Claude Desktop connects to Bitbucket through the CData MCP Server for Bitbucket using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When you launch Claude, it automatically detects MCP connections registered during setup. These connections are created and saved using the MCP Configuration Tool, which is installed with the MCP Server.

Each saved connection is recognized by Claude and can be referenced by name when asking questions.

Installing Claude

Claude Desktop is a standalone application that enables natural language querying across supported data sources using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

To connect to Bitbucket via MCP, you first need to install the Claude Desktop application.

You can download the latest version from the official Claude Download Page.

After installing Claude Desktop, you can configure your MCP connection using the CData MCP Driver for Bitbucket.

How Claude Uses the Server

When you ask Claude a question, it launches the corresponding MCP Server connection, reads the available tool descriptions provided by the connector, and generates a secure query in the background.

There is no need to write SQL or teach Claude how to query your data. Each tool is self-describing, and Claude consumes those descriptions to determine how to retrieve the right information.

Example Prompts

After setup, you can ask Claude natural-language questions like:

• "Which repositories have been most recently updated?"
• "Which repositories have the most forks?"
• "Show all open pull requests assigned to me."
• "What are the most active pull requests this month?"
• "Which pull requests are still waiting for review?"
• "Who made the most commits last week?"
• "How many commits were made across all repositories in May?"
• "Which issues have been open the longest?"
• "Who are the top contributors by commit count?"
• "List all commits referencing the keyword 'bugfix'."

Claude securely executes the query using the MCP Server and responds using the live results from Bitbucket.