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The StackOne SonarQube Cloud MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.

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What is the SonarQube Cloud MCP Server?

A SonarQube Cloud MCP server lets AI agents read and write SonarQube Cloud data through the Model Context Protocol — Anthropic's open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools. StackOne's SonarQube Cloud MCP server ships with 89 pre-built actions, fully extensible via the Connector Builder — plus managed authentication, prompt injection defense, observability, and agent execution runtime. Connect it from MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Goose, and VS Code, or from agent frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and Vercel AI SDK.

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Authentication Logout
Logout a user.
Authentication Validate
Check credentials. Returns true for anonymous user.
Ce Activity Status
Returns CE activity related metrics.Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project.
Ce Component
Get the pending tasks, in-progress tasks and the last executed task of a given component (usually a project). Requires `Browse` permission on the specified component.
Components Search
Search for top-level components (projects) in the organization, filterable by name pattern and qualifier. Use this to find a project's key when you only know its name. For drilling into directories/files within a project, use `components_tree` instead.
Components Show
Returns a component (file, directory, project) and its ancestors. The ancestors are ordered from the parent to the root project. Requires the following permission: 'Browse' on the project of the specified component.
Components Tree
Navigate through components based on the chosen strategy.Requires the following permission: 'Browse' on the specified project.When limiting search with the q parameter, directories are not returned.
Duplications Show
Get duplications. Require Browse permission on file's project
Favorites Add
Add a project as favorite for the authenticated user.Only 100 components can be added as favorite.Requires authentication and the following permission: 'Browse' on the project.
Favorites Remove
Remove a component (project, directory, file etc.) as favorite for the authenticated user.Requires authentication.
Favorites Search
Search for the authenticated user favorites.Requires authentication.
Hotspots Search
Search for Security Hotspots.
Issues Authors
Search SCM accounts which match a given query.Requires authentication.
Issues Search
Search for issues.Requires the 'Browse' permission on the specified project(s).
Issues Tags
List tags matching a given query
Languages List
List supported programming languages
Measures Component
Return component with specified measures. The componentId or the component parameter must be provided.Requires the following permission: 'Browse' on the project of specified component.
Measures Component Tree
Recursively walk a project's directory/file tree and return the specified measures (e.g. coverage, complexity, ncloc) for each descendant component. Use this when you need per-file or per-directory metrics across a project, not just the project-level totals (which is what `measures_component` returns). Required: `component` (project key) and `metricKeys` (comma-separated). Use `strategy` (`children`/`all`/`leaves`) to control how deep to recurse. Requires `Browse` on the project.
Measures Search History
Search measures history of a component.Measures are ordered chronologically.Pagination applies to the number of measures for each metric.Requires the following permission: 'Browse' on the specified component
Metrics Search
Search for metrics
Metrics Types
List all available metric types.
Notifications Add
Add a notification for the authenticated user.Requires one of the following permissions: Authentication if no login is provided. If a project is provided, requires the 'Browse' permission on the specified project. If a project is provided, requires the 'Browse' permission on the specified project.
Notifications List
List notifications of the authenticated user
Notifications Remove
Remove a notification for the authenticated user
Permissions Add Project Creator To Template
Add a project creator to a permission template.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Add User
Add permission to a user. This service defaults to global permissions, but can be limited to project permissions by providing project id or project key.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the specified project.
Permissions Add User To Template
Add a user to a permission template. Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Apply Template
Apply a permission template to one project.The project id or project key must be provided.The template id or name must be provided.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Bulk Apply Template
Apply a permission template to **many** projects in one call — use this to roll out (or re-roll-out) a template across a whole project set, optionally filtered by `projects` (comma-separated keys), `q` (name pattern), `analyzedBefore`, or `onProvisionedOnly`. For a single-project apply, use `permissions_apply_template` instead. Required: `templateId` or (`templateName` + `organization`). Requires `Administer` on the organization.
