IBM Code Engine MCP Server

io.github.markusvankempen/code-engine-mcp-serverv1.4.2Developer Tools

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Using IBM Code Engine MCP Server in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed?

MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts-before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).

Install the mcpindex gate (one command)

Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less

uv tool install mcpindex-gate && mcpindex-config-wire

Auditable install path →Watch it hold a drift →

Trust verdict · v1 advisory · method

REVIEWstatus: PARTIALfresh until 2026-08-28 23:03 UTC

screened 2026-07-29tier: scannedgranularity: description-levelsource: registry

Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.descriptionpassINFO

evidence“No hidden instructions”via static_description

Limits of this verdict

- Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
- Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
- Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
- advisory
- registry description only no input schema

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

Own this server? Screen its description →

That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-08-07).

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins IBM Code Engine MCP Server’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

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Environment variables

IBMCLOUD_API_KEY

requiredsecret

IBM Cloud API key used to authenticate and call Code Engine APIs

IBMCLOUD_REGION

Default IBM Cloud region (for example: us-south)

CONTAINER_RUNTIME

Optional container runtime override: docker or podman

MCP quality score · maturity, not trust · methodology

freshness

completeness

installability

documentation

stability

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Install this server

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<your-ibmcloud_api_key>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<ibmcloud_region>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<container_runtime>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "<your-ibmcloud_api_key>",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "<ibmcloud_region>",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "<container_runtime>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y -- code-engine-mcp-server

Claude Code (claude mcp add)

claude mcp add --scope user code-engine-mcp-server -- npx -y -- code-engine-mcp-server

Gemini CLI (gemini mcp add)

gemini mcp add -s user code-engine-mcp-server npx -y -- code-engine-mcp-server

Verdict API

curl -s mcpindex.ai/api/v1/trust/server/io-github-markusvankempen-code-engine-mcp-server

Free-tier verdict as JSON: decision + dimensions + severity. Call it from your agent before it invokes a tool it just discovered.

Details

version: v1.4.2
category: Developer Tools
verdict expires: 2026-08-28
quality: 90 / 100
operator: markusvankempen

Listing

Listed from the official MCP registry. Unclaimed by its maintainer. Maintainer? Email us →

Provenance

Each verdict is bound to a hash of the exact description it judged, so a re-crawl that changes the text produces a new record rather than silently inheriting this one. Verdict history is hash-chained and anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps (latest confirmed at block 961,250). Verify it yourself.

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