# mcp-beaker

> MCP server for Beaker lab automation — system provisioning, job management, distro discovery, and failure diagnosis

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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/mcp-beaker/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/faizbawa/mcp-beaker
- repository: https://github.com/faizbawa/mcp-beaker
- version: 0.7.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, beaker, lab-automation, llm, mcp, testing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-beaker

### Description (declared)

# mcp-beaker

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MCP server for [Beaker](https://beaker-project.org/) lab automation -- system provisioning, job management, distro discovery, and failure diagnosis.

Works with any Beaker server instance. Built on [FastMCP v3](https://gofastmcp.com/) and designed for use with AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.).

## Features

- **27 tools** covering the full Beaker lifecycle: systems, jobs, distros, tasks
- **Hostname filter**: list or search systems by FQDN substring (e.g. `ampere-mtsnow`), combined with availability presets (`free`/`available`/`all`)
- **Beaker Py3 compatible**: works with both legacy and modernized Beaker REST APIs
- **Flexible auth**: Kerberos (native GSSAPI/SPNEGO or `bkr` CLI fallback) and password (XML-RPC)
- **Job XML validation**: auto-fills missing fields, infers distro families
- **Failure diagnosis**: deep analysis with auto-retry on correctable failures
- **10 documentation topics** exposed as MCP resources
- **2 workflow prompts** for common tasks (reserve system, diagnose job)
- **Generic**: works with any Beaker URL, configurable SSL/CA settings

## Installation

### Container (recommended)

The container image bundles everything -- no host dependencies beyond
`podman` (or `docker`). Kerberos authentication happens inside the container
via `KRB5_PRINCIPAL` and `KRB5_PASSWORD` environment variables.

```bash
# Pull the pre-built image from GHCR
podman pull ghcr.io/faizbawa/mcp-beaker:latest

# Or build locally from the repo
podman build -t mcp-beaker:latest -f Containerfile .
```

### Pip…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)
- security.identity (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-beaker/ (first seen 2026-09-10T00:24:02.902Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-beaker/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-beaker · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-beaker