Permissions Create Template
Create a new permission template — a reusable named bundle of permissions that can be applied to projects (via `permissions_apply_template` or `permissions_bulk_apply_template`). Required: `name` (unique within the org). Optional `description` and `projectKeyPattern` (regex that auto-matches projects to this template). Requires `Administer` on the organization.
Permissions Delete Template
Delete a permission template.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Remove Project Creator From Template
Remove a project creator from a permission template.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Remove User
Remove permission from a user. This service defaults to global permissions, but can be limited to project permissions by providing project id or project key. Requires the permission 'Administer' on the specified project.
Permissions Remove User From Template
Remove a user from a permission template. Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Search Templates
List the permission templates configured for the organization (each template is a reusable named bundle of permissions that can be applied to projects). Use this to discover available template ids/names before calling `permissions_apply_template`, `permissions_bulk_apply_template`, `permissions_update_template`, or any of the `permissions_*_template` actions. Requires `Administer` on the organization.
Permissions Set Default Template
Set a permission template as default.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Permissions Update Template
Update a permission template.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the organization.
Project Analyses Create Event
Pin a version tag or release marker (an "event") onto a specific Sonar analysis. Use this to attach things like `v1.2.3` to the analysis that represents a release — these show up on the project timeline in the UI. Required: `analysis` (analysis key from `project_analyses_search`) and `name` (the label, e.g. `v1.2.3`). Optional `category` is `VERSION` (default) or `OTHER`. Requires `Administer` on the project.
Project Analyses Delete
Delete a project analysis.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the project of the specified analysis.
Project Analyses Delete Event
Remove a version tag / release marker (an "event") that was previously pinned to a Sonar analysis. Use this to clear a version label from the project timeline — does NOT delete the underlying analysis itself (use `project_analyses_delete` for that). Required: `event` (event key). Only events of category VERSION or OTHER can be deleted. Requires `Administer` on the project.
Project Analyses Search
Search a project analyses and attached events.Requires the following permission: 'Browse' on the specified project
Project Analyses Unset Baseline
Unset any manually-set New Code Period baseline on a project or a long-lived branch.Unsetting a manual baseline restores the use of the `sonar.leak.period` setting.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the specified project.
Project Analyses Update Event
Rename an existing version tag / release marker (an "event") on a Sonar analysis — e.g. change `v1.2.3` to `v1.2.4`. Required: `event` (event key) and `name` (new label). Only events of category VERSION or OTHER can be updated. Requires `Administer` on the project.
Project Badges Ai Code Assurance
Generate a badge for project's AI assurance as an SVG.Requires 'Browse' permission on the specified project.
Project Badges Measure
Generate badge for project's measure as an SVG.Requires a security token for private projects.
Project Badges Quality Gate
Generate badge for project's quality gate as an SVG.Requires a security token for private projects.
Project Branches Delete
Delete a non-main branch of a project.Requires 'Administer' rights on the specified project.
Project Branches List
List the branches of a project.The statistics are the overall counts on long branches, and the count of issues detected on the changed code on short branches, and are only provided if the project parameter is specified.If the project parameter is specified, requires the user to have 'Browse' or 'Execute analysis' rights on that project. Otherwise, only returns branches from projects on which this user has 'Browse' or 'Execute analysis' rights.
Project Branches Rename
Rename the main branch of a project.Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project.
Project Links Create
Create a new project link.Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project, or global 'Administer' permission.
Project Links Delete
Delete existing project link.Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project, or global 'Administer' permission.
Project Links Search
List links of a project. Exactly one of `projectId` or `projectKey` must be provided. Requires `Administer` or `Browse` permission on the specified project.
Project Pull Requests Delete
Delete a pull request.Requires 'Administer' rights on the specified project.
Project Pull Requests List
List the pull requests of a project.One of the following permissions is required: 'Browse' rights on the specified project'Execute Analysis' rights on the specified project
Project Tags Search
Search tags
Project Tags Set
Set tags on a project.Requires the following permission: 'Administer' rights on the specified project
Projects Bulk Delete
Delete one or several projects.Only the 1'000 first items in project filters are taken into account.Requires 'Administer System' permission.At least one parameter is required among analyzedBefore, projects and q
Projects Create
Create a project.Requires 'Create Projects' permission
Projects Delete
Delete a project. Requires 'Administer System' permission or 'Administer' permission on the project.
Projects Search
Search for projects. Results are filtered to projects the caller has access to.
Projects Update Key
Update a project or module key and all its sub-components keys.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the specified project.
Projects Update Visibility
Updates visibility of a project.Requires 'Project administer' permission on the specified project
Qualityprofiles Backup
Backup a quality profile in XML form. The exported profile can be restored through api/qualityprofiles/restore.
Qualityprofiles Changelog
Get the history of changes on a quality profile: rule activation/deactivation, change in parameters/severity. Events are ordered by date in descending order (most recent first).
Qualityprofiles Copy
Copy a quality profile. Requires to be logged in and the 'Administer Quality Profiles' permission.
Qualityprofiles Create
Create a quality profile.Requires to be logged in and the 'Administer Quality Profiles' permission.
Qualityprofiles Delete
Delete a quality profile and all its descendants. The default quality profile cannot be deleted. Requires one of the following permissions: 'Administer Quality Profiles' Edit right on the specified quality profile
Qualityprofiles Inheritance
Show a quality profile's ancestors and children. Provide either `key` alone, or the trio `language` + `qualityProfile` + `organization` together.
Qualityprofiles Projects
List projects with their association status regarding a quality profile
Qualityprofiles Search
Search quality profiles
Rules Repositories
List available rule repositories
Rules Search
Search for a collection of relevant rules matching a specified query.Since 5.5, following fields in the response have been deprecated :"effortToFixDescription" becomes "gapDescription""debtRemFnCoeff" becomes "remFnGapMultiplier""defaultDebtRemFnCoeff" becomes "defaultRemFnGapMultiplier""debtRemFnOffset" becomes "remFnBaseEffort""defaultDebtRemFnOffset" becomes "defaultRemFnBaseEffort""debtOverloaded" becomes "remFnOverloaded"
Rules Show
Get detailed information about a ruleSince 5.5, following fields in the response have been deprecated :"effortToFixDescription" becomes "gapDescription""debtRemFnCoeff" becomes "remFnGapMultiplier""defaultDebtRemFnCoeff" becomes "defaultRemFnGapMultiplier""debtRemFnOffset" becomes "remFnBaseEffort""defaultDebtRemFnOffset" becomes "defaultRemFnBaseEffort""debtOverloaded" becomes "remFnOverloaded"In 7.1, the field 'scope' has been added.
Rules Tags
List rule tags
Rules Update
Update an existing rule.Requires the 'Administer Quality Profiles' permission
Settings List Definitions
List settings definitions.Requires 'Browse' permission when a component is specifiedTo access licensed settings, authentication is requiredTo access secured settings, one of the following permissions is required: 'Execute Analysis''Administer' rights on the specified component
Settings Reset
Remove a setting value.The settings defined in conf/sonar.properties are read-only and can't be changed.Requires the permission 'Administer' on the specified component.
User Groups Add User
Add a user to a group. SonarCloud identifies the group by `name` + `organization` only; numeric group `id` is not accepted by this endpoint. Requires `Administer System`.
User Groups Create
Create a group.Requires the following permission: 'Administer System'.
User Groups Delete
Delete a group. The default groups cannot be deleted. SonarCloud identifies the group by `name` + `organization` only; numeric group `id` is not accepted by this endpoint. Requires `Administer System`.
User Groups Search
Search for user groups.Requires the following permission: 'Administer System'.
User Groups Update
Update a group.Requires the following permission: 'Administer System'.
User Groups Users
Given a group name, list the users in that group (with selection/membership flags). Use this when the question is "who is in group Y?". For the reverse direction — "which groups does user X belong to?" — use `users_groups`. SonarCloud identifies the group by `name` + `organization` only; numeric group `id` is not accepted by this endpoint. Requires `Administer System`.
User Tokens Generate
Generate a user access token. Please keep your tokens secret. They enable you to authenticate and analyze projects. The endpoint generates a token for the logged in user.
User Tokens Revoke
Revoke an access token of the authenticated user.
User Tokens Search
List the access tokens of the authenticated user. Field 'lastConnectionDate' is only updated every hour, so it may not be accurate, for instance when a user is using a token many times in less than one hour.
Users Groups
Given a user login, list every group that user is a member of. Use this when the question is "which groups does user X belong to?". For the reverse direction — "who is in group Y?" — use `user_groups_users`. Requires `Administer` on the organization.
Webservices List
List web services
Webservices Response Example
Display web service response example

