# freeipa-mcp-py

> Minimal IPA Client for MCP integration

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/freeipa-mcp-py/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/rjeffman/freeipa-mcp-py
- repository: https://github.com/rjeffman/freeipa-mcp-py
- version: 0.2.2
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:freeipa-mcp-py

### Description (declared)

# freeipa-mcp-py

A minimal Python client for interacting with FreeIPA servers via JSON-RPC. Designed as a foundation for Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration, providing clean dictionary-based responses suitable for AI tool consumption.

## Features

- **Kerberos Authentication**: Uses existing Kerberos tickets (via `kinit`) for secure authentication
- **JSON-RPC Protocol**: Direct communication with FreeIPA's JSON-RPC API
- **Schema Introspection**: Fetch and explore the full IPA schema, including topics, commands, arguments, and options
- **Help System**: Built-in help for topics, commands, and parameter details
- **Schema Export**: Structured schema output for MCP tool generation
- **Type Mapping**: Automatic mapping of IPA parameter types to Python types
- **In-Memory Caching**: Schema is fetched once and cached for the session
- **Error Handling**: Typed exception hierarchy with `to_dict()` for MCP-friendly error responses
- **Pure Dictionary Output**: All methods return plain Python dicts, ready for JSON serialization

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+
- A FreeIPA server accessible over HTTPS
- Valid Kerberos credentials (`kinit`)

### System Dependencies

```bash
# Fedora/RHEL/CentOS
dnf install krb5-workstation krb5-devel

# Debian/Ubuntu
apt install krb5-user libkrb5-dev
```

### Python Dependencies

Core dependencies (defined in `pyproject.toml`):
- `requests>=2.25.0` - HTTP client
- `requests-gssapi>=1.2.0` - Kerberos authentication

Development dependencies:
- `pytest>=7.0.0` - Testing framework
- `pytest-cov>=4.0.0` - Coverage reporting
- `ruff>=0.15.10` - Linting and formatting
- `ty>=0.0.29` - Type checking
- `responses>=0.20.0` - HTTP mocking for tests

## Installation

### From PyPI (Recommended)

```bash
pip install freeipa-mcp-py
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/rjeffman/freeipa-mcp-py.git
cd freeipa-mcp-py
pip install -e .
```

### Optional Dependencies

#### Development Tools

For development (includes testing…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/freeipa-mcp-py/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:23:44.962Z)

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