Redmine MCP Stateless vs Ithura MCP
A side-by-side look at the Redmine MCP Stateless and Ithura MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Redmine MCP Stateless for product management work over a hosted endpoint; choose Ithura MCP for product management as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Redmine MCP Stateless when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MCP_TRANSPORT, REDMINE_URL, REDMINE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
list_issues, get_issue, create_issue.
Choose Ithura MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ITHURA_API_KEY, ITHURA_WORKSPACE_SLUG, ITHURA_API_URL. - You want tools like
list_projects, get_project, create_project.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Product Management | Product Management |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | MCP_TRANSPORTREDMINE_URLREDMINE_API_KEY | ITHURA_API_KEYITHURA_WORKSPACE_SLUGITHURA_API_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 8 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | 23 |
| Full listing | View Redmine MCP Stateless | View Ithura MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Redmine MCP Stateless tools 13
list_issuesList issues with optional filters (project, status, assignee)get_issueIssue details including all comments and attachmentscreate_issueCreate a new issueupdate_issueUpdate an issue or add a commentupdate_journalEdit an existing comment (requires Redmine 5.0+)list_issues_with_journalsList issues with all comments — useful for per-assignee progress reviewsearch_issues_fullFull-text search across subject, description, and commentslist_projectsList all projectsget_projectProject detailslist_statusesAvailable issue statuseslist_trackersAvailable trackerslist_prioritiesAvailable priorities- +1 more on the listing page
Ithura MCP tools 23
list_projectsList all projects in the workspaceget_projectGet a project by IDcreate_projectCreate a new project in the workspaceupdate_projectUpdate a projectlist_issuesList issues in a project. Supports filtering by state, label, priority, assignee, cycle, module.create_issueCreate a new issue in a projectget_issueGet a single issue by IDupdate_issueUpdate fields on an existing issuedelete_issueDelete an issue from a projectlist_statesList workflow states for a projectlist_labelsList labels for a projectcreate_labelCreate a new label in a project- +11 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Redmine MCP Stateless
{
"mcpServers": {
"daiji-sshr-redmine-mcp-stateless": {
"url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
}
}
}
Ithura MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-102": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ithura-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ITHURA_API_KEY": "YOUR_ITHURA_API_KEY_HERE",
"ITHURA_WORKSPACE_SLUG": "YOUR_ITHURA_WORKSPACE_SLUG_HERE",
"ITHURA_API_URL": "YOUR_ITHURA_API_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Redmine MCP Stateless is categorized under Product Management and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Ithura MCP belongs to Product Management and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Redmine MCP Stateless for product management work and Ithura MCP for product management.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Redmine MCP Stateless is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Ithura MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add daiji-sshr-redmine-mcp-stateless and mcp-102 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Redmine MCP Stateless has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 8 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Ithura MCP has 57/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
