How do I find my Harness API Key?

Log in to Harness, go to **My Profile** (bottom left), and select **API Keys**. You can generate either a Personal API Key or use a Service Account Token from there.

Where can I find my Account ID and Org ID?

The Account ID is visible in your browser's URL when logged in (e.g., `account/XYZ123`). The Organization ID is typically found in the project settings or sidebar (default is often 'default').

Can I trigger a pipeline execution via this integration?

Yes! Use the `execute_pipeline` tool by providing the project ID and pipeline ID. Harness will initiate the workflow immediately.

Is the integration secure for managing secrets?

Absolutely. The integration only lists the metadata of your secrets (like names and identifiers) through your API key. Your credentials are encrypted and stored securely in the Vinkius Cloud.

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harness": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Harness MCP Server

Connect your Harness.io platform to any AI agent and take full control of your software delivery and CI/CD pipelines through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Harness to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 11 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Pipeline Management — List, inspect, and trigger pipeline executions across your projects.
Execution Monitoring — Get real-time status updates and step details for active deployments.
Project Oversight — Browse your organizational structure and list projects within specific organizations.
Secrets & Infrastructure — Access lists of secrets, connectors, and environments to ensure your infrastructure is correctly configured.
Audit & Compliance — Retrieve platform audit logs to monitor changes and ensure security standards.
Service Insights — List microservices and environments defined in your DevOps ecosystem.

The Harness MCP Server exposes 11 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Harness to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Harness MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Harness

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 11 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Harness MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Harness through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

Harness + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Harness MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Harness MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (11)

These 11 tools become available when you connect Harness to Claude Desktop via MCP:

execute_pipeline

Trigger the execution of a pipeline

get_audit_logs

Retrieve platform audit logs

get_execution_status

Get status and step details for a specific pipeline execution

get_pipeline

Get details and YAML for a specific pipeline

list_connectors

List infrastructure connectors (Git, Docker, K8s, etc.)

list_environments

List environments defined in a project

list_executions

List executions for a specific pipeline

list_pipelines

List pipelines within a specific project

list_projects

List all projects in the configured Harness organization

list_secrets

List secrets configured in a project

list_services

List services (microservices) defined in a project

Example Prompts for Harness in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Harness immediately.

"List all pipelines in project 'E-commerce App'."

"Execute the 'Production Deploy' pipeline for project ID app_502."

"Show the status of the latest execution for pipeline deploy_v1."

Troubleshooting Harness MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Harness to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

Harness + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Harness MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.