How do I connect Youtrack MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add vitalyostanin-youtrack-mcp -- npx -y @vitalyostanin/youtrack-mcp@latest` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Youtrack MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Youtrack MCP Server do?

Youtrack MCP Server documents 40 tools to the agent, including filePath, format, issue_activities. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Youtrack MCP

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by VitalyOstanin

MCP server for YouTrack: issues, attachments, work items, time reports, knowledge base

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'vitalyostanin-youtrack-mcp' -- 'npx' '-y' '@vitalyostanin/youtrack-mcp@latest'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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40 of 40 tools

Documented tools (40)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

filePath

string, custom file path relative to YOUTRACKOUTPUTDIR (optional, auto-generated if not provided, directory created if needed)

format

string, output format when saving to file: jsonl (JSON Lines) or json (JSON array format). Default is jsonl

issue_activities

Get issue change history

issue_assign

Assign issue to user

issue_attachment_delete

Delete attachment (requires confirmation: true)

issue_attachment_download

Get download URL for attachment or download file directly to local filesystem

issue_attachment_get

Get attachment info

issue_attachment_upload

Upload files to issue

issue_attachments_list

Get list of attachments

issue_change_state

Change issue state/status through workflow transitions

issue_change_type

Change the issue Type custom field

issue_comment_create

Add comment to issue

issue_comment_update

Update existing comment

issue_comments

Issue comments with server-side pagination

issue_create

Create issue

issue_details

Issue details with brief/full modes

issue_link_add

Create a link between two issues

issue_link_delete

Delete a link by id for a specific issue (requires confirmation: true)

issue_link_types

List available link types (cached single-flight)

issue_links

List links for an issue with server-side pagination. Returns link id, direction, linkType, and counterpart issue brief

issue_lookup

Get information about YouTrack issue. Note: Returns predefined fields including timestamps (created, updated) and basic info - id, idReadable, summary, description, wikifiedDescription, usesMarkdown, created, updated, project (id, shortName, name), parent (id, idReadable), assignee (id, login, name)

issue_star

Add star to issue for current user

issue_status

Get status of a YouTrack issue. Returns the State of the issue.

issue_unstar

Remove star from issue for current user

issue_update

Update existing issue

issues_comments

Comments for multiple issues (batch mode, max 50)

issues_details

Detailed information about multiple issues (batch mode, max 50). Brief (default): predefined fields only. Full (briefOutput=false): adds customFields for each issue

issues_lookup

Get information about multiple YouTrack issues (batch mode, max 50). Note: Returns predefined fields including timestamps (created, updated) and basic info - id, idReadable, summary, description, wikifiedDescription, usesMarkdown, created, updated, project (id, shortName, name), parent (id, idReadab

issues_star_batch

Add stars to multiple issues (batch mode, max 50)

issues_starred_list

Get all starred issues for current user

issues_status

Get status of multiple YouTrack issues (batch mode, max 50). Returns the State of each issue.

issues_unstar_batch

Remove stars from multiple issues (batch mode, max 50)

overwrite

boolean, allow overwriting existing files when using explicit filePath. Default is false

saveToFile

boolean, saves results to a JSON file instead of returning directly (useful for large datasets)

service_info

Check YouTrack availability and current user

workitem_delete

Delete work item (requires confirmation: true)

workitems_all_users

Get work items for all users with server-side pagination

workitems_for_users

Get work items for selected users with per-user pagination

workitems_list

Get work items for current or specified user with server-side pagination

workitems_recent

Get recent work items sorted by update time (newest first)

Tool change history

Compared across complete checks of the same configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked. Input-schema changes are not measured here.

No complete tool checks yet.

FAQ

Questions about Youtrack MCP Server

How do I connect Youtrack MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add vitalyostanin-youtrack-mcp -- npx -y @vitalyostanin/youtrack-mcp@latest` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Youtrack MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Youtrack MCP Server do?: Youtrack MCP Server documents 40 tools to the agent, including filePath, format, issue_activities. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.