--- title: "Jenkins MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 59 Jenkins actions through one MCP server: builds, jobs, views, nodes. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/jenkins updated: 2026-10-23 --- Connectors · Data & integration # Jenkins MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Jenkins and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 59 Jenkins actions (35 reads, 15 writes and 9 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Jenkins credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Jenkins's limits and records every call. [Connect Jenkins free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you. `claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` the first call ``` do { action: "jenkins.users.list", intent: "check which Jenkins account is connected" } # List users · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 59 actions in one signed file - 35 read look, never change - 15 write create and update - 9 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Jenkins in three steps. 1. 01 ### Add actionlake to Claude. Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us. `https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` 2. 02 ### Connect Jenkins. Username and secret. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. - `username` Jenkins user id (login name) the API token belongs to - `api_token` API token: in Jenkins click your name (top right) > Security (or Configure) > API Token > Add new token - `host` Where your Jenkins lives: your host ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "jenkins" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you ``` 3. 03 ### Make the first call. Check before a write. Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, `check` validates the call and prices it, for free. ``` do { action: "jenkins.users.list" } # list users · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "jenkins.jobs.create", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` Jenkins at a glance **Sign-in** Username and secret. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. **You provide** `username` `api_token` **Setup fields** `host` **Limits we pace to** 10 calls a second, per connection **API covered** Jenkins Remote Access API (2.4xx LTS) with Pipeline: Stage View, Pipeline: Input Step and Pipeline: Declarative, at your Jenkins instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting **Built from** Jenkins's documentation, read 23 October 2026[jenkins.io](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/book/using/remote-access-api/) [GitHub](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/tree/master/core/src/main/java/hudson/model) [GitHub](https://github.com/jenkinsci/pipeline-stage-view-plugin/tree/master/rest-api) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** 30 of 35 reads, for up to 1 minute; a write clears what it affects **Shared entities** 2, so ask can line Jenkins up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in Jenkins. 59 actions in 22 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **35** read look, never change - **15** write create and update - **9** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### Builds 16 9 read · 4 write · 3 destructive List a job's builds · List a Pipeline build's artifacts · Get a build · Trigger a build 2. ### Jobs 6 2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive List top-level jobs and folders · Create a job from config.xml · Get a job · Delete a job 3. ### Views 6 2 read · 4 write · 0 destructive Create a view from config.xml · List views · Get a view · Replace a view's config.xml 4. ### Nodes 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive List agents (nodes) · Create an agent from config.xml · Get an agent (node) · Replace an agent's config.xml 5. ### Users 4 2 read · 1 write · 1 destructive List users · Get a user · Generate an API token for a user · Revoke a user's API token 6. ### Queue 3 2 read · 0 write · 1 destructive List the build queue · Get a queue item · Cancel a queued build 7. ### Credentials 2 2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive List credentials in a store domain · List the domains of a credentials store 8. ### Folders 2 1 read · 1 write · 0 destructive Create a job inside a folder from config.xml · List the jobs in a folder **14 more areas · 15 actions** - Pipeline converter **2** - Crumb **1** - Fingerprints **1** - Instance **1** - Labels **1** - Me **1** - Overall load **1** - Pipeline linter **1** - Pipeline runs **1** - Plugins **1** - Safe shutdown **1** - Script **1** - Update center **1** - Whoami **1** Top actions ## The Jenkins API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 20 of Jenkins's 20 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `jenkins.users.list` List users | List users. | read | `identity.user.list` 474 connectors | | `jenkins.me.get` Get the signed-in user | Get the signed-in user. | read | `identity.current_user.get` 307 connectors | | `jenkins.users.get` Get a user | Get a user. | read | `identity.user.get` 399 connectors | | `jenkins.builds.list` List a job's builds | List a job's builds. | read | `devops.pipeline_run.list` 13 connectors | | `jenkins.jobs.list` List top-level jobs and folders | List top-level jobs and folders. | read | `devops.pipeline.list` 