apache-projects-mcp

An MCP server for querying Apache Software Foundation project data from projects.apache.org/json.

This server provides a simple way for MCP clients to explore ASF committees, people, podlings, releases, LDAP groups, and repositories using data published by the ASF.

Features

The server currently provides tools to:

list and search Apache project committees
get detailed committee information
search for ASF committers and members
get details about a specific person by Apache ID
list current Incubator podlings
get release history for a project
list members of an ASF LDAP group
find source code repositories for a project
search across Apache top-level projects and podlings
return ASF-wide summary statistics

Data sources

All data is fetched from https://projects.apache.org/json/foundation/ and cached in memory for 6 hours.

File	Description
committees.json	Top-level project committees, including roster, chair, charter, and homepage
people.json	ASF committers and member status
people_name.json	Apache ID to full name mapping
groups.json	LDAP groups, including committer and PMC memberships
podlings.json	Current Apache Incubator podlings
releases.json	Project release history
repositories.json	Source code repository URLs

Available tools

Tool	Description
list_committees	Browse or search project committees by name or keyword
get_committee	Get full PMC details, including roster, charter, and homepage
search_people	Search for ASF committers and members by Apache ID or name
get_person	Get details for a specific ASF person, including groups and PMC memberships
list_podlings	List current incubating projects
get_releases	Get release history for a project
get_group_members	List members of an ASF LDAP group
get_repositories	Find repositories for a project
search_projects	Search across top-level projects and podlings
project_stats	Return ASF-wide summary statistics

Requirements

Node.js 20 or later
An MCP-compatible client

Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/rbowen/apache-projects-mcp.git
cd apache-projects-mcp
npm install

Running the server

Run the server over stdio:

npm start

You can also run it directly:

node index.js

Example MCP client configuration

Example stdio configuration:

{
  "command": "node",
  "args": ["/Users/yourname/apache-projects-mcp/index.js"]
}

Adjust the path to match your local checkout.

Example questions

Once configured in an MCP client, you can ask things like:

“List projects related to data or storage”
“Show me the PMC roster for Iceberg”
“Find ASF committers named Justin”
“What releases has Apache Spark had recently?”
“Which repositories match Kafka?”
“Search Apache projects related to security”

Notes and limitations

Data comes from projects.apache.org/json, not directly from Git repositories, mailing lists, or podling status reports.
Podling data is limited to the current contents of podlings.json.
Data is cached for 6 hours in memory, so updates on the source side may not appear immediately.