@visualq/mcp

MCP server for VisualQ — the Quality OS agent interface. @visualq/mcp exposes 43 tools (qa profile): multi-pillar audit, VRT/FRT, tracking plan + JIRA proof, rolling health. For Cursor, Claude Desktop, or any MCP client.

Production setup (recommended)

1. Sign in to https://visualq.ai
2. Go to Settings → Agent API Keys (org admin)
3. Create a key with scope mcp_full
4. Optionally set a default project slug if you mostly work on one client
5. Copy the Cursor MCP config snippet
6. Paste into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or project .cursor/mcp.json) and restart Cursor

Or one command:

npx @visualq/setup-agent cursor --key vq_org_live_… --project my-site

Or install the Cursor plugin (skills + rules bundled).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visualq": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@visualq/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VISUALQ_API_KEY": "vq_org_live_…",
        "VISUALQ_BASE_URL": "https://visualq.ai",
        "VISUALQ_TOOL_PROFILE": "qa"
      }
    }
  }
}

Single-project shortcut

If your org key has a default project (or you set it only in MCP env):

"VISUALQ_DEFAULT_PROJECT": "afp-com"

Then tools can omit project when the key has defaultProject on the server or this env var is set in the MCP config.

Multi-project orgs

Pass project on every tool call (slug or id), e.g. "project": "afp-com".

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
VISUALQ_API_KEY	yes	—	Org agent key vq_org_live_… or legacy project key vq_live_…
VISUALQ_BASE_URL	no	https://visualq.ai	VisualQ instance (use your origin for self-hosted)
VISUALQ_DEFAULT_PROJECT	no	—	Default project slug injected into tool args
VISUALQ_TOOL_PROFILE	no	qa	qa (recommended), full, or legacy aliases vrt-qa / frt-qa / tracking-qa → qa
VISUALQ_MCP_HTTP	no	—	Set 1 to run local Streamable HTTP on 127.0.0.1:3847
VISUALQ_MCP_PORT	no	3847	HTTP mode port

API key scopes

Scope	MCP read	MCP write (confirm: true)	CI /api/ci/*
mcp_read	yes	no	no
mcp_full	yes	yes	no
ci (project key)	no	no	yes

Org agent keys support mcp_read and mcp_full only.

Typical agent workflows

Quality MCP PR gate: gate_pr_quality → fix with explain_vrt_failure / frt_heal_step_def → run_vrt or run_full_audit

Onboard a site: create_project → crawl_site → create_scenario → run_baseline → create_frt_scenario → run_frt_feature

Full QA: run_full_audit (optional pillars[]) → wait_for_run → gate_pr_quality → get_site_health

Pillar-only audit: run_full_audit with pillars: ["a11y"], ["tracking"], etc.

Pre-merge VRT: list_scenarios → run_vrt → get_run_failures → explain_vrt_failure

FRT in CI: GitHub Action type: frt or visualq frt --api-key …

Jira tracking proof: read ticket → tracking_prove_jira_ticket with confirm: true (semantic intent → generic linked scenario) → paste jiraMarkdown into JIRA.

Jira-driven QA: read ticket → create_scenario / create_frt_scenario with ticket id in name → run tests

Mutating tools require confirm: true in arguments.

Legacy project CI key

For GitHub Actions / Jenkins, use a project-scoped key (vq_live_…) with scope ci — not the org agent key.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visualq": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@visualq/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VISUALQ_API_KEY": "vq_live_…",
        "VISUALQ_BASE_URL": "https://visualq.ai"
      }
    }
  }
}

Create in Project → Settings → API keys.

Hosted REST gateway (advanced)

VisualQ also exposes JSON invoke (not stdio MCP wire protocol):

• GET https://visualq.ai/api/mcp — tool catalog (public)
• POST https://visualq.ai/api/mcp/v1/invoke — X-API-Key + { "tool", "args" }

The @visualq/mcp npm package is the supported IDE integration path.

Local development

npm install
npm run build
VISUALQ_API_KEY=vq_org_live_… VISUALQ_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000 node dist/index.js

Sync tool manifest from the visualq backend (sibling repo):

cd ../visualq && npm run mcp:export-manifest
cd ../visualq-mcp && npm run sync-manifest

Before publishing to npm:

cd ../visualq && npm run mcp:export-manifest
cd ../visualq-mcp && npm test && npm run build && npm run sync-manifest
npm publish --access public
# Optional: publish agent skills if skills/ changed
cd packages/agent-skills && npm publish --access public

Repository

• Package: abecms/visualq-mcp
• Backend: abecms/visualq (/api/mcp/v1/invoke)