9 connectors | | `jenkins.nodes.list` List agents (nodes) | List agents (nodes). | read | `devops.runner.list` 9 connectors | | `jenkins.builds.artifacts.list` List a Pipeline build's artifacts | List a Pipeline build's artifacts. | read | `devops.artifact.list` 17 connectors | | `jenkins.jobs.create` Create a job from config.xml | Create a job from config.xml. | write | `devops.pipeline.create` 7 connectors | | `jenkins.nodes.create` Create an agent from config.xml | Create an agent from config.xml. | write | `devops.runner.create` 7 connectors | | `jenkins.builds.get` Get a build | Get a build. | read | `devops.pipeline_run.get` 12 connectors | | `jenkins.jobs.delete` Delete a job | Delete a job. | destructive | `devops.pipeline.delete` 7 connectors | | `jenkins.builds.create` Trigger a build | Trigger a build. | write | `devops.pipeline.run` 9 connectors | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the Jenkins actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read Who has access in Jenkins? List every user and their role. calls `jenkins.users.list` 2. Write write Create a job from config.xml in Jenkins. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `jenkins.jobs.create` Governance for Jenkins ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 9 Jenkins actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Delete a job `jenkins.jobs.delete` - Abort a running Pipeline build `jenkins.builds.cancel` - Run a Groovy script on the controller `jenkins.script.run` - Shut Jenkins down once running builds finish `jenkins.safe_shutdown.run` - Run a Groovy script on an agent `jenkins.nodes.script.run` - Revoke a user's API token `jenkins.users.api_tokens.delete` - Cancel a queued build `jenkins.queue.items.cancel` - Hard-kill a Pipeline build `jenkins.builds.force.cancel` - Reject a pending input step `jenkins.builds.inputs.cancel` A destructive action runs only with `confirm: true`. Under the `human` policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after. do jenkins.jobs.delete confirm_policy: **human** Delete a job? **intent:** the user asked me to delete a job run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _jenkins-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "jenkins-agent", allowed_actions: ["jenkins.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "jenkins.jobs.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "jenkins.builds.cancel", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "jenkins.script.run", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Jenkins only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What Jenkins costs on actionlake. Every Jenkins action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call Jenkins refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. - 1 upstream call per action all 59 Jenkins actions - 59 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 30 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Jenkins action. 59 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Builds 16** - `jenkins.builds.artifacts.list` List a Pipeline build's artifacts read - `jenkins.builds.cancel` Abort a running Pipeline build destructive - `jenkins.builds.changesets.list` List a Pipeline build's SCM change sets read - `jenkins.builds.create` Trigger a build write - `jenkins.builds.flow_nodes.get` Get a Pipeline stage or step read - `jenkins.builds.flow_nodes.log.get` Get the log of a Pipeline step read - `jenkins.builds.force.cancel` Hard-kill a Pipeline build destructive - `jenkins.builds.get` Get a build read - `jenkins.builds.inputs.approve` Approve a pending input step write - `jenkins.builds.inputs.cancel` Reject a pending input step destructive - `jenkins.builds.inputs.with_parameters.approve` Approve a pending input step with parameters write - `jenkins.builds.list` List a job's builds read - `jenkins.builds.pending_inputs.list` List a build's pending input steps read - `jenkins.builds.pipeline.get` Get a Pipeline build's stages read - `jenkins.builds.test_report.get` Get a build's test report read - `jenkins.builds.with_parameters.create` Trigger a build with parameters write **Jobs 6** - `jenkins.jobs.config.update` Replace a job's config.xml write - `jenkins.jobs.create` Create a job from config.xml write - `jenkins.jobs.delete` Delete a job destructive - `jenkins.jobs.description.update` Set a job's description write - `jenkins.jobs.get` Get a job read - `jenkins.jobs.list` List top-level jobs and folders read **Views 6** - `jenkins.views.config.update` Replace a view's config.xml write - `jenkins.views.create` Create a view from config.xml write - `jenkins.views.get` Get a view read - `jenkins.views.jobs.add` Add a job to a list view write - `jenkins.views.jobs.remove` Remove a job from a list view write - `jenkins.views.list` List views read **Nodes 5** - `jenkins.nodes.config.update` Replace an agent's config.xml write - `jenkins.nodes.create` Create an agent from config.xml write - `jenkins.nodes.get` Get an agent (node) read - `jenkins.nodes.list` List agents (nodes) read - `jenkins.nodes.script.run` Run a Groovy script on an agent destructive **Users 4** - `jenkins.users.api_tokens.create` Generate an API token for a user write - `jenkins.users.api_tokens.delete` Revoke a user's API token destructive - `jenkins.users.get` Get a user read - `jenkins.users.list` List users read **Queue 3** - `jenkins.queue.items.cancel` Cancel a queued build destructive - `jenkins.queue.items.get` Get a queue item read - `jenkins.queue.list` List the build queue read **Credentials 2** - `jenkins.credentials.domains.list` List the domains of a credentials store read - `jenkins.credentials.list` List credentials in a store domain read **Folders 2** - `jenkins.folders.jobs.create` Create a job inside a folder from config.xml write - `jenkins.folders.jobs.list` List the jobs in a folder read **Pipeline converter 2** - `jenkins.pipeline_converter.to_jenkinsfile.query` Convert Pipeline JSON to a Jenkinsfile read - `jenkins.pipeline_converter.to_json.query` Convert a Jenkinsfile to Pipeline JSON read **Crumb 1** - `jenkins.crumb.get` Get a CSRF crumb read **Fingerprints 1** - `jenkins.fingerprints.get` Get an artifact fingerprint read **Instance 1** - `jenkins.instance.get` Get the Jenkins instance (mode, executors, top-level jobs and views) read **Labels 1** - `jenkins.labels.get` Get an agent label read **Me 1** - `jenkins.me.get` Get the signed-in user read **Overall load 1** - `jenkins.overall_load.get` Get overall load statistics read **Pipeline linter 1** - `jenkins.pipeline_linter.validate` Validate a declarative Jenkinsfile read **Pipeline runs 1** - `jenkins.pipeline_runs.list` List a Pipeline job's runs with stages read **Plugins 1** - `jenkins.plugins.list` List installed plugins read **Safe shutdown 1** - `jenkins.safe_shutdown.run` Shut Jenkins down once running builds finish destructive **Script 1** - `jenkins.script.run` Run a Groovy script on the controller destructive **Update center 1** - `jenkins.update_center.get` Get the update center state read **Whoami 1** - `jenkins.whoami.get` Get the caller's authentication details read Questions ## The Jenkins MCP server, answered. **Is there a Jenkins MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 59 Jenkins actions across builds, jobs, views and nodes, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Jenkins. **What do I need to connect Jenkins?** Jenkins user id (login name) the API token belongs to and API token: in Jenkins click your name (top right) > Security (or Configure) > API Token > Add new token. Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "jenkins" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in Jenkins?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 9 Jenkins actions are destructive, including delete a job, abort a running Pipeline build and run a Groovy script on the controller. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it. **Will an AI agent use up my Jenkins API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Jenkins service file: 10 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (30 Jenkins actions can be), which never reaches Jenkins. **What does a Jenkins action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (59 Jenkins actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Jenkins refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. **Which Jenkins API does it cover?** The Jenkins Remote Access API (2.4xx LTS) with Pipeline: Stage View, Pipeline: Input Step and Pipeline: Declarative at your Jenkins instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting. It is built from Jenkins's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 59 actions in 22 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Does actionlake keep my Jenkins data, and where?** actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 1 minute, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Jenkins credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models. **Which AI clients can use it?** Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names. ## More connectors like Jenkins Shares the most action names with - [Fivetran 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/fivetran) - [Celigo integrator.io 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/celigo-integrator-io) - [Workato 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/workato) - [dbt Cloud 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/dbt-cloud) - [Aiven 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/aiven) - [Confluent Cloud 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/confluent-cloud) Joins with, on shared entities - [Rubrik Security Cloud 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/rubrik-security-cloud) - [Cloudflare 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/cloudflare) - [Databricks 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/databricks) - [Delinea Secret Server 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/delinea-secret-server) - [MuleSoft Anypoint Platform 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/mulesoft-anypoint-platform) - [Docebo 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/docebo) Browse - [All Data & integration connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/data-and-integration) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Jenkins; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Jenkins service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Jenkins today. [Connect Jenkins free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/jenkins More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt