SonarQube MCP Server

 

The SonarQube MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables seamless integration with SonarQube Server or Cloud for code quality and security. It also supports the analysis of code snippet directly within the agent context.

Quick setup

<details> <summary>Security best practices</summary>

🔒 Important: Your SonarQube token is a sensitive credential. Follow these security practices:

When using CLI commands:

• Avoid hardcoding tokens in command-line arguments – they get saved in shell history
• Use environment variables – set tokens in environment variables before running commands

When using configuration files:

• Never commit tokens to version control
• Use environment variable substitution in config files when possible

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🚀 Generate your configuration

The fastest way to get started is the SonarQube MCP Server Configuration Generator – an interactive tool that produces a ready-to-use configuration for your preferred AI agent client.

Manual setup

If you prefer to configure things yourself, the simplest method is to use our container image at sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp. Use sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp for automatic updates (with --pull=always), or pin to a version tag (e.g., sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp:1.19.0.2785) for reproducible deployments. Read below if you want to build it locally.

Note: While the examples below use docker, any OCI-compatible container runtime works (e.g., Podman, nerdctl). Simply replace docker with your preferred tool.

<details> <summary>Antigravity</summary>

SonarQube MCP Server is available in the Antigravity MCP Store. Follow these instructions:

1. Open the Agent Side Panel
2. Click the three dots (...) at the top right and select MCP Servers
3. Search for SonarQube and select Install
4. Provide the required SonarQube User token. You can also provide your organization key for SonarQube Cloud or the SonarQube URL if connecting to SonarQube Server.

For SonarQube Cloud US, set the URL to https://sonarqube.us.

Alternatively, you can manually configure the server via mcp_config.json:

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

In the Agent Side Panel, click the three dots (...) -> MCP Store -> Manage MCP Servers -> View raw config, and add the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--init", "--pull=always", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "SONARQUBE_TOKEN", "-e", "SONARQUBE_ORG", "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<YOUR_ORG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

For SonarQube Cloud US, manually add "SONARQUBE_URL": "https://sonarqube.us" to the env section and "-e", "SONARQUBE_URL" to the args array.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--init", "--pull=always", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "SONARQUBE_TOKEN", "-e", "SONARQUBE_URL", "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<YOUR_USER_TOKEN>",
        "SONARQUBE_URL": "<YOUR_SERVER_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary>Claude Code</summary>

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

claude mcp add sonarqube \
  --env SONARQUBE_TOKEN=$SONAR_TOKEN \
  --env SONARQUBE_ORG=$SONAR_ORG \
  -- docker run --init --pull=always -i --rm -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN -e SONARQUBE_ORG sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp

For SonarQube Cloud US, add --env SONARQUBE_URL=https://sonarqube.us to the command.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

claude mcp add sonarqube \
  --env SONARQUBE_TOKEN=$SONAR_USER_TOKEN \
  --env SONARQUBE_URL=$SONAR_URL \
  -- docker run --init --pull=always -i --rm -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN -e SONARQUBE_URL sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp

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<details> <summary>Codex CLI</summary>

Manually edit the configuration file at ~/.codex/config.toml and add the following configuration:

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

[mcp_servers.sonarqube]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "--init", "--pull=always", "--rm", "-i", "-e", "SONARQUBE_TOKEN", "-e", "SONARQUBE_ORG", "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"]
env = { "SONARQUBE_TOKEN" = "<YOUR_USER_TOKEN>", "SONARQUBE_ORG" = "<YOUR_ORG>" }

For SonarQube Cloud US, add "SONARQUBE_URL" = "https://sonarqube.us" to the env section and "-e", "SONARQUBE_URL" to the args array.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

[mcp_servers.sonarqube]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "--init", "--pull=always", "--rm", "-i", "-e", "SONARQUBE_TOKEN", "-e", "SONARQUBE_URL", "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"]
env = { "SONARQUBE_TOKEN" = "<YOUR_TOKEN>", "SONARQUBE_URL" = "<YOUR_SERVER_URL>" }

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<details> <summary>Cursor</summary>

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:


For SonarQube Cloud US, manually add "SONARQUBE_URL": "https://sonarqube.us" to the env section in your MCP configuration after installation.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:


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<details> <summary>Gemini CLI</summary>

Note: The Gemini CLI extension has moved to the sonarqube-agent-plugins repository. Please install it from there going forward.

You can install our MCP server extension by using the following command:

gemini extensions install https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube-agent-plugins

You will need to set the required environment variables before starting Gemini:

Environment Variables Required:

• For SonarQube Cloud:
• SONARQUBE_TOKEN - Your SonarQube Cloud token
• SONARQUBE_ORG - Your organization key
• SONARQUBE_URL - (Optional) Set to https://sonarqube.us for SonarQube Cloud US

• For SonarQube Server:
• SONARQUBE_TOKEN - Your SonarQube Server USER token
• SONARQUBE_URL - Your SonarQube Server URL

Once installed, the extension will be installed under <home>/.gemini/extensions/sonarqube/gemini-extension.json.

