Welcome
Extending Product Function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
DevOps Deploy MCP server
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) enables AI models (like LLMs) to utilize specialized Deploy MCP tools. By using these tools, you can run crucial deployment tasks on an MCP client simply through chat prompts.
Deploying a snapshot to an environment with the Deploy MCP server - A walkthrough
You can learn perform a basic deployment with the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) MCP server by using chat prompts.

Release Notes
This section includes what's new, defect fixes, and deprecations and removals in all releases.
System Requirements
This document includes information about the hardware, containers, prerequisite software, supported operating system, and database requirements with component level detail for the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Getting Started
Quickly become productive with HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Installing
An HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation consists of a Deploy server, a database server, and at least one agent.
Upgrading and Migrating
Stay updated with latest features and functionalities by upgrading HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server, agents, and relays. This section also provides instruction on how to migrate your Deploy instance.
Integrating
HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) supports integrations with other IBM® and HCL products, products from others, and certain cloud systems.
Administering
Learn how to administer settings in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) elements and communication between the elements.
Managing Security
HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) uses a flexible team-based and role-based security model that maps to your organizational structure.
Modeling Software Deployment
Modeling software deployment in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) includes configuring components and component processes and adding those components to applications. Then, you use processes to deploy the components to environments.
Deploying
Learn how to deploy applications in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Reporting
Provides several different deployment and security reports.
Extending Product Function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
- Plug-ins
  The Deploy plug-ins provide tools for creating component processes and integrations. HCL provides plug-ins for several common deployment processes, and others are available to integrate with a wide variety of tools, such as middleware tools, databases, and servers.
- Creating notification templates
  Notification templates are the basis for emails that the server sends to users after an event occurs on the server. You can create customized notification templates by modifying the default templates provided, or by creating new templates of your own.
- REST API reference
  You can use these REST interfaces to automate tasks.
- Command-line client (CLI) reference
  CLI is a command-line interface that provides access to the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server. It can be used to find or set properties and to run numerous functions.
- Process-as-code feature
  Programmatically manage processes with PAC language.
- DevOps Deploy MCP server
  The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) enables AI models (like LLMs) to utilize specialized Deploy MCP tools. By using these tools, you can run crucial deployment tasks on an MCP client simply through chat prompts.
  - Connecting MCP client to DevOps Deploy MCP server
    To enable an MCP client to communicate with the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) MCP server, you must define Deploy server connection details within an MCP client's configuration.
  - Using the DevOps Deploy MCP tools
    After you have successfully connected to the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) MCP server, you can begin using the integrated Deploy MCP tools to perform tasks within Deploy.
  - Deploying a snapshot to an environment with the Deploy MCP server - A walkthrough
    You can learn perform a basic deployment with the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) MCP server by using chat prompts.
Troubleshooting and Support
Learn how to troubleshoot some common issues with HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Security Considerations
You can act to ensure that your installation is secure and set up user access controls.

Deploying a snapshot to an environment with the Deploy MCP server - A walkthrough

You can learn perform a basic deployment with the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) MCP server by using chat prompts.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Defined applications, processes, environments, and snapshots in your Deploy system.
Connected an MCP client with the Deploy MCP server. See Connecting MCP client to Deploy MCP server.

About this task

You can use the following prompts in your MCP client to verify resources and initiate a deployment.

Procedure

Prompt: List my applications.
A list of all your applications is displayed (for example, App1, App2, etc.).
Prompt: List environments for App1.
A list of all environments defined within the application App1 is displayed (for example, dev, test, prod, etc.).
Prompt: List the application processes for App1.
A list of all application processes defined for the application Product1 is displayed (for example, appProcess1, appProcess2, etc.).
Prompt: List snapshots for App1.
A list of all snapshots defined for the application Product1 is displayed (for example, snapshot1, snapshot2, etc.).
Prompt: Deploy snapshot1 of App1 into test.
The output displays the deployment request ID initiated with the prompt.
Note: Depending on the capabilities of the LLM, you can use this prompt independently of the previous prompts.
Prompt: Get the deployment status.
The output displays the deployment status.