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Swagger MCP Server

by dcolley

A server that ingests and serves Swagger/OpenAPI specifications through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It automatically generates MCP tools from API endpoints.

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Swagger MCP Server

A server that ingests and serves Swagger/OpenAPI specifications through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Features

  • Loads Swagger/OpenAPI specifications
  • Supports multiple authentication methods:
    • Basic Auth
    • Bearer Token
    • API Key (header or query)
    • OAuth2
  • Automatically generates MCP tools from API endpoints
  • Server-Sent Events (SSE) support for real-time communication
  • TypeScript support

Security

This is a personal server!! Do not expose it to the public internet. If the underlying API requires authentication, you should not expose the MCP server to the public internet.

TODO

  • secrets - the MCP server should be able to use secrets from the user to authenticate requests to the API
  • Comprehensive test suite

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v18 or higher)
  • Yarn package manager
  • TypeScript

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/dcolley/swagger-mcp.git
cd swagger-mcp
  1. Install dependencies:
yarn install
  1. Create a .env file based on the example:
cp .env.example .env
  1. Configure your Swagger/OpenAPI specification:

    • Place your Swagger file in the project (e.g., swagger.json)
    • Or provide a URL to your Swagger specification
  2. Update the configuration in config.json with your server settings:

{
  "server": {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 3000
  },
  "swagger": {
    "url": "url-or-path/to/your/swagger.json",
    "apiBaseUrl": "https://api.example.com",  // Fallback if not specified in Swagger
    "defaultAuth": {  // Fallback if not specified in Swagger
      "type": "apiKey",
      "apiKey": "your-api-key",
      "apiKeyName": "api_key",
      "apiKeyIn": "header"
    }
  }
}

Note: The server prioritizes settings from the Swagger specification over the config file:

  • If the Swagger file contains a servers array, the first server URL will be used as the base URL
  • If the Swagger file defines security schemes, they will be used for authentication
  • The config file settings serve as fallbacks when not specified in the Swagger file

Usage

  1. Start the development server:
yarn dev
  1. Build for production:
yarn build
  1. Start the production server:
yarn start

API Endpoints

  • GET /health - Check server health status
  • GET /sse - Establish Server-Sent Events connection
  • POST /messages - Send messages to the MCP server

Testing

Run the test suite:

# Run tests once
yarn test

# Run tests in watch mode
yarn test:watch

# Run tests with coverage report
yarn test:coverage

Authentication

The server supports various authentication methods. Configure them in the config.json file as fallbacks when not specified in the Swagger file:

Basic Auth

{
  "defaultAuth": {
    "type": "basic",
    "username": "your-username",
    "password": "your-password"
  }
}

Bearer Token

{
  "defaultAuth": {
    "type": "bearer",
    "token": "your-bearer-token"
  }
}

API Key

{
  "defaultAuth": {
    "type": "apiKey",
    "apiKey": "your-api-key",
    "apiKeyName": "X-API-Key",
    "apiKeyIn": "header"
  }
}

OAuth2

{
  "defaultAuth": {
    "type": "oauth2",
    "token": "your-oauth-token"
  }
}

Development

  1. Start the development server:
yarn dev
<!-- 2. Make changes to the code 3. Run tests to ensure everything works: ```bash yarn test ``` 4. Build the project: ```bash yarn build ``` --> <!-- ## Contributing 1. Fork the repository 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`) 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`) 5. Open a Pull Request -->

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Environment Variables

  • PORT: Server port (default: 3000)
  • API_USERNAME: Username for API authentication (fallback)
  • API_PASSWORD: Password for API authentication (fallback)
  • API_TOKEN: API token for authentication (fallback)
  • DEFAULT_API_BASE_URL: Default base URL for API endpoints (fallback)
  • DEFAULT_SWAGGER_URL: Default Swagger specification URL