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<details> <summary>GitHub Copilot CLI</summary>

After starting Copilot CLI, run the following command to add the SonarQube MCP server:

/mcp add

You will have to provide different information about the MCP server, you can use tab to navigate between fields.

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

Server Name: sonarqube
Server Type: Local (Press 1)
Command: docker
Arguments: run, --init, --pull=always, --rm, -i, -e, SONARQUBE_TOKEN, -e, SONARQUBE_ORG, sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp
Environment Variables: SONARQUBE_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKEN>,SONARQUBE_ORG=<YOUR_ORG>
Tools: *

For SonarQube Cloud US, add -e, SONARQUBE_URL to Arguments and SONARQUBE_URL=https://sonarqube.us to Environment Variables.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

Server Name: sonarqube
Server Type: Local (Press 1)
Command: docker
Arguments: run, --init, --pull=always, --rm, -i, -e, SONARQUBE_TOKEN, -e, SONARQUBE_URL, sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp
Environment Variables: SONARQUBE_TOKEN=<YOUR_USER_TOKEN>,SONARQUBE_URL=<YOUR_SERVER_URL>
Tools: *

The configuration file is located at ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json.

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<details> <summary>GitHub Copilot coding agent</summary>

GitHub Copilot coding agent can leverage the SonarQube MCP server directly in your CI/CD.

To add the secrets to your Copilot environment, follow the Copilot documentation. Only secrets with names prefixed with COPILOT_MCP_ will be available to your MCP configuration.

In your GitHub repository, navigate under Settings -> Copilot -> Coding agent, and add the following configuration in the MCP configuration section:

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--init",
        "--pull=always",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG",
        "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "COPILOT_MCP_SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG": "COPILOT_MCP_SONARQUBE_ORG"
      },
      "tools": ["*"]
    }
  }
}

For SonarQube Cloud US, add "-e", "SONARQUBE_URL" to the args array and "SONARQUBE_URL": "COPILOT_MCP_SONARQUBE_URL" to the env section, then set the secret COPILOT_MCP_SONARQUBE_URL=https://sonarqube.us.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--init",
        "--pull=always",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_URL",
        "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "COPILOT_MCP_SONARQUBE_USER_TOKEN",
        "SONARQUBE_URL": "COPILOT_MCP_SONARQUBE_URL"
      },
      "tools": ["*"]
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary>Kiro</summary>

Create a .kiro/settings/mcp.json file in your workspace directory (or edit if it already exists), add the following configuration:

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--init",
        "--pull=always",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e", 
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG",
        "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<YOUR_ORG>"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

For SonarQube Cloud US, add "-e", "SONARQUBE_URL" to the args array and "SONARQUBE_URL": "https://sonarqube.us" to the env section.

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--init",
        "--pull=always",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e", 
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_URL",
        "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<YOUR_USER_TOKEN>",
        "SONARQUBE_URL": "<YOUR_SERVER_URL>"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary>VS Code</summary>

You can use the following buttons to simplify the installation process within VS Code.


For SonarQube Cloud US, manually add "SONARQUBE_URL": "https://sonarqube.us" to the env section in your MCP configuration after installation.


</details> <details> <summary>Windsurf</summary>

SonarQube MCP Server is available as a Windsurf plugin. Follow these instructions:

1. Open Windsurf Settings > Cascade > MCP Servers and select Open MCP Marketplace
2. Search for sonarqube on the Cascade MCP Marketplace
3. Choose the SonarQube MCP Server and select Install
4. Add the required SonarQube User token. Then add the organization key if you want to connect with SonarQube Cloud, or the SonarQube URL if you want to connect to SonarQube Server or Community Build.

For SonarQube Cloud US, set the URL to https://sonarqube.us.

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<details> <summary>Zed</summary>

Navigate to the Extensions view in Zed and search for SonarQube MCP Server. When installing the extension, you will be prompted to provide the necessary environment variables:

• When using SonarQube Cloud:

{
  "sonarqube_token": "YOUR_SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
  "sonarqube_org": "SONARQUBE_ORGANIZATION_KEY",
  "docker_path": "DOCKER_PATH"
}

For SonarQube Cloud US, add "sonarqube_url": "https://sonarqube.us" to the configuration.

• When using SonarQube Server:

{
  "sonarqube_token": "YOUR_SONARQUBE_USER_TOKEN",
  "sonarqube_url": "YOUR_SONARQUBE_SERVER_URL",
  "docker_path": "DOCKER_PATH"
}

The docker_path is the path to a docker executable. Examples:

Linux/macOS: /usr/bin/docker or /usr/local/bin/docker

Windows: C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker.exe

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💡 Tip: We recommend pulling the latest image regularly or before reporting issues to ensure you have the most up-to-date features and fixes.

