The Devin MCP server provides programmatic access to Devin’s platform capabilities for both private and public repositories. Beyond repository documentation and search, it gives any MCP-compatible AI agent or IDE full access to session management, playbooks, knowledge, and scheduling.
Any Devin session or MCP-compatible client can create sessions, manage playbooks and knowledge, set up schedules, and more. See Advanced Capabilities for details on what Devin can do. What is MCP?
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI apps to securely connect to MCP-compatible data sources and tools. You can think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI applications — a standardized way to connect AI apps to different services.
Devin MCP Server
The Devin MCP server is an authenticated service that provides access to both public and private repositories, plus full platform management capabilities.
Base Server URL: https://mcp.devin.ai/
Authentication Required
To use the Devin MCP server, you need a Devin API key:
- Sign up for a Devin account at Devin.ai
- Generate an API key from your account settings
- Include the API key in your MCP client configuration
Repository Documentation
These tools let you explore and query documentation for any GitHub repository (public or private with authentication):
| Tool | Description |
|---|
read_wiki_structure | Get a list of documentation topics for a GitHub repository |
read_wiki_contents | View full documentation about a GitHub repository |
ask_question | Ask any question about one or more repositories (up to 10) and get an AI-powered, context-grounded response |
list_available_repos | List all repositories available to query with your Devin account |
Session Management
Create, search, inspect, and control Devin sessions programmatically:
| Tool | Description |
|---|
devin_session_create | Create one or more Devin sessions. Each session can have a prompt, title, playbook, tags, and ACU limit |
devin_session_search | Search and filter sessions by tags, playbook, origin, schedule, user, or creation/update time |
devin_session_interact | Interact with a session — get status, send messages, sleep, terminate, archive, read messages and attachments, or manage tags |
devin_session_events | Inspect events within a session — list summaries, fetch full event details, or search event contents by text |
devin_session_gather | Wait for multiple sessions to reach a settled state (finished, errored, sleeping, or waiting) before returning. Useful after creating parallel sessions instead of polling in a loop |
Playbook Management
Create and manage playbooks that standardize how Devin performs tasks:
| Tool | Description |
|---|
devin_playbook_manage | List, get, create, update, or delete playbooks. Supports automation macros (e.g. !my_macro) |
Knowledge Management
Maintain your organization’s knowledge base that Devin uses for context:
| Tool | Description |
|---|
devin_knowledge_manage | Full CRUD for knowledge notes — list, get, create, update, delete, browse folder structure. Also manage knowledge suggestions — list, view, and dismiss pending suggestions. Supports filtering by repo, folder, and search queries |
Schedule Management
Set up recurring or one-time scheduled Devin sessions:
| Tool | Description |
|---|
devin_schedule_manage | List, get, create, update, or delete schedules. Supports cron expressions for recurring schedules, one-time scheduling, notification preferences, and agent selection |
Integration Management
View and manage your organization’s native integrations and MCP servers:
| Tool | Description |
|---|
list_integrations | List all native integrations (e.g. GitHub, Jira, Slack) and MCP servers with their install status and settings URLs. Filter by installed, not installed, or all |
Wire Protocols
The Devin MCP server supports Streamable HTTP:
- URL:
https://mcp.devin.ai/mcp
- Works with HTTP-compatible clients
- Recommended for all integrations
The legacy SSE (/sse) endpoint has been deprecated. Use the /mcp endpoint instead.
Key Differences from DeepWiki MCP
| Feature | DeepWiki MCP | Devin MCP |
|---|
| Authentication | None required | API key required |
| Repository Access | Public repositories only | Public and private repositories |
| Platform Management | Not available | Sessions, playbooks, knowledge, schedules, integrations |
| Base URL | https://mcp.deepwiki.com/ | https://mcp.devin.ai/ |
| Cost | Free | Requires Devin account |
Setup Instructions
For most clients (e.g. Windsurf):
{
"mcpServers": {
"devin": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.devin.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
For Claude Code:
claude mcp add -s user -t http devin https://mcp.devin.ai/mcp -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>"
