# orchestra-mcp

> MCP server testing and orchestration tool

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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/orchestra-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Ahaan Chaudhuri
- homepage: https://ahaan.world/orchestra/docs
- version: 0.1.9
- license: Proprietary
- protocols: mcp
- tags: automation, mcp, model-context-protocol, testing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:orchestra-mcp

### Description (declared)

# 🎵 Orchestra

**Automated testing for MCP servers — declarative, fast, CI/CD-ready.**

[![License: Proprietary](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Proprietary-red.svg)](LICENSE)
[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/)

The [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) is becoming the standard way to connect AI models to external tools and data. Orchestra is a CLI tool that lets you write declarative YAML test suites for any MCP server — whether you're building one or integrating one into your stack.

**Write tests once. Run them anywhere. Catch regressions before they reach production.**

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## Why Orchestra?

MCP servers are proliferating fast, but tooling for testing them is still early. Orchestra fills that gap:

- **No code required** — define tests in readable YAML
- **Works with any MCP server** — STDIO (local subprocess), HTTP (Streamable HTTP), and SSE transports
- **Assertions that understand MCP** — JSONPath queries + first-class `isError` detection
- **CI/CD native** — exit codes, quiet mode, JSON reports

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## Install

Orchestra is closed-source. The source is proprietary (see [LICENSE](LICENSE)),
but the CLI is distributed as a wheel on PyPI so it can be installed in CI
without the desktop app:

```bash
uv tool install orchestra-mcp     # or: pipx install orchestra-mcp
orchestra --help
```

Installing it as a *tool* rather than into the project environment keeps
Orchestra's dependencies from colliding with the MCP server under test.

The desktop app bundles the same CLI; **Get Started → Install the orchestra
command-line tool** links it onto your PATH.

For development in this repo:

```bash
uv sync --extra server --extra dev
uv run orchestra --help
```

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## Quickstart

**New to Orchestra? Use the interactive builder:**

```bash
orchestra new schemas/my_test.yaml
```

The wizard guides you through transport, auth, and your first test step. Time to first passing test:…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- dev.ci-cd (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/orchestra-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T09:24:56.143Z)

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