Manual installation

You can manually install the SonarQube MCP server by copying the following snippet in the MCP servers configuration file:

• To connect with SonarQube Cloud:

{
  "sonarqube": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--init",
      "--pull=always",
      "-i",
      "--rm",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_ORG",
      "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<token>",
      "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<org>"
    }
  }
}

• To connect with SonarQube Server:

{
  "sonarqube": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--init",
      "--pull=always",
      "-i",
      "--rm",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_URL",
      "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<token>",
      "SONARQUBE_URL": "<url>"
    }
  }
}

Integration with SonarQube for IDE

The SonarQube MCP Server can integrate with SonarQube for IDE to further enhance your development workflow, providing better code analysis and insights directly within your IDE.

<details> <summary>Configuration</summary>

When using SonarQube for IDE, the SONARQUBE_IDE_PORT environment variable should be set with the correct port number. SonarQube for VS Code includes a Quick Install button, which automatically sets the correct port configuration.

For example, with SonarQube Cloud:

{
  "sonarqube": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--init",
      "--pull=always",
      "-i",
      "--rm",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_ORG",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_IDE_PORT",
      "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<token>",
      "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<org>",
      "SONARQUBE_IDE_PORT": "<64120-64130>"
    }
  }
}

When running the MCP server in a container on Linux, the container cannot access the SonarQube for IDE embedded server running on localhost. To allow the container to connect to the SonarQube for IDE server, add the --network=host option to your container run command.

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Configuration

Depending on your environment, you should provide specific environment variables.

Base

You should add the following variable when running the MCP Server:

| Environment variable | Description | |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | STORAGE_PATH | Mandatory absolute path to a writable directory where SonarQube MCP Server will store its files (e.g., for creation, updates, and persistence), it is automatically provided when using the container image | | SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY | Optional default project key. When set, all tools that require a project key will use this value automatically — the projectKey parameter is removed from their schema entirely. Useful when working on a single project. | | SONARQUBE_IDE_PORT | Optional port number between 64120 and 64130 used to connect SonarQube MCP Server with SonarQube for IDE. | | SONARQUBE_DEBUG_ENABLED | When set to true, enables debug logging. Debug logs are written to both the log file and STDERR. Useful for troubleshooting connectivity or configuration issues. Default: false. | | SONARQUBE_LOG_TO_FILE_DISABLED | When set to true, disables writing logs to disk entirely. No log files will be created under STORAGE_PATH/logs/. Useful in containerized or ephemeral environments where file logging is undesirable. Default: false. |

Workspace Mount (Reducing Context Bloat)

By default, analysis tool analyze_code_snippet requires the agent to pass the full file content as a fileContent argument. For large files or when analyzing many files in a session, this significantly increases context window usage and cost.

Solution: mount your project directory into the container at /app/mcp-workspace. When this mount is detected, the server reads files directly from disk using the project-relative filePath argument — file content never passes through the agent context.

{
  "args": [
    "run", "-i", "--rm", "--init", "--pull=always",
    "-e", "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
    "-e", "SONARQUBE_ORG",
    "-v", "/path/to/your/project:/app/mcp-workspace",
    "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
  ]
}

When the mount is active:

• run_advanced_code_analysis becomes available if your organization is entitled to it
• analyze_code_snippet: filePath is required and fileContent is not used — the server resolves the file the same way

Selective Tool Enablement

By default, only important toolsets are enabled to reduce context overhead. You can enable additional toolsets as needed.

| Environment variable | Description | |------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS | Comma-separated list of toolsets to enable. When set, only these toolsets will be available. If not set, default important toolsets are enabled (analysis, issues, projects, quality-gates, rules, duplications, measures, security-hotspots, dependency-risks, coverage, cag). Note: The projects toolset is always enabled as it's required to find project keys for other operations. Context Augmentation tools are only available in stdio mode and require organization entitlement. In Streamable HTTP mode, clients can send a SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS HTTP header to narrow this further per-request, but cannot enable toolsets beyond what the server was launched with (see Streamable HTTP transport below). | | SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY | When set to true, enables read-only mode which disables all write operations (changing issue status for example). This filter is cumulative with SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS if both are set. Default: false. In Streamable HTTP mode, clients can send a SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY HTTP header to further restrict individual requests to read-only, but cannot lift a server-level read-only restriction (see Streamable HTTP transport below). |

<details> <summary>Available Toolsets</summary>

| Toolset | Key | Description | |--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Analysis | analysis | Code analysis tools (local analysis and advanced remote analysis) | | Issues | issues | Search and manage SonarQube issues | | Security Hotspots | security-hotspots | Search and review Security Hotspots | | Projects | projects | Browse and search SonarQube projects | | Quality Gates | quality-gates | Access quality gates and their status | | Rules | rules | Browse and search SonarQube rules | | Sources | sources | Access source code and SCM information | | Duplications | duplications | Find code duplications across projects | | Measures | measures | Retrieve metrics and measures (includes both measures and metrics tools) | | Languages | languages | List supported programming languages | | Portfolios | portfolios | Manage portfolios and enterprises (Cloud and Server) | | System | system | System administration tools (Server only) | | Webhooks | webhooks | Manage webhooks | | Dependency Risks | dependency-risks | Analyze dependency risks and security issues (SCA) | | Coverage | coverage | Test coverage analysis and improvement tools | | Context Augmentation | cag | Context Augmentation tools (stdio mode only, requires org entitlement) |

Examples

Enable analysis, issues, and quality gates toolsets (using Docker with SonarQube Cloud):

docker run --init --pull=always -i --rm \
  -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN="<token>" \
  -e SONARQUBE_ORG="<org>" \
  -e SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS="analysis,issues,quality-gates" \
  sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp

Note: The projects toolset is always enabled automatically, so you don't need to include it in SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS.

