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Rundeck MCP connector

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Rundeck is an open-source job scheduling and runbook automation platform for executing operations tasks across distributed systems. The Rundeck MCP connector allows AI agents to execute jobs and retrieve job metadata within a Rundeck instance. It also supports monitoring job execution details, helping teams automate and track operational workflows from within their AI-driven processes.

Authentication type

  • API Key - Requires a static API key to be configured before the agent can connect to the service.

Uses

Use the Rundeck MCP connector to perform the following actions:

  • Trigger automated jobs to execute routine operational tasks remotely
  • Launch runbook automation across servers without manual intervention
  • Retrieve job configuration details to verify execution parameters before running
  • Kick off infrastructure maintenance tasks directly from an AI assistant
  • Automate incident response by executing predefined recovery jobs instantly
  • Check job metadata to confirm the correct workflow runs
  • Coordinate multi-step operational workflows through scheduled job execution
  • Validate job settings before deploying changes to production systems

Example prompts

Use the following example prompts to invoke Rundeck MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:

  • Run the nightly backup job in Rundeck.
  • Execute the server restart job in Rundeck for the production group.
  • What parameters does the deployment job in Rundeck require?
  • Show me the metadata for the database cleanup job in Rundeck.
  • Start the disk cleanup job in Rundeck on all web servers.
  • Trigger the failover job in Rundeck immediately.
  • What options are available for the patch update job in Rundeck?
  • Kick off the log rotation job in Rundeck.
  • Check the details of the incident response job before running it in Rundeck.
  • Launch the network diagnostics job in Rundeck now.

Rundeck MCP connector tools

The Rundeck MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.

ToolDescription
executeJobExecute a job
getJobMetadataGet job metadata
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