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NetApp Workload Factory GenAI MCP server

The NetApp BlueXP Workload Factory for GenAI Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables MCP-based AI agents to interact with Workload Factory for GenAI knowledge bases.

Requirements

  • Node.js 23 or later (stable version).

  • You need a tenancy account in NetApp BlueXP.

  • You need a service account created in your BlueXP tenancy account.

    • You can create a service account from the Identity & access management area in the BlueXP console.

  • You need to note the following from the service account:

    • Account ID
    • Client ID (available in the Service account credentials area in the BlueXP console)
    • Client Secret (available in the Service account credentials area in the BlueXP console)

  • You need a knowledge base created with BlueXP Workload Factory for GenAI that is configured for active authentication and published:

  • You need the ID of the published knowledge base. You can find the knowledge base ID on the Knowledge bases > Manage knowledge base page in BlueXP Workload Factory for GenAI, or you can work with the person that created the knowledge base.

Configure the MCP server

Update the following variables in the MCP server config/config.env file with values from your environment:

ACCOUNT_ID=<service_account_ID>
CLIENT_ID=<service_account_client_ID>
CLIENT_SECRET=<service_account_client_secret>

Install the server

To install the MCP server, run the following command:

npm install

Build the server

To build the MCP server, run the following command:

npm run build

Configure an MCP client to connect to the server

As an example, you can configure Claude Desktop to connect to the GenAI MCP server.

  1. Open the claude-desktop-config.json file and add the following, replacing content in brackets <> with the path to the GenAI MCP server package:

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "workload-factory-gen-ai": {
      "command": "node.exe",
      "args": [
        "--env-file=<path_to_the_mcp_server_package>/config/config.env",
        "<path_to_the_mcp_server_package>/build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

  2. Provide the client with the following command string to invoke the MCP server:

    node --env-file=<path_to_mcp_server_package>/config/config.env <path_to_mcp_server_package>/build/index.js

  3. Completely exit Claude Desktop using the File menu.

  4. Start Claude Desktop to make the new configuration active.

Learn More

Learn more about BlueXP Workload Factory for GenAI.