Tines

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Tines security automation platform.

Features

• Stories: List, create, update, delete, import/export stories
• Actions: Create, update, delete, and run actions within stories
• Credentials: Manage text and OAuth credentials
• Teams & Folders: Organize your Tines workspace
• Events: View story execution history
• Global Resources: Manage shared resources across stories

Security

• API tokens are stored in .env file (never committed to git)
• All API calls use HTTPS
• Error messages are sanitized to prevent token leakage
• Input validation on all parameters

Setup

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/tines-mcp-server.git
cd tines-mcp-server

2. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure Credentials

Copy the example environment file:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your Tines credentials:

TINES_TENANT=your-company.tines.com
TINES_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here

To get your API token:

1. Log in to Tines
2. Go to your Profile (top-right corner)
3. Navigate to API Tokens
4. Create a new token with appropriate permissions
5. Copy the token immediately (it won't be shown again)

4. Configure Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tines": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/tines-mcp-server/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Note: Update the path to match your actual installation location.

5. Restart Claude Desktop

After configuring, restart Claude Desktop to load the MCP server.

Available Tools

Stories

Tool	Description
list_stories	List all stories
get_story	Get story details
create_story	Create a new story
update_story	Update a story
delete_story	Delete a story
export_story	Export story as JSON
import_story	Import story from JSON

Actions

Tool	Description
list_actions	List actions in a story
get_action	Get action details
create_action	Create a new action
update_action	Update an action
delete_action	Delete an action
run_action	Manually trigger an action

Credentials

Tool	Description
list_credentials	List all credentials
get_credential	Get credential details
create_text_credential	Create a text credential
create_oauth_credential	Create an OAuth credential
delete_credential	Delete a credential

Teams & Folders

Tool	Description
list_teams	List all teams
get_team	Get team details
list_folders	List all folders
get_folder	Get folder details
create_folder	Create a new folder

Events

Tool	Description
list_events	List story events
get_event	Get event details

Global Resources

Tool	Description
list_global_resources	List all global resources
get_global_resource	Get resource details
create_global_resource	Create a resource
update_global_resource	Update a resource
delete_global_resource	Delete a resource

Utilities

Tool	Description
list_action_types	List available action types

Drafts (Change Control)

For stories with Change Control enabled, use these tools to create, test, and publish changes safely:

Tool	Description
list_drafts	List all drafts for a story
get_draft	Get draft details
create_draft	Create a new draft from live story
delete_draft	Discard a draft
publish_draft	Publish draft to live
list_draft_actions	List actions in a draft
create_draft_action	Add action to draft
update_draft_action	Update action in draft
delete_draft_action	Remove action from draft
run_draft_action	Test an action in draft

Workflow for Change Control:

1. create_draft - Create a draft from the live story
2. create_draft_action / update_draft_action - Make your changes
3. run_draft_action - Test your changes
4. publish_draft - Push changes to live (or delete_draft to discard)

Common Action Types

When creating actions, use these type strings:

Type	Description
Agents::HTTPRequestAgent	Make HTTP requests
Agents::EventTransformationAgent	Transform event data
Agents::TriggerAgent	Scheduled trigger
Agents::WebhookAgent	Receive webhooks
Agents::SendToStoryAgent	Send data to another story
Agents::EmailAgent	Send emails
Agents::IMAPAgent	Receive emails
Agents::JavaScriptAgent	Run JavaScript code
Agents::PythonAgent	Run Python code

Example Usage

Once configured, you can ask Claude to:

• "List all my Tines stories"
• "Create a new story called 'Phishing Response'"
• "Add an HTTP Request action to story ID 123"
• "Show me the events for story 456"
• "Export story 789 so I can back it up"

License

MIT