Connhex Server

An MCP server that exposes Connhex APIs as tools.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• uvx
• A Connhex account with access to the target instance

Configure your MCP client

Add the server to your MCP client configuration.

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "connhex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/compiuta-origin/connhex-mcp-server",
        "connhex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONNHEX_INSTANCE_URL": "<connhex-instance-url>",
        "CONNHEX_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "CONNHEX_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The server requires CONNHEX_INSTANCE_URL set to the base URL of the Connhex instance you want to connect to.

Authentication is configured via CONNHEX_AUTH_TYPE (defaults to credentials):

Auth type	Required env vars	Description
credentials	CONNHEX_USERNAME, CONNHEX_PASSWORD	Logs in with username and password
token	CONNHEX_BEARER_TOKEN	Uses a static bearer token
session	(none — provided via transport headers)	Forwards session from the client

Transport

By default the server uses stdio. You can select a different transport by appending --transport to the args array:

"args": [
  "--from",
  "git+https://github.com/compiuta-origin/connhex-mcp-server",
  "connhex-mcp",
  "--transport",
  "streamable-http"
]

Available transports: stdio, http, sse, streamable-http.

Updating

uvx caches the built environment on first run and does not re-fetch the git repo on subsequent invocations, so updates to this server are not picked up automatically. To pull the latest version, run:

uvx --refresh --from git+https://github.com/compiuta-origin/connhex-mcp-server connhex-mcp

Then restart your MCP client.

Available Tools

IAM

Tool	Description
whoami	Return information about the currently authenticated user.

Resources (JSON:API)

Generic CRUD over the Connhex resources service.

Tool	Description
list_resources	List resources of a given type, with filtering, sorting, sparse fieldsets, and pagination.
get_resource	Get a specific resource by ID.
create_resource	Create a new resource.
update_resource	Partially update an existing resource.
delete_resource	Delete a resource (irreversible).
get_schema	Discover valid resource types, attributes, and relationships across both the resources and manufacturing services.

Manufacturing (JSON:API)

Same CRUD shape as Resources, against the manufacturing service.

Tool	Description
list_manufacturing_resources	List manufacturing resources.
get_manufacturing_resource	Get a manufacturing resource by ID.
create_manufacturing_resource	Create a manufacturing resource.
update_manufacturing_resource	Partially update a manufacturing resource.
delete_manufacturing_resource	Delete a manufacturing resource (irreversible).

Reader (IoT messages)

Read messages from Connhex IoT channels. Supports the four CMP components (messages, params, infos, metrics) and decimation/aggregation for SenML formats.

Tool	Description
read_channel_messages	Read messages from a channel by its channel ID.
read_thing_messages	Read messages for a thing (device/edge) by its thing ID (resolves the channel ID from the thing's metadata).

Things

Manage IoT things (devices and edges) and inspect their connectivity.

Tool	Description
get_thing	Get a single thing by ID, including its typed metadata (channels, device type...).
list_things	List things with optional name filter and pagination.
get_things_status	Get current connectivity status for a batch of things by their IDs.
get_things_status_summary	Fleet-wide connectivity summary: online, offline, never connected, active last hour.
get_things_flapping	List devices with an excessive number of reconnections within a time window.
get_thing_uptime	Connect/disconnect timeline and total uptime for a single thing in a time range.
get_thing_channels	List the channels connected to a specific thing.

Models

Manage device models and browse the things assigned to them.

Tool	Description
get_model	Get a single device model by ID.
list_models	List models with optional name, tag, and tenant filters.
get_model_things	List all things assigned to a specific device model.

Rules Engine

Manage rules and inspect triggered rule events.

Tool	Description
list_rules	List rules, with filtering and pagination.
get_rule	Get a single rule by ID.
create_rule	Create a new rule.
update_rule	Partially update an existing rule.
delete_rule	Delete a rule (irreversible).
list_rule_events	List rule events (triggered rule occurrences).

Usage Examples

Identity

• "Who am I logged in as?"

Discover the data model

• "What resource types are available in this Connhex instance?"
• "What attributes does the devices resource type have?"

Browse and search resources

• "List all my devices."
• "Find devices whose serial starts with ABC."
• "Show me plants created in the last week."
• "Get device <device-id> and include its related site."
• "List the 50 most recently created devices, only showing serial and name."

Create / update / delete resources

• "Create a new installation called Installation A."
• "Update device <device-id> to set its name to Boiler 3."
• "Delete installation <installation-id>."

Manufacturing

• "List all manufacturing batches."

IoT messages (telemetry)

• "Show me the last 10 messages from thing <thing-id>."
• "Read messages from channel <channel-id> between yesterday and today."
• "Show me the daily max CPU usage (metrics) for device <connhex-id> this week."
• "Filter messages from channel <channel-id> to only the temperature SenML name."

Things

• "List all things in this instance."
• "Get thing <thing-id> and show me its event and control channel IDs."
• "How many devices are currently online?"
• "Are there any devices that are reconnecting excessively?"
• "Show me the connectivity timeline for device <thing-id> over the last 7 days."
• "What channels is thing <thing-id> connected to?"

Models

• "List all device models."
• "Show me all things assigned to model <model-id>."
• "Which model does thing <thing-id> use?"

Rules Engine

• "List all enabled rules with severity critical."
• "Show me rule <rule-id>."
• "Disable rule <rule-id>."
• "Show me all rule events from the last 24 hours."
• "List events triggered by rule <rule-id> between <from> and <to>."

Testing with MCP Inspector

You can test the server locally using MCP Inspector (requires Node.js):

export CONNHEX_INSTANCE_URL=<connhex-instance-url>
export [email protected]
export CONNHEX_PASSWORD=your-password
./scripts/start-mcp-inspector.sh

For token-based auth:

export CONNHEX_INSTANCE_URL=<connhex-instance-url>
export CONNHEX_AUTH_TYPE=token
export CONNHEX_BEARER_TOKEN=your-token
./scripts/start-mcp-inspector.sh

This opens a browser UI where you can interactively call tools and inspect responses.

Development

Clone the repo and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/compiuta-origin/connhex-mcp-server.git
cd connhex-mcp-server
uv sync --dev

Run the server locally:

uv run connhex-mcp

Run tests and linting:

uv run pytest
uv run ruff check .

Privacy Policy

The Connhex MCP Server acts as a proxy between AI clients and a Connhex instance. It does not collect, store, or process data on its own behalf.

Data handling: All requests are forwarded exclusively to the Connhex instance URL configured by the operator (CONNHEX_INSTANCE_URL). No data is sent to any other third party.

Third-party services: The server communicates only with the configured Connhex instance. No analytics, telemetry, or tracking services are used.

Contact: For privacy-related inquiries, contact [email protected].

• Full privacy policy: https://connhex.com/legal/platform-privacy-notice
• Terms and Conditions: https://connhex.com/legal/terms-and-conditions
• Acceptable Use Policy: https://connhex.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy