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Postman MCP

by Postman

Postman's official MCP server. Connect agents to Postman collections, requests, mocks, and environments. 229 GitHub stars and 8 commits on main in the last 30 days.

229·6 tools·Released APR 2025·Apache-2.0
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Postman's official MCP server. Connect agents to Postman collections, requests, mocks, and environments. 229 GitHub stars and 8 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationPOSTMAN_API_KEY environment variable. Generate at https://web.postman.co/settings/me/api-keys.
{ "mcpServers": { "postman": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@postman/postman-mcp-server" ], "env": { "POSTMAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_POSTMAN_API_KEY" } } } }
PrereqGenerate POSTMAN_API_KEY at https://web.postman.co/settings/me/api-keys. Scope keys per-team where possible. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "postman": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@postman/postman-mcp-server" ], "env": { "POSTMAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_POSTMAN_API_KEY" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "postman": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@postman/postman-mcp-server" ], "env": { "POSTMAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_POSTMAN_API_KEY" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "postman": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@postman/postman-mcp-server" ], "env": { "POSTMAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_POSTMAN_API_KEY" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "postman": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@postman/postman-mcp-server" ], "env": { "POSTMAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_POSTMAN_API_KEY" } } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

list_collections
List Postman collections accessible to the API key
Read
get_collection
Retrieve a collection definition with requests and folders
Read
list_environments
List Postman environments and their variables
Read
run_request
Execute a Postman request and return the response
Admin
list_mocks
List configured mock servers
Read
list_workspaces
List Postman workspaces accessible to the user
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Postman official maintenance.
  • 229 GitHub stars and Apache-2.0 license.
  • 8 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • Reuses existing Postman collections, environments, and mocks.
  • Run-request tool surfaces governed API access without wiring per-API MCPs.
Weaknesses
  • Postman account required; team plan needed for shared collections.
  • Run-request tool carries the API key permissioning of the connected user.
  • Tool surface covers Postman primitives; integrations beyond Postman scope (e.g. Newman runners) require additional MCPs.
Security Notes

POSTMAN_API_KEY carries the full account permission. Generate a scoped API key in the Postman Admin Console where possible. The run_request tool can call any API the connected user environment can reach; review collection scopes before connecting to long-running agents.

Best For

API-heavy teams already using Postman for API documentation and testing; teams that want agents to call APIs through governed Postman collections rather than free-form HTTP; QA workflows that benefit from agent-driven request execution.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
Apache-2.0
npm
@postman/postman-mcp-server
Last Release
@postman/postman-mcp-server (npm latest)MAY 5, 2026
First Released
APR 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
229

// Reading this229 stars on PostmanLabs/postman-mcp-server. 8 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#1
Globally · #1 in API Integration

// Reading thisPairs with Apollo GraphQL MCP, Stripe, Resend, and Adyen MCPs in the api category. Postman covers REST/SOAP/GraphQL collection-driven calling versus single-vendor MCPs.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 5, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 5, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.5editorial229MAY 5, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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