Add the SonarQube MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run SonarQube in Claude Code — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
SONARQUBE_TOKEN — SonarQube Cloud or Server token used to authenticate API calls.

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--init",
        "--pull=always",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG",
        "mcp/sonarqube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": "<SONARQUBE_TOKEN>",
        "SONARQUBE_ORG": "<SONARQUBE_ORG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add sonarqube -- docker run --init --pull=always -i --rm -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN -e SONARQUBE_ORG mcp/sonarqube

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the SonarQube tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Code stores MCP servers under an "mcpServers" object in ~/.claude.json. It also reads a project-scoped .mcp.json and supports adding servers from the command line with "claude mcp add". Each entry must declare either a "type" or a "command"; Claude Code refuses an entry that has neither. Remote servers connect natively over Streamable HTTP with OAuth.

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