Webi MCP — install & configuration

Webi MCP — install & configuration

Single fat jar (webimcp.jar). Claude Desktop launches it directly via java -jar — no lib/ folder, no .bat launcher.

Requirements

  • Java 17+ (the SAP-bound tools ship with Java 8; Webi MCP is a standalone process and uses a modern JRE). Any Temurin / Eclipse Adoptium / Oracle 17+ works.
  • Network access to your BIP REST endpoint.
  • An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.).

Install in Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json:

  • Windows (Store install): %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Claude_pzs8sxrjxfjjc\LocalCache\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows (installer): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add an mcpServers.webimcp entry pointing at the jar:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webimcp": {
      "command": "java",
      "args": [
        "-jar",
        "C:\\path\\to\\webimcp.jar"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BICLEVER_RWS":         "https://YOUR-BIP-HOST/biprws",
        "BICLEVER_USERNAME":    "your-username",
        "BICLEVER_PASSWORD":    "your-password",
        "BICLEVER_NOTES_DIR":   "C:\\Users\\<you>\\webimcp-notes",
        "BICLEVER_LICENSE_FILE":"C:\\Users\\<you>\\license.txt"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop fully (tray-icon Quit, then relaunch). The three universe tools (list_universes, describe_universe, run_query) appear immediately; the five note_* tools appear only when BICLEVER_NOTES_DIR is set.

Environment variables

Var Required? What it does
BICLEVER_RWS yes BIP REST root URL, e.g. https://host:6405/biprws.
BICLEVER_USERNAME yes BIP login.
BICLEVER_PASSWORD yes BIP password.
BICLEVER_NOTES_DIR yes for notes Absolute path to a writable folder. Without it, the five note_* tools are not registered (read-only mode).
BICLEVER_LICENSE_FILE yes for PRO Absolute path to license.txt. Without it, run_query runs in free mode — first 10 rows only, prefixed with a # Free mode … comment. PRO removes the cap.

Tools

Tool Free PRO Description
list_universes List CMS universes by name + folder.
describe_universe(name, folder?) Folders, dimensions, measures, predefined filters with their backslash-joined paths.
run_query(universe, …) preview (10 rows) full (caller’s limit) Ad-hoc query against a universe with optional filter tree. Returns CSV.
note_save / list / read / delete / search Persistent scratchpad keyed by title (slash-separated paths for folders). Available only when BICLEVER_NOTES_DIR is set.
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