How to integrate Travis CI using MCP
Inspect and control Travis CI repositories and builds. This guide creates an MCP server from Arthur's Travis CI template — tools preconfigured against https://api.travis-ci.com — and finishes by sharing the server's MCP swagger documentation.
Steps
Open the Secrets vault and create a secret named
TRAVIS_CI_API_KEYholding your API key. Generate a token with the Travis CLI (travis login && travis token) or from your Travis CI profile page, then send it as Authorization: token YOUR_TOKEN. Store the complete value, including the "token " prefix, in Arthur MCP Secrets. Tokens for travis-ci.com and the legacy travis-ci.org host are not interchangeable.


Go to the REST API Templates gallery and search for Travis CI.


Click Use template on the Travis CI card to open the server-creation dialog.


Review the server name and select
TRAVIS_CI_API_KEYin the credential field — the dialog only accepts vault secrets, and it lists every tool that will be created.


Click Create server. Arthur creates the server, applies the authentication, and generates all the tools.





Open the server's Tools tab to review the generated tools.

Open the server's Connect section and click Share the MCP swagger documentation — Arthur generates the public documentation link and QR code for this server.



Confirm it worked
The server appears with 5 preconfigured tool(s): get_repository, list_builds, get_build, restart_build, cancel_build. The Connect section offers the MCP swagger documentation — a shareable page with setup instructions for any AI client.
Good to know
- Look up a Travis CI repository, list and inspect its builds, and restart or cancel a build. Requires a Travis CI API token generated via the Travis CLI or account profile page.
- This integration requires a credential (api-key). Get one at https://app.travis-ci.com/signup.
- Official API documentation: https://developer.travis-ci.com/
- Editing a tool later never changes the template — templates are starting points, and the server is fully yours after creation.
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