Enable read-only mode (using Docker with SonarQube Cloud):

docker run --init --pull=always -i --rm \
  -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN="<token>" \
  -e SONARQUBE_ORG="<org>" \
  -e SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY="true" \
  sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp

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SonarQube Cloud

To enable full functionality, the following environment variables must be set before starting the server:

| Environment variable | Description | Required | |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------| | SONARQUBE_TOKEN | Your SonarQube Cloud token | Yes | | SONARQUBE_ORG | Your SonarQube Cloud organization key | Yes | | SONARQUBE_URL | Custom SonarQube Cloud URL (defaults to https://sonarcloud.io). Use this for SonarQube Cloud US: https://sonarqube.us | No |

Examples:

• SonarQube Cloud: Only SONARQUBE_TOKEN and SONARQUBE_ORG are needed
• SonarQube Cloud US: Set SONARQUBE_TOKEN, SONARQUBE_ORG, and SONARQUBE_URL=https://sonarqube.us

SonarQube Server

| Environment variable | Description | Required | |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------| | SONARQUBE_TOKEN | Your SonarQube Server USER token | Yes | | SONARQUBE_URL | Your SonarQube Server URL | Yes |

⚠️ Connection to SonarQube Server requires a token of type USER and will not function properly if project tokens or global tokens are used.

💡 Configuration Tip (stdio mode): The presence of SONARQUBE_ORG determines whether you're connecting to SonarQube Cloud or Server. If SONARQUBE_ORG is set, SonarQube Cloud is used; otherwise, SonarQube Server is used.

Transport Modes

The MCP specification defines two transport mechanisms: Stdio and Streamable HTTP. The SonarQube MCP Server supports both:

| MCP transport | Server mode | Typical use | |---------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Stdio | Default (no SONARQUBE_TRANSPORT) | Local MCP clients that launch the server as a subprocess (Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, etc.) | | Streamable HTTP | SONARQUBE_TRANSPORT=http or https | Remote or multi-user deployments; clients connect to /mcp over HTTP(S) (e.g. Windsurf with a self-hosted server URL) |

Note: Streamable HTTP is the current MCP network transport. The older SSE-only HTTP transport from earlier MCP versions is deprecated and not supported.

1. Stdio (Default - Recommended for Local Development)

The recommended mode for local development and single-user setups, used by most MCP clients.

Example - Docker with SonarQube Cloud: ``json { "mcpServers": { "sonarqube": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--init", "--pull=always", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "SONARQUBE_TOKEN", "-e", "SONARQUBE_ORG", "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"], "env": { "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<your-token>", "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<your-org>" } } } } ``

2. HTTP (Streamable HTTP)

Unencrypted Streamable HTTP transport. Use HTTPS instead for multi-user deployments.

⚠️ Not Recommended: Use Stdio for local development or HTTPS (Streamable HTTP) for multi-user production deployments.

| Environment variable | Description | Default | |----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | SONARQUBE_TRANSPORT| Set to http to enable Streamable HTTP transport | Not set (stdio) | | SONARQUBE_HTTP_PORT| Port number (1024-65535) | 8080 | | SONARQUBE_HTTP_HOST| Host to bind (defaults to localhost for security) | 127.0.0.1 | | SONARQUBE_HTTP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | Comma-separated browser origins allowed for CORS (e.g. https://my-app.example.com) | Not set | | SONARQUBE_MCP_IN_CONTAINER | Set to true when running inside a container. The official Docker image sets this automatically; set it yourself when using other OCI runtimes (Podman, Kubernetes, Nomad, etc.). | false |

Note: In Streamable HTTP mode (HTTP or HTTPS), the server is stateless — each client request must include an Authorization: Bearer <token> header carrying the user's own SonarQube token. For SonarQube Cloud, the organization is resolved as follows:

• If SONARQUBE_ORG is set at server startup, all requests are routed to that organization. Clients must not send a SONARQUBE_ORG header — doing so will result in an error.
• If SONARQUBE_ORG is not set at server startup, each client must supply a SONARQUBE_ORG header on every request.

Clients can also narrow the visible tools per-request by supplying SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS and/or SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY headers; these apply additional filtering on top of the server-level configuration — they can only reduce the scope, never expand it. No session state is maintained between requests.

