Zenml MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Zenml

before you install - you'll need

Set ZENML_MCP_ANALYTICS_ENABLED, ZENML_MCP_DISABLE_ANALYTICS, ZENML_MCP_ANALYTICS_DEV, ZENML_STORE_URL, ZENML_STORE_API_KEY, ZENML_ACTIVE_PROJECT_ID before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm docker.io/zenmldocker/mcp-zenml:1.5.1

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenml-io-mcp-zenml": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/zenmldocker/mcp-zenml:1.5.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.zenml-io is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Zenml can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can get a frozen pipeline configuration by name/ID, list snapshots with filters (runnable, deployable, deployed, tag), get a deployment's runtime status and URL, and list deployments with filters (status, pipeline, tag).

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Zenml lets an agent do.

read & search

14 tools - e.g. Get a frozen pipeline configuration by name/ID; List snapshots with filters (runnable, deployable, deployed, tag); List deployments with filters (status, pipeline, tag)

get_snapshot · list_snapshots · list_deployments · get_active_project · get_project · list_projects…

Deployment

2 tools - e.g. Get a deployment's runtime status and URL; Get bounded logs from a deployment (tail=100 default, max 1000)

get_deployment · get_deployment_logs

Open

2 tools - e.g. Open interactive pipeline runs dashboard (MCP App); Open 30-day run activity bar chart (MCP App)

open_pipeline_run_dashboard · open_run_activity_chart

run & execute

1 tool - e.g. Trigger a pipeline run (prefer snapshot_name_or_id parameter)

trigger_pipeline

Stack

1 tool - e.g. Analyze stack component usage

stack_components_analysis

Recent

1 tool - e.g. Analyze recent pipeline runs

recent_runs_analysis

Most

1 tool - e.g. Get N most recent runs

most_recent_runs

Diagnose

1 tool - e.g. Diagnose server setup (env vars, SDK, connectivity, auth). Works even when misconfigured.

diagnose_zenml_setup

Latest releases

v1.5.1 · 2026-03-16

bump actions/setup-python from 5.6.0 to 6.2.0 in the all-actions group · bump the all-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates · Improve analytics reliability and error handling

v1.5.0 · 2026-01-28

MCP Apps 🎨 · This release introduces MCP Apps - interactive HTML UIs that render directly inside supported MCP clients (VS Code Insiders, Goose, and others that support the MCP Apps specification). · New Apps…

v1.4.0 · 2026-01-27

Structured Tool Outputs · All MCP tools now return structured output via the MCP structuredContent channel, with auto-generated outputSchema for each tool. Previously, tools returned JSON-encoded strings as plain text…

04 · Who maintains Zenml

mcp-zenml is maintained by zenml-io. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/zenml-io/mcp-zenml
category: API integration - ranked #167 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.zenml-io/mcp-zenml (active, first published 2025-09-10 · 10 versions)
packages: oci:docker.io/zenmldocker/mcp-zenml:1.5.1

06 · Zenml FAQ

Is Zenml still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-04. We re-verify nightly.

What can Zenml do?

With this server connected, an agent can get a frozen pipeline configuration by name/ID, list snapshots with filters (runnable, deployable, deployed, tag), get a deployment's runtime status and URL, and list deployments with filters (status, pipeline, tag).

How do I install Zenml?

Run `docker run -i --rm docker.io/zenmldocker/mcp-zenml:1.5.1`. The README documents 6 environment variables (ZENML_MCP_ANALYTICS_ENABLED, ZENML_MCP_DISABLE_ANALYTICS, ZENML_MCP_ANALYTICS_DEV…) to set first. Set ZENML_MCP_ANALYTICS_ENABLED, ZENML_MCP_DISABLE_ANALYTICS, ZENML_MCP_ANALYTICS_DEV, ZENML_STORE_URL, ZENML_STORE_API_KEY, ZENML_ACTIVE_PROJECT_ID before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Zenml

Alternatives to Zenml

Maintained API integration servers if Zenml isn't the fit.

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