trac-mcp-server

Standalone MCP server that gives AI agents full access to Trac project management -- tickets, wiki, milestones, and search -- via the Model Context Protocol.

Quick Start

pip install .

Set your Trac connection:

export TRAC_URL="https://trac.example.com"
export TRAC_USERNAME="your-username"
export TRAC_PASSWORD="your-password"

Run the server:

trac-mcp-server

Configuration

Configuration via environment variables, .env file, or YAML config file (.trac_mcp/config.yaml):

Variable	Required	Default	Description
TRAC_URL	Yes	--	Trac instance URL
TRAC_USERNAME	Yes	--	Trac username
TRAC_PASSWORD	Yes	--	Trac password
TRAC_INSECURE	No	false	Skip SSL verification (development only)
TRAC_DEBUG	No	false	Enable debug logging
TRAC_MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS	No	5	Max parallel XML-RPC requests
TRAC_MAX_BATCH_SIZE	No	500	Max items per batch operation (1-10000)

For YAML config file format and advanced options, see Configuration Reference.

MCP Client Integration

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trac": {
      "command": "trac-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "TRAC_URL": "https://trac.example.com",
        "TRAC_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "TRAC_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add trac -e TRAC_URL=https://trac.example.com \
  -e TRAC_USERNAME=your-username \
  -e TRAC_PASSWORD=your-password \
  -- trac-mcp-server

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP client that supports stdio transport can launch trac-mcp-server as a subprocess. Pass Trac credentials via environment variables.

Available Tools (27)

Tickets (11)

Tool	Description
ticket_search	Search tickets with Trac query language
ticket_get	Get ticket details by ID
ticket_create	Create new tickets
ticket_update	Update existing tickets
ticket_delete	Delete tickets
ticket_changelog	Get ticket change history
ticket_fields	List available ticket fields
ticket_actions	Get available ticket actions
ticket_batch_create	Create multiple tickets in one batch
ticket_batch_delete	Delete multiple tickets in one batch
ticket_batch_update	Update multiple tickets in one batch

Wiki (6)

Tool	Description
wiki_get	Get wiki page content (with Markdown conversion)
wiki_search	Search wiki pages
wiki_create	Create new wiki pages
wiki_update	Update existing wiki pages
wiki_delete	Delete wiki pages
wiki_recent_changes	List recent wiki changes

Wiki Files (3)

Tool	Description
wiki_file_push	Push local file to wiki (auto format conversion)
wiki_file_pull	Pull wiki page to local file
wiki_file_detect_format	Detect content format (Markdown/TracWiki)

Milestones (5)

Tool	Description
milestone_list	List all milestones
milestone_get	Get milestone details
milestone_create	Create new milestones
milestone_update	Update existing milestones
milestone_delete	Delete milestones

System (2)

Tool	Description
ping	Test connectivity and return API version
get_server_time	Get Trac server time

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v

Project Structure

src/trac_mcp_server/
  config.py       # Environment variable configuration
  core/           # Trac XML-RPC client, async utilities
  mcp/            # MCP server, tools, resources
  converters/     # Markdown <-> TracWiki conversion
  detection/      # Content format detection

Documentation

See docs/reference/overview.md for detailed tool reference, configuration, and troubleshooting.