following env variables to point at your Mantis instance:

• MANTIS_BASE_URL (e.g. https://mantis.example.com/api/rest)
• MANTIS_USE_INDEX_PHP (true when Mantis is served without URL rewrite)
• MANTIS_API_TOKEN (create under My Account → API Tokens in Mantis)

Example:

export MANTIS_BASE_URL=https://mantis.example.com/api/rest
export MANTIS_USE_INDEX_PHP=true
export MANTIS_API_TOKEN=YOUR_REAL_TOKEN_HERE

Claude Code CLI

Install the package globally first:

npm install -g @anscodelab/mantis-mcp-server

Then add the server to ~/.claude.json (create the mcpServers key if it doesn't exist):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mantis-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/path/to/node",
      "args": ["/path/to/node_modules/@anscodelab/mantis-mcp-server/bin/mantis-mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "MANTIS_BASE_URL": "https://mantis.example.com/api/rest",
        "MANTIS_USE_INDEX_PHP": "true",
        "MANTIS_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_REAL_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Find the paths with:

where node          # Windows
which node          # macOS/Linux

# Global package path (Windows)
npm root -g
# e.g. C:\Users\you\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules

# Global package path (macOS/Linux)
npm root -g
# e.g. /usr/local/lib/node_modules

Restart Claude Code after editing ~/.claude.json.

VS Code MCP configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mantis-rest": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anscodelab/mantis-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MANTIS_BASE_URL": "https://mantis.example.com/api/rest",
        "MANTIS_USE_INDEX_PHP": "true",
        "MANTIS_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_REAL_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running

mantis-mcp-server

The server speaks MCP over stdio and exposes Mantis REST endpoints via tools.

For full developer documentation and local development setup, see the repository README (README.dev.md).