Deprecated: The SONARQUBE_TOKEN request header is still accepted for backward compatibility but will be removed in a future version. Migrate to Authorization: Bearer <token>.

3. HTTPS (Streamable HTTP over TLS) (Recommended for Multi-User Production Deployments)

Secure Streamable HTTP transport with TLS encryption. Requires SSL certificates.

✅ Recommended for Production: Use HTTPS when deploying the MCP server for multiple users over Streamable HTTP. The server binds to 127.0.0.1 (localhost) by default for security.

| Environment variable | Description | Default | |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | SONARQUBE_TRANSPORT | Set to https to enable Streamable HTTP transport over TLS | Not set (stdio) | | SONARQUBE_HTTP_PORT | Port number (typically 8443 for HTTPS) | 8080 | | SONARQUBE_HTTP_HOST | Host to bind (defaults to localhost for security) | 127.0.0.1 | | SONARQUBE_HTTP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | Comma-separated browser origins allowed for CORS (e.g. https://my-app.example.com) | Not set | | SONARQUBE_MCP_IN_CONTAINER | Set to true when running inside a container. The official Docker image sets this automatically; set it yourself when using other OCI runtimes (Podman, Kubernetes, Nomad, etc.). | false |

SSL Certificate Configuration (Optional):

| Environment variable | Description | Default | |----------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | SONARQUBE_HTTPS_KEYSTORE_PATH | Path to keystore file (.p12 or .jks) | /etc/ssl/mcp/keystore.p12 | | SONARQUBE_HTTPS_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD| Keystore password | sonarlint | | SONARQUBE_HTTPS_KEYSTORE_TYPE | Keystore type (PKCS12 or JKS) | PKCS12 |

Example - Docker with SonarQube Cloud:

Note: When running in a container, set SONARQUBE_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0 so the container listens on all interfaces and the runtime's port mapping works, and set SONARQUBE_MCP_IN_CONTAINER=true to tell the server it is inside a container. The official Docker image sets the latter automatically; set it yourself when using other OCI runtimes (Podman, Kubernetes, Nomad, etc.). The host-side port flag controls who can reach the server from outside the container. SONARQUBE_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0 only controls where the server listens inside the container — browser CORS still allows localhost origins by default.

For a server running locally on your machine (accessible only from localhost): ``bash docker run --init --pull=always -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 \ -v $(pwd)/keystore.p12:/etc/ssl/mcp/keystore.p12:ro \ -e SONARQUBE_TRANSPORT=https \ -e SONARQUBE_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0 \ -e SONARQUBE_HTTP_PORT=8443 \ -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN="<init-token>" \ -e SONARQUBE_ORG="<your-org>" \ sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp ``

For a server accessible from the network (remote deployments): ``bash docker run --init --pull=always -p 8443:8443 \ -v $(pwd)/keystore.p12:/etc/ssl/mcp/keystore.p12:ro \ -e SONARQUBE_TRANSPORT=https \ -e SONARQUBE_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0 \ -e SONARQUBE_HTTP_PORT=8443 \ -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN="<init-token>" \ -e SONARQUBE_ORG="<your-org>" \ sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp ``

Client Configuration (SonarQube Cloud): ``json { "mcpServers": { "sonarqube-https": { "url": "https://your-server:8443/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <your-token>", "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<your-org>", "SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS": "issues,quality-gates", "SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY": "true" } } } } ``

Client Configuration (SonarQube Server): ``json { "mcpServers": { "sonarqube-https": { "url": "https://your-server:8443/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <your-token>", "SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS": "issues,quality-gates", "SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY": "true" } } } } ``

Note: SONARQUBE_TOOLSETS and SONARQUBE_READ_ONLY are optional per-request headers that narrow the server-level tool set for that specific request. They can only reduce scope — they cannot enable toolsets or lift restrictions beyond what the server was launched with.

Note: For local development, use Stdio transport instead (the default). HTTPS Streamable HTTP is intended for multi-user production deployments with proper SSL certificates.

Service Endpoints

When running in Streamable HTTP mode (http or https), the server exposes a few unauthenticated service endpoints in addition to the MCP endpoint at /mcp. These are intended for service-to-service use (monitoring, orchestration, client compatibility checks) and do not require an Authorization header.

| Endpoint | Method | Description | Example response | |-----------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | /health | GET | Liveness probe. Returns 200 OK with an empty body once the server is accepting requests. | (empty body) | | /info | GET | Returns the MCP server version as JSON. Useful for verifying the deployed server version. | {"version":"1.16.0"} |

These endpoints are not available when running with the Stdio transport.

Custom Certificates

If your SonarQube Server uses a self-signed certificate or a certificate from a private Certificate Authority (CA), you can add custom certificates to the container that will automatically be installed.

