Bitbucket MCP server for AI agents

The Bitbucket MCP Server is a specialized tool that provides an interface for interacting with Bitbucket repositories through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It supports both Bitbucket Cloud and Bitbucket Server with a comprehensive set of tools for pull request management, branch operations, code review, and file access.

Installation

Using npx (Recommended)

The simplest way to use this MCP server is with npx. Add this configuration to your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nexus2520/bitbucket-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD": "your-app-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Bitbucket Server users:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nexus2520/bitbucket-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "BITBUCKET_TOKEN": "your-http-access-token",
        "BITBUCKET_BASE_URL": "https://bitbucket.yourcompany.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

From Source

Clone or download the repository
Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Build the TypeScript code:
```
npm run build
```

Authentication Setup

The server uses Bitbucket App Passwords for authentication.

Creating an App Password

Log in to your Bitbucket account
Navigate to: https://bitbucket.org/account/settings/app-passwords/
Click "Create app password"
Give it a descriptive label (e.g., "MCP Server")
Select the following permissions:
- Account: Read
- Repositories: Read, Write
- Pull requests: Read, Write
Click "Create"
Important: Copy the generated password immediately (you won't be able to see it again!)

Running the Setup Script

node scripts/setup-auth.js

This will guide you through the authentication setup process.

Configuration

Add the server to your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/bitbucket-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD": "your-app-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Bitbucket Server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/bitbucket-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BITBUCKET_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "BITBUCKET_TOKEN": "your-http-access-token",
        "BITBUCKET_BASE_URL": "https://bitbucket.yourcompany.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Important for Bitbucket Server users:

Use your full email address as the username (e.g., "[email protected]")
This is required for approval/review actions to work correctly

Usage

Get Pull Request

{
  "tool": "get_pull_request",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",  // Required - your project key
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123
  }
}

Search Code

{
  "tool": "search_code",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "search_query": "TODO",
    "limit": 50
  }
}

Note: This tool currently only works with Bitbucket Server.

List Pull Requests

{
  "tool": "list_pull_requests",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "state": "OPEN",  // Optional: OPEN, MERGED, DECLINED, ALL (default: OPEN)
    "author": "username",  // Optional: filter by author
    "limit": 25,  // Optional: max results per page (default: 25)
    "start": 0  // Optional: pagination start index (default: 0)
  }
}

Create Pull Request

{
  "tool": "create_pull_request",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "title": "Add new feature",
    "source_branch": "feature/new-feature",
    "destination_branch": "main",
    "description": "This PR adds a new feature...",  // Optional
    "reviewers": ["john.doe", "jane.smith"],  // Optional
    "close_source_branch": true  // Optional (default: false)
  }
}

Update Pull Request

{
  "tool": "update_pull_request",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "title": "Updated title",  // Optional
    "description": "Updated description",  // Optional
    "destination_branch": "develop",  // Optional
    "reviewers": ["new.reviewer"]  // Optional
  }
}

Add Comment

// General comment
{
  "tool": "add_comment",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "comment_text": "Great work on this PR!"
  }
}

// Inline comment on specific line
{
  "tool": "add_comment",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "comment_text": "Consider extracting this into a separate function",
    "file_path": "src/utils/helpers.js",
    "line_number": 42,
    "line_type": "CONTEXT"  // ADDED, REMOVED, or CONTEXT
  }
}

// Reply to existing comment
{
  "tool": "add_comment",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "comment_text": "I agree with this suggestion",
    "parent_comment_id": 456
  }
}

Using Code Snippets Instead of Line Numbers

{
  "tool": "add_comment",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "comment_text": "This variable name could be more descriptive",
    "file_path": "src/components/Button.res",
    "code_snippet": "let isDisabled = false",
    "search_context": {
      "before": ["let onClick = () => {"],
      "after": ["setLoading(true)"]
    }
  }
}

Merge Pull Request

{
  "tool": "merge_pull_request",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "merge_strategy": "squash",  // Optional: merge-commit, squash, fast-forward
    "close_source_branch": true,  // Optional
    "commit_message": "Custom merge message"  // Optional
  }
}

List Branches

{
  "tool": "list_branches",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "filter": "feature",  // Optional: filter by name pattern
    "limit": 25,  // Optional (default: 25)
    "start": 0  // Optional: for pagination (default: 0)
  }
}

Delete Branch

{
  "tool": "delete_branch",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "branch_name": "feature/old-feature",
    "force": false  // Optional (default: false)
  }
}

Get Branch

{
  "tool": "get_branch",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "branch_name": "feature/new-feature",
    "include_merged_prs": false  // Optional (default: false)
  }
}

List Branch Commits

{
  "tool": "list_branch_commits",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "branch_name": "feature/new-feature",
    "limit": 50  // Optional (default: 25)
  }
}

List PR Commits

{
  "tool": "list_pr_commits",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "limit": 50,  // Optional (default: 25)
    "start": 0    // Optional: for pagination
  }
}

Get Pull Request Diff

{
  "tool": "get_pull_request_diff",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "context_lines": 5  // Optional (default: 3)
  }
}

Approve Pull Request

{
  "tool": "approve_pull_request",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123
  }
}

Request Changes

{
  "tool": "request_changes",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "pull_request_id": 123,
    "comment": "Please address the following issues..."  // Optional
  }
}

List Directory Content

{
  "tool": "list_directory_content",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "path": "src/components",  // Optional (defaults to root)
    "branch": "main"  // Optional (defaults to default branch)
  }
}

Get File Content

{
  "tool": "get_file_content",
  "arguments": {
    "workspace": "PROJ",
    "repository": "my-repo",
    "file_path": "src/index.ts",
    "branch": "main",  // Optional (defaults to default branch)
    "start_line": 1,  // Optional: starting line (1-based, use negative for from end)
    "line_count": 100,  // Optional: number of lines to return
    "full_content": false  // Optional: force full content (default: false)
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Authentication errors: Double-check your username and app password
404 errors: Verify the workspace, repository slug, and PR ID
Permission errors: Ensure your app password has the required permissions

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "bitbucket" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@nexus2520/bitbucket-mcp-server"],"env":{"BITBUCKET_USERNAME":"your-username","BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD":"your-app-password"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bitbucket": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@nexus2520/bitbucket-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "BITBUCKET_USERNAME": "your-username",
                "BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD": "your-app-password"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

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

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bitbucket": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@nexus2520/bitbucket-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "BITBUCKET_USERNAME": "your-username",
                "BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD": "your-app-password"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect