MCP Inflectra Spira Server

May 4, 2026 · View on GitHub

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants interact with Inflectra Spira — covering project management, test management, and requirements management.

Works with SpiraTest, SpiraTeam, and SpiraPlan.

Quick Start
Configuration
Available Tools
Usage Examples
License

Quick Start

Install from PyPI:

pip install mcp-server-spira

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inflectra-spira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_server_spira"],
      "env": {
        "INFLECTRA_SPIRA_BASE_URL": "https://myinstance.spiraservice.net",
        "INFLECTRA_SPIRA_USERNAME": "mylogin",
        "INFLECTRA_SPIRA_API_KEY": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXX}"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Cline, add "type": "stdio" to the server config. For Claude Desktop:

mcp install src/mcp_server_spira/server.py --name "Inflectra Spira Server"

Configuration

Set these environment variables (or use a .env file):

Variable	Required	Description
`INFLECTRA_SPIRA_BASE_URL`	Yes	Base URL for your Spira instance
`INFLECTRA_SPIRA_USERNAME`	Yes	Your Spira login name
`INFLECTRA_SPIRA_API_KEY`	Yes	API Key (RSS Token) from your Spira user profile
`SPIRA_PROJECT_ID`	No	Default product ID — avoids passing `product_id` on every call

Available Tools

10 tools organized by scope. All data-retrieval tools return structured JSON with field projection, filtering, and a consistent response envelope.

Search Tools

Tool	Description
`mywork_search_artifacts`	Your assigned items (task, incident, requirement, test_case, test_set) with filtering and field projection
`product_search_artifacts`	Search artifacts in a product (11 types). Supports cross-product fan-out, server-side filtering, and nested sub-artifact includes.
`product_get_artifact`	Single artifact by ID with full details and optional sub-artifact includes
`program_search_artifacts`	Search program-level artifacts (capability, milestone)

Write Tools

Tool	Description
`product_create_automated_test_run`	Record automated test results from CI/CD
`product_create_build`	Record a CI/CD build result

Workspace & Configuration Tools

Tool	Description
`workspace_search`	List products, programs, or product templates with field projection
`workspace_get`	Get a single product, program, or template by ID
`template_get_metadata`	Types, statuses, priorities, severities, custom properties, and more for a template
`get_artifact_schema`	Field schema for any artifact type (local-only, no API call)

Usage Examples

Try these prompts with your AI assistant:

Show me my assigned tasks in Spira

List all products in my Spira instance

Get the open incidents in product 55

Search for critical requirements across products 55 and 60

Get the field schema for incidents

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Built with MCP Python SDK · Spira REST API v7.0