Postman MCP Server

What does “Postman” MCP Server do?

The Postman MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server is a specialized tool that connects AI assistants with the ability to execute Postman collections using Newman. By exposing this functionality through a standardized MCP interface, the server empowers AI-driven workflows to run API tests, manage environment files and global variables, and retrieve detailed test results. This enhances development and testing workflows by allowing AI agents to automate API validation, gather granular failure information, and analyze execution timings. The Postman MCP Server acts as a bridge between LLMs and API testing infrastructure, making it easier to automate and streamline API integration and quality assurance tasks.

List of Prompts

• No prompt templates are specified in the repository.

List of Resources

• No explicit MCP resources are described in the repository.

List of Tools

• No direct tool list is found in the repository’s documentation or visible code listings.

Use Cases of this MCP Server

• Automated API Testing: Enables AI agents to automatically run Postman collections for continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
• API Integration Validation: Allows developers to use LLMs to check the health and correctness of API endpoints by running pre-defined tests.
• Environment Management: Supports the use of environment files and global variables, helping in testing APIs across different setups.
• Detailed Test Reporting: AI assistants can retrieve granular results about API test runs, including summaries, failures, and execution times, supporting root cause analysis.
• AI-Driven QA Automation: Integrate the server in broader AI-driven QA flows, allowing for hands-free, standardized, and repeatable API quality checks.

How to set it up

Windsurf

1. Ensure Node.js and pnpm are installed.
2. Add the Postman MCP server package: @postman/mcp-server@latest
3. Edit the Windsurf MCP configuration file to include the server:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "postman": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["@postman/mcp-server@latest"]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Save the configuration and restart Windsurf.
5. Verify the server is running by checking the MCP server status panel.

Securing API Keys

Set sensitive keys using environment variables:

{
  "env": {
    "POSTMAN_API_KEY": "${POSTMAN_API_KEY}"
  },
  "inputs": {
    "apiKey": "${POSTMAN_API_KEY}"
  }
}

Claude

1. Install Node.js and pnpm.
2. Add the server with: @postman/mcp-server@latest
3. Update the Claude configuration file:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "postman": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["@postman/mcp-server@latest"]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Save and restart Claude.
5. Confirm the MCP server is listed and available.

Securing API Keys

Refer to the same environment variable pattern as above.

Cursor

1. Ensure Node.js and pnpm are available.
2. Add the Postman MCP server: @postman/mcp-server@latest
3. Modify Cursor’s MCP config:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "postman": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["@postman/mcp-server@latest"]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Save, restart Cursor, and check connectivity.

Securing API Keys

Use the provided env/inject pattern as above.

Cline

1. Install Node.js and pnpm.
2. Add the MCP server dependency.
3. Edit the Cline MCP setup:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "postman": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["@postman/mcp-server@latest"]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Save and restart Cline.
5. Verify the Postman server is active.

Securing API Keys

Use the same JSON pattern for secure variable injection.

How to use this MCP inside flows

Using MCP in FlowHunt

To integrate MCP servers into your FlowHunt workflow, start by adding the MCP component to your flow and connecting it to your AI agent:

Click on the MCP component to open the configuration panel. In the system MCP configuration section, insert your MCP server details using this JSON format:

{
  "postman": {
    "transport": "streamable_http",
    "url": "https://yourmcpserver.example/pathtothemcp/url"
  }
}

Once configured, the AI agent is now able to use this MCP as a tool with access to all its functions and capabilities. Remember to change “postman” to whatever the actual name of your MCP server is and replace the URL with your own MCP server URL.

Overview

Based on the available documentation, the Postman MCP Server provides a clear overview and decent setup/security instructions, but lacks explicit details about prompts, resources, and tools in the current repository. Its overall usefulness for automating API testing is high, but the lack of structured MCP elements limits its integration depth. Rating: 6/10

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