<details> <summary>Configuration</summary>

Using Volume Mount

Mount a directory containing your certificates when running the container:

docker run --init --pull=always -i --rm \
  -v /path/to/your/certificates/:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/:ro \
  -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN="<token>" \
  -e SONARQUBE_URL="<url>" \
  sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp

Supported Certificate Formats

The container supports the following certificate formats:

• .crt files (PEM or DER encoded)
• .pem files (PEM encoded)

MCP Configuration with Certificates

When using custom certificates, you can modify your MCP configuration to mount the certificates:

{
  "sonarqube": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--init",
      "--pull=always",
      "-i",
      "--rm",
      "-v",
      "/path/to/your/certificates/:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/:ro",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
      "-e",
      "SONARQUBE_URL",
      "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<token>",
      "SONARQUBE_URL": "<url>"
    }
  }
}

</details>

Proxy

The SonarQube MCP Server supports HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies through standard Java proxy system properties.

<details> <summary>Configuration</summary>

HTTP/HTTPS Proxy

You can configure proxy settings using Java system properties. These can be set as environment variables or passed as JVM arguments.

Common Proxy Properties:

| Property | Description | Example | |----------|-------------|---------| | http.proxyHost | HTTP proxy hostname | proxy.example.com | | http.proxyPort | HTTP proxy port | 8080 | | https.proxyHost | HTTPS proxy hostname | proxy.example.com | | https.proxyPort | HTTPS proxy port | 8443 | | http.nonProxyHosts | Hosts that bypass the proxy (pipe-separated) | localhost\|127.0.0.1\|*.internal.com |

HTTP/HTTPS Proxy Authentication:

| Property | Description | Example | |----------|-------------|---------| | http.proxyUser | HTTP proxy username | myuser | | http.proxyPassword | HTTP proxy password | mypassword | | https.proxyUser | HTTPS proxy username | myuser | | https.proxyPassword | HTTPS proxy password | mypassword |

SOCKS5 Proxy

SOCKS5 proxies are supported.

| Property | Description | Default | Example | |---------------------------|------------------------------------|---------|--------------| | socksProxyHost | SOCKS5 proxy hostname | — | localhost | | socksProxyPort | SOCKS5 proxy port | 1080 | 1080 | | java.net.socks.username | SOCKS5 username (if auth required) | — | myuser | | java.net.socks.password | SOCKS5 password (if auth required) | — | mypassword |

</details>

Tools

Analysis

• analyze_code_snippet - Analyze file content with SonarQube analyzers to identify code quality and security issues. Always analyzes the complete file content for accuracy. Optionally filter results to a specific code snippet.

Usage:

• With workspace mounted (recommended): pass filePath (project-relative) — the server reads the file directly, keeping file content out of the agent context window
• Without workspace mount: pass complete fileContent for full file analysis (reports all issues)
• Add optional codeSnippet to filter results - only issues within the snippet will be reported (snippet location auto-detected)

Parameters:

• projectKey - The SonarQube project key - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_
• filePath - Project-relative path of the file to analyze (e.g., src/main/java/MyClass.java). Used when the workspace is mounted at /app/mcp-workspace - _String_
• fileContent - Complete file content as a string. Required when workspace is not mounted - _String_
• codeSnippet - Code snippet to filter issues (must match content in fileContent) - _String_
• language - Language of the code (e.g., 'java', 'python', 'js', 'ts', 'tsx', 'jsx') - _String_
• scope - Scope of the file: MAIN or TEST (default: MAIN) - _String_

Supported Languages: Java, Kotlin, Python, Ruby, Go, JavaScript (js, jsx), TypeScript (ts, tsx), JSP, PHP, XML, HTML, CSS, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, Ansible, Docker, Secrets detection

When integration with SonarQube for IDE is enabled:

• analyze_file_list - Analyze files in the current working directory using SonarQube for IDE. This tool connects to a running SonarQube for IDE instance to perform code quality analysis on a list of files.
• file_absolute_paths - List of absolute file paths to analyze - _Required String[]_

• toggle_automatic_analysis - Enable or disable SonarQube for IDE automatic analysis. When enabled, SonarQube for IDE will automatically analyze files as they are modified in the working directory. When disabled, automatic analysis is turned off.
• enabled - Enable or disable the automatic analysis - _Required Boolean_

When advanced analysis is enabled for your SonarQube Cloud organization:

Requires having the workspace mounted at /app/mcp-workspace

• run_advanced_code_analysis - Run advanced code analysis on SonarQube Cloud for a single file. Organization is inferred from MCP configuration.
• projectKey - The key of the project - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_
• branchName - Branch name used to retrieve the latest analysis context - _Required String_
• filePath - Project-relative path of the file to analyze (e.g., src/main/java/MyClass.java). - _Required String_
• fileScope - Defines in which scope the file originates from: 'MAIN' or 'TEST' (default: MAIN) - _String_

Coverage

• search_files_by_coverage - Search for files in a project sorted by coverage (ascending - worst coverage first). This tool helps identify files that need test coverage improvements.
• projectKey - The project key to search in - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_
• maxCoverage - Maximum coverage threshold (0-100). Only return files with coverage <= this value - _Number_
• pageIndex - Page index (1-based, default: 1) - _Number_
• pageSize - Page size (default: 100, max: 500) - _Number_

• get_file_coverage_details - Get line-by-line coverage information for a specific file, including which exact lines are uncovered and which have partially covered branches. This tool helps identify precisely where to add test coverage. Use after identifying files with low coverage via search_files_by_coverage.
• key - File key (e.g. my_project:src/foo/Bar.java) - _Required String_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_
• from - First line to analyze (1-based, default: 1) - _Number_
• to - Last line to analyze (inclusive). If not specified, all lines are returned - _Number_

Dependency Risks

Note: Dependency risks are only available when connecting to SonarQube Server 2025.4 Enterprise or higher with SonarQube Advanced Security enabled.

