Integrating the IBM Decision Intelligence MCP Server into IBM watsonx Orchestrate

Specifying the API key and URL environment variables

You can use the connection setting to specity the API key and URL environment variables.

1. Open the main menu, expand Manage, and then click Connections. The Connection settings page opens.

   

2. Click Add new connection to launch the Add new connection wizard.

   

3. Enter the Connection ID and Display name fields, and then click Save and continue.

   

4. In the Configure draft connection panel:

   • Select Key Value Pair as Authentication Type.
   • Enter the Key and Value fields to define the DI_APIKEY environment variable.
   • Click Add key value pair.

   

5. Enter the Key and Value fields to define the URL environment variable, and then click Connect.

   

6. When the draft connection is connected, click Next.

   

7. Similarly configure the live connection. When it is done, click Add connection.

   

8. In the Add MCP Server wizard:

   • Select the display name corresponding to the connection you just configured.
   • Enter the npx command WITHOUT the --di-apikey and --url arguments.
   • Click Connect, and then click Done.