swagger-mcp

amrsa1/swagger-mcp

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The Swagger MCP Server is a tool designed to facilitate the exploration and testing of APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI documentation, with support for multiple IDEs and flexible authentication options.

Swagger MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for exploring and testing APIs through Swagger/OpenAPI documentation. This server automatically detects configuration files from multiple IDEs and provides comprehensive API interaction capabilities.

Features

  • ๐Ÿ” Fetch and parse Swagger/OpenAPI documentation from any URL
  • ๐Ÿงช Test API endpoints directly through the MCP interface
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Explore API schemas and understand data structures
  • ๐Ÿ”ง Multi-IDE support - automatically detects config from VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and more
  • ๐ŸŒ Flexible authentication - supports API keys, basic auth, and bearer tokens
  • โšก Auto-discovery - can find documentation URLs automatically

Configuration

IDE Setup

Create an MCP configuration file in your IDE's configuration directory:

  • VS Code: ~/.vscode/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json (in your project)
  • Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json (in your project)
  • Windsurf: ~/.windsurf/mcp.json or .windsurf/mcp.json (in your project)
  • Any IDE: mcp.json (in your project root) or .mcp/config.json

Authentication Options

Option 1: Using API Key
"swagger-mcp": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "-y",
    "swagger-mcp@latest"
  ],
  "env": {
    "API_BASE_URL": "https://api.example.com",
    "API_DOCS_URL": "https://api.example.com/swagger.json",
    "API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
  }
}
Option 2: Using Username and Password
"swagger-mcp": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "-y", 
    "swagger-mcp@latest"
  ],
  "env": {
    "API_BASE_URL": "https://api.example.com",
    "API_DOCS_URL": "https://api.example.com/swagger.json",
    "API_USERNAME": "your-username",
    "API_PASSWORD": "your-password"
  }
}

Configuration Options

  • API_BASE_URL - Base URL for your API (e.g., https://api.example.com) [Required]
  • API_DOCS_URL - Direct URL to Swagger/OpenAPI JSON/YAML (optional, will be auto-discovered)
  • API_KEY - API key for authentication (used as Bearer token)
  • API_USERNAME - Username for basic authentication
  • API_PASSWORD - Password for basic authentication

Authentication Flow

The server intelligently handles authentication:

  1. For API requests: Uses API_KEY as Bearer token, falls back to Basic auth
  2. For authentication endpoints: Auto-injects username/password credentials
  3. Token management: Automatically stores and reuses tokens from login responses
  4. Auto-refresh: Attempts to refresh tokens on 401 Unauthorized responses

Available Tools

fetch_swagger_info

Fetches and parses Swagger/OpenAPI documentation from a given URL to discover available API endpoints.

list_endpoints

Lists all available API endpoints after fetching Swagger documentation, showing methods, paths, and summaries.

get_endpoint_details

Gets detailed information about a specific API endpoint including parameters, request/response schemas, and examples.

execute_api_request

Executes an API request to a specific endpoint with authentication, parameters, headers, and body handling.

validate_api_response

Validates an API response against the schema definitions from Swagger documentation to ensure compliance.

Usage Examples

Once configured, you can use the MCP server in your AI-powered editor to:

  • Explore APIs: "Show me the available endpoints in this API"
  • Test endpoints: "Test the POST /users endpoint with this data"
  • Understand schemas: "Explain the User model structure"
  • Debug API calls: "Help me troubleshoot this API request"
  • Validate responses: "Check if this response matches the API schema"

Supported IDEs

The server automatically detects configuration files from:

  • VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)
  • Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
  • Windsurf (.windsurf/mcp.json)
  • Root directory (mcp.json)
  • Alternative location (.mcp/config.json)

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/amrsa1/SwaggerMCP.git
cd SwaggerMCP

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

License

MIT License - see file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.