• search_dependency_risks - Search for software composition analysis issues (dependency risks) of a SonarQube project, paired with releases that appear in the analyzed project, application, or portfolio.
• projectKey - Project key - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_
• pageIndex - Optional page index (1-based, default: 1) - _Integer_
• pageSize - Optional page size. Must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 500 (default: 100) - _Integer_

Enterprises

Note: Enterprises are only available when connecting to SonarQube Cloud.

• list_enterprises - List the enterprises available in SonarQube Cloud that you have access to. Use this tool to discover enterprise IDs that can be used with other tools.
• enterpriseKey - Optional enterprise key to filter results - _String_

Issues

• change_sonar_issue_status - Change the status of a SonarQube issue to "accept", "falsepositive" or to "reopen" an issue.
• key - Issue key - _Required String_
• status - New issue's status - _Required Enum {"accept", "falsepositive", "reopen"}_

• search_sonar_issues_in_projects - Search for SonarQube issues in my organization's projects.
• projects - Optional list of Sonar projects - _String[]_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_
• severities - Optional list of severities to filter by. Possible values: INFO, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, BLOCKER - _String[]_
• impactSoftwareQualities - Optional list of software qualities to filter by. Possible values: MAINTAINABILITY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY - _String[]_
• issueStatuses - Optional list of issue statuses to filter by. Possible values: OPEN, CONFIRMED, FALSE_POSITIVE, ACCEPTED, FIXED, IN_SANDBOX - _String[]_
• issueKey - Optional issue key to fetch a specific issue - _String_
• p - Optional page number (default: 1) - _Integer_
• ps - Optional page size. Must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 500 (default: 100) - _Integer_

Security Hotspots

• search_security_hotspots - Search for Security Hotspots in a SonarQube project.
• projectKey - Project or application key - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_
• hotspotKeys - Comma-separated list of specific Security Hotspot keys to retrieve - _String[]_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_
• files - Optional list of file paths to filter - _String[]_
• status - Optional status filter: TO_REVIEW, REVIEWED - _String_
• resolution - Optional resolution filter: FIXED, SAFE, ACKNOWLEDGED - _String_
• sinceLeakPeriod - Filter hotspots created since the leak period (new code) - _Boolean_
• onlyMine - Show only hotspots assigned to me - _Boolean_
• p - Optional page number (default: 1) - _Integer_
• ps - Optional page size. Must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 500 (default: 100) - _Integer_

• show_security_hotspot - Get detailed information about a specific Security Hotspot, including rule details, code context, flows, and comments.
• hotspotKey - Security Hotspot key - _Required String_

• change_security_hotspot_status - Review a Security Hotspot by changing its status. When marking as REVIEWED, you must specify a resolution (FIXED, SAFE, or ACKNOWLEDGED).
• hotspotKey - Security Hotspot key - _Required String_
• status - New status - _Required Enum {"TO_REVIEW", "REVIEWED"}_
• resolution - Resolution when status is REVIEWED - _Enum {"FIXED", "SAFE", "ACKNOWLEDGED"}_
• comment - Optional review comment - _String_

Languages

• list_languages - List all programming languages supported in this SonarQube instance.
• q - Optional pattern to match language keys/names against - _String_

Measures

• get_component_measures - Get SonarQube measures for a component (project, directory, file).
• projectKey - The project key - _Required String when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is not configured_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• metricKeys - Optional metric keys to retrieve (e.g. ncloc, complexity, violations, coverage) - _String[]_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_

Metrics

• search_metrics - Search for SonarQube metrics.
• p - Optional page number (default: 1) - _Integer_
• ps - Optional page size. Must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 500 (default: 100) - _Integer_

Portfolios

• list_portfolios - List enterprise portfolios available in SonarQube with filtering and pagination options.

