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This section provides information on administration, installation, configuration, and integrations and teamspace management.
DevOps Loop MCP server
The DevOps Loop Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides a standardized interface so that external MCP clients can interact with DevOps Loop and perform supported operations.
Getting started with the DevOps Loop MCP server
You can connect an MCP-compatible client to a DevOps Loop MCP endpoint to access and interact with DevOps Loop resources.
Deploy MCP endpoint and tools
You can find information about Deploy MCP tools and explore the available tools for managing applications, environments, and deployment processes.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the features introduced, a product overview, and installation instructions, as well as contact information of HCL Customer Support for this version of HCL DevOps Loop.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Loop.
Getting Started
HCL DevOps Loop is a platform designed to support the full DevOps lifecycle. The Getting Started section introduces key concepts and walks through the initial steps to help new users begin working with the platform.
Administration
This section provides information on administration, installation, configuration, and integrations and teamspace management.
- Configuration of external databases for the capabilities in DevOps Loop
  DevOps Loop capabilities use databases to store configuration data, execution results, and operational information. In the default configuration, some capabilities deploy internal databases as part of the Helm installation. However, you can configure the capabilities to use external databases that are managed outside the Kubernetes cluster.
- Installation of DevOps Loop
  To get started working with HCL DevOps Loop, you must first install DevOps Loop.
- License management and user administration
  After you install HCL DevOps Loop, you must consider how the platform manages licenses, users, and authentication.
- Backup and restoration of DevOps Loop
  You must back up HCL DevOps Loop data before you uninstall the current version of DevOps Loop. You must back up the data to avoid data loss or inaccessibility.
- Private CA and self-signed certificate support
  A private Certificate Authority (CA) is an organization-specific service that issues and manages digital certificates for use within an enterprise’s private network. These certificates secure communication between internal applications and services.
- Upgrading DevOps Loop
  After you complete certain backup and pre-upgrade steps, you can upgrade DevOps Loop to a newer version by using Helm.
- Integrations in DevOps Loop
  DevOps Loop provides a set of integrations to extend the platform’s capabilities and connect your loops to external systems and intelligent tools. These integrations enable you to automate tasks, enhance productivity, and interact with loop resources from outside the DevOps Loop interface.
- DevOps Loop MCP server
  The DevOps Loop Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides a standardized interface so that external MCP clients can interact with DevOps Loop and perform supported operations.
  - Getting started with the DevOps Loop MCP server
    You can connect an MCP-compatible client to a DevOps Loop MCP endpoint to access and interact with DevOps Loop resources.
    - Plan MCP endpoint and tools
      You can find information about Plan MCP tools and explore the available tools for managing work items, agile entities, and planning data.
    - Control MCP endpoint and tools
      You can find information about Control MCP tools and explore the available tools for managing repositories, branches, files, and pull requests.
    - Deploy MCP endpoint and tools
      You can find information about Deploy MCP tools and explore the available tools for managing applications, environments, and deployment processes.
    - Build MCP endpoint and tools
      You can find information about Build MCP tools and explore the available tools for managing build projects, workflows, and executions.
    - Test MCP endpoint and tools
      You can find information about Test MCP tools and explore the available tools for executing tests and retrieving test results.
    - Measure MCP endpoint and tools
      You can find information about Measure MCP tools and explore the available tools for accessing value stream data, workflows, and metrics.
  - VS Code connection for the DevOps Loop MCP server
    You can connect Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with GitHub Copilot to the DevOps Loop MCP server to run MCP-based queries that retrieve and update loop resources directly from VS Code. After you connect the VS Code, the MCP server connection is saved and remains available across VS Code sessions.
  - Connecting Claude to the DevOps Loop MCP server
    You can connect Claude to the DevOps Loop MCP Server and use it as a connector to retrieve and update loop resources.
- Teamspace management
  A teamspace in HCL DevOps Loop is a secure, dedicated environment designed for multiple teams to work independently within a single shared DevOps Loop installation.
- Uninstalling DevOps Loop
  You can safely uninstall DevOps Loop from your environment, ensuring that all resources and data are properly removed.
Working with Loops
A loop is a workflow that connects DevOps activities of your team from planning and development through build, deployment, testing, and release phases.
Capabilities of DevOps Loop
HCL DevOps Loop provides an integrated suite of capabilities such as Plan, Code, Control, Build, Test, Release, Deploy and Measure to manage every stage of the software development lifecycle within a connected, continuous loop.
Loop Genie overview - Tech Preview
Loop Genie is an AI-powered, multi-agent assistant integrated into DevOps Loop. It provides a unified conversational interface to perform tasks and retrieve information across multiple DevOps Loop capabilities.
Troubleshooting
Offline Documentation (PDF)
You can access the following link to view or download the release notes, system requirements, and user documentation for DevOps Loop in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
Security Considerations
This document describes the actions that you can take to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls in HCL DevOps Loop.
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Deploy MCP endpoint and tools

You can find information about Deploy MCP tools and explore the available tools for managing applications, environments, and deployment processes.

Deploy MCP endpoint

You can use the following endpoint to connect to the Deploy MCP server:

https://<loop_hostname>/deploy/mcp

MCP tools available in Deploy


Tools	Description	Input	Output
deploy_snapshot_to_environment	Deploys a snapshot to a target environment.	applicationId, applicationProcessId, snapshotId, environmentId	Confirmation of successful deployment and deployment details
get_deployment_status	Gets the status of an application deployment that was previously requested.	requestId	The status and results of the requested application deployment
list_application_environments	Lists the environments for a specific application.	applicationId	List of application environments with names and IDs
list_application_processes	Lists the deployment processes for a specific application	applicationId	List of deployment processes with names and IDs for the application
list_application_snapshots	Lists the snapshots for a specific application.	applicationId	List of snapshots for a specific application
list_applications	Lists the applications	None	List of all available applications