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Bitwarden MCP Server

Bitwarden MCP Server is an MCP server that provides AI assistants with secure access to Bitwarden password manager functionality through two complementary interfaces:. It has 272 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @bitwarden/mcp-server.

github.com/bitwarden/mcp-server (opens in a new tab)

  • Official
  • Needs API key
  • Other
  • GPL-3.0
  • Actively maintained
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Install Bitwarden MCP Server

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitwarden-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@bitwarden/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BW_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env BW_CLIENT_SECRET=your-value --transport stdio bitwarden-mcp-server -- npx -y @bitwarden/mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitwarden-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@bitwarden/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BW_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "bw_client_secret",
      "description": "BW_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "bitwarden-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@bitwarden/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BW_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:bw_client_secret}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
BW_SESSIONNoShown in the README's example configuration.
BW_CLIENT_IDNoShown in the README's example configuration.
BW_CLIENT_SECRETsecretNoShown in the README's example configuration.

About Bitwarden MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with secure access to Bitwarden password manager functionality through two complementary interfaces:

  • bitwarden
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • typescript

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What is Bitwarden MCP Server?

Bitwarden MCP Server is an MCP server that provides AI assistants with secure access to Bitwarden password manager functionality through two complementary interfaces:. It has 272 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @bitwarden/mcp-server. The source code is at github.com/bitwarden/mcp-server.

How do I install the Bitwarden MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @bitwarden/mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Bitwarden MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the GPL-3.0 license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (BW_CLIENT_SECRET) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Bitwarden MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. The latest release is v2026.7.0, published Jul 7, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.