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  "mcpServers": {
    "stackone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.stackone.com/mcp?x-account-id=<account_id>",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic <YOUR_BASE64_TOKEN>"
      ]
    }
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}

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SonarQube Cloud MCP Server FAQ

Does StackOne have a SonarQube Cloud MCP server?

Yes. StackOne offers a hosted SonarQube Cloud MCP server with 89 pre-built actions, and every action is tested and QA'd by StackOne. Connect it to Claude, Cursor, and any other MCP client, or to any agent framework through the AI Action SDK. It ships with managed agent authentication, prompt injection defense, and tool discovery with server-side execution that preserve your agent's context window and keep reasoning performance.

SonarQube Cloud MCP server vs direct API integration — what's the difference?

A SonarQube Cloud MCP server and direct API integration serve different use cases. Direct API integration is for software-to-software — backend code calling SonarQube Cloud. A SonarQube Cloud MCP server is for AI agents — MCP clients like Claude and Cursor, plus framework agents built with OpenAI, LangChain, or Vercel AI — discovering and calling SonarQube Cloud at runtime. StackOne provides both.

How does SonarQube Cloud authentication work for AI agents?

SonarQube Cloud authentication for AI agents works through a StackOne Connect Session. Create one via the dashboard or the SDK — you get an auth link and ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Your user authenticates their own SonarQube Cloud account; StackOne handles token exchange, storage, and refresh. Credentials never reach the LLM, and each user is isolated via origin_owner_id.

Are SonarQube Cloud MCP tools vulnerable to prompt injection?

Yes — SonarQube Cloud MCP tools can be vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Any tool that reads user-written content — documents, messages, tickets, records, or free-text fields — is a potential vector. StackOne Defender scans every tool response before it enters the agent's context — regex patterns in ~1ms, then a MiniLM classifier in ~4ms. 88.7% accuracy, CPU-only.

What is the context bloat of a SonarQube Cloud agent and how do I avoid it?

Context bloat happens when SonarQube Cloud tool schemas and API responses eat your SonarQube Cloud agent's memory, preventing it from reasoning effectively. A single SonarQube Cloud query can return a massive JSON response, and connecting multiple tools compounds the problem. Tools Discovery and Code Mode reduce context bloat — loading only relevant tools per query and keeping raw responses out of the agent's context.

Can I limit which actions my SonarQube Cloud agent can access?

Yes — you can limit which actions your SonarQube Cloud agent can access directly from the StackOne dashboard. Toggle actions on or off, or restrict them to specific accounts, with no code changes to your agent. Session tokens can be scoped to exact actions so if one leaks, exposure stays contained.

Can I create custom agent actions for my SonarQube Cloud MCP server?

Yes — you can create custom agent actions for your SonarQube Cloud MCP server using Connector Builder. It's an integration agent your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) can invoke to research SonarQube Cloud's API, generate production-ready connector YAML, test against the live API, and validate before you ship.

When should I NOT use a SonarQube Cloud MCP server?

Skip a SonarQube Cloud MCP server if your integration is purely software-to-software — direct SonarQube Cloud API integration is simpler when no AI agent is involved. For deterministic, compliance-critical operations (financial transactions, regulatory reporting), direct API gives you predictable behavior without agent-driven decision-making. MCP shines when AI agents need to dynamically discover and call SonarQube Cloud actions at runtime.

What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne SonarQube Cloud MCP server support?

The StackOne SonarQube Cloud MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.

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