For SonarQube Server:

• q - Optional search query to filter portfolios by name or key - _String_
• favorite - If true, only returns favorite portfolios - _Boolean_
• pageIndex - Optional 1-based page number (default: 1) - _Integer_
• pageSize - Optional page size, max 500 (default: 100) - _Integer_

For SonarQube Cloud:

• enterpriseId - Enterprise uuid. Can be omitted only if 'favorite' parameter is supplied with value true - _String_
• q - Optional search query to filter portfolios by name - _String_
• favorite - Required to be true if 'enterpriseId' parameter is omitted. If true, only returns portfolios favorited by the logged-in user. Cannot be true when 'draft' is true - _Boolean_
• draft - If true, only returns drafts created by the logged-in user. Cannot be true when 'favorite' is true - _Boolean_
• pageIndex - Optional index of the page to fetch (default: 1) - _Integer_
• pageSize - Optional size of the page to fetch (default: 50) - _Integer_

Projects

• search_my_sonarqube_projects - Find SonarQube projects. The response is paginated.
• page - Optional page number - _String_

• list_branches - List long-lived branches for a project (e.g. main, develop, master). Returns only LONG branches on SonarQube Cloud and BRANCH entries on SonarQube Server — names safe for the branch parameter on other tools. For pull requests, use list_pull_requests instead.
• projectKey - Project key (e.g. my_project) - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_

• list_pull_requests - List all pull requests for a project. Use this tool to discover available pull requests before analyzing their coverage, issues, or quality. Returns the pull request key/ID which can be used with other tools (e.g., search_files_by_coverage, get_file_coverage_details). For long-lived branches, use list_branches instead.
• projectKey - Project key (e.g. my_project) - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_

Quality Gates

• get_project_quality_gate_status - Get the Quality Gate Status for the SonarQube project.
• analysisId - Optional analysis ID - _String_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• projectId - Optional project ID - _String_
• projectKey - Optional project key - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_

• list_quality_gates - List all quality gates in my SonarQube.

Rules

• show_rule - Shows detailed information about a SonarQube rule.
• key - Rule key - _Required String_

Duplications

• search_duplicated_files - Search for files with code duplications in a SonarQube project. By default, automatically fetches all duplicated files across all pages (up to 10,000 files max). Returns only files with duplications.
• projectKey - Project key - _Required String_ _(Ignored when SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY is defined)_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_
• pageSize - Optional number of results per page for manual pagination (max: 500). If not specified, auto-fetches all duplicated files - _Integer_
• pageIndex - Optional page number for manual pagination (starts at 1). If not specified, auto-fetches all duplicated files - _Integer_

• get_duplications - Get duplications for a file. Require Browse permission on file's project.
• key - File key - _Required String_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_

Sources

• get_raw_source - Get source code as raw text from SonarQube. Require 'See Source Code' permission on file.
• key - File key - _Required String_
• branch - Optional long-lived branch name (e.g. main, develop). Use list_branches to discover valid names - _String_
• pullRequest - Optional pull request key/ID. Use list_pull_requests to discover valid keys - _String_

• get_scm_info - Get SCM information of SonarQube source files. Require See Source Code permission on file's project.
• key - File key - _Required String_
• commits_by_line - Group lines by SCM commit if value is false, else display commits for each line - _String_
• from - First line to return. Starts at 1 - _Number_
• to - Last line to return (inclusive) - _Number_

System

Note: System tools are only available when connecting to SonarQube Server.

• get_system_health - Get the health status of SonarQube Server instance. Returns GREEN (fully operational), YELLOW (usable but needs attention), or RED (not operational).

• get_system_info - Get detailed information about SonarQube Server system configuration including JVM state, database, search indexes, and settings. Requires 'Administer' permissions.

• get_system_logs - Get SonarQube Server system logs in plain-text format. Requires system administration permission.
• name - Optional name of the logs to get. Possible values: access, app, ce, deprecation, es, web. Default: app - _String_

• ping_system - Ping the SonarQube Server system to check if it's alive. Returns 'pong' as plain text.

• get_system_status - Get state information about SonarQube Server. Returns status (STARTING, UP, DOWN, RESTARTING, DB_MIGRATION_NEEDED, DB_MIGRATION_RUNNING), version, and id.

Webhooks

• create_webhook - Create a new webhook for the SonarQube organization or project. Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project, or global 'Administer' permission.
• name - Webhook name - _Required String_
• url - Webhook URL - _Required String_
• projectKey - Optional project key for project-specific webhook - _String_
• secret - Optional webhook secret for securing the webhook payload - _String_

• list_webhooks - List all webhooks for the SonarQube organization or project. Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project, or global 'Administer' permission.
• projectKey - Optional project key to list project-specific webhooks - _String_

Context Augmentation

<details> <summary>Architecture Tools</summary>

• search_by_signature_patterns - Find code elements (classes, methods, interfaces, ...) by their declaration signatures using regex patterns.
• include_code_regex_list - List of regex patterns to match against signatures - _Required String[]_
• exclude_code_regex_list - List of regex patterns to exclude from results - _String[]_
• include_glob - File filter glob pattern (e.g., *.java) - _String_
• exclude_glob - File exclusion glob pattern - _String_
• fields - Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response - _String_
• limit - Maximum number of results to return (default: 10) - _Integer_
• regex_lists_operator - How to combine multiple patterns: OR (default) or AND - _String_

• search_by_body_patterns - Find code elements by their implementation body us