Configuration

Mode	When to use	Key environment variables
STDIO (default)	Clients that launch the server as a subprocess (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code)	SPRING_AI_MCP_SERVER_STDIO=true (default)
SSE	HTTP-based clients or running the server as a standalone service	SPRING_AI_MCP_SERVER_STDIO=false, SPRING_WEB_APPLICATION_TYPE=servlet

In SSE mode, the server listens on http://<HTTP_BIND_ADDRESS>:<HTTP_BIND_PORT>/sse — default: http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse.

Variable	Description	Default
THINGSBOARD_URL	Edge node base URL	—
THINGSBOARD_USERNAME	Username for authentication	—
THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD	Password for authentication	—
THINGSBOARD_LOGIN_INTERVAL_SECONDS	Session refresh interval (username/password mode)	1800
SPRING_AI_MCP_SERVER_STDIO	Enable STDIO transport	true
SPRING_WEB_APPLICATION_TYPE	none for STDIO, servlet for SSE	none
SPRING_AI_MCP_SERVER_SSE_ENDPOINT	SSE endpoint path	/sse
SPRING_AI_MCP_SERVER_SSE_MESSAGE_ENDPOINT	SSE message endpoint path	/mcp/message
SERVER_PORT	HTTP server port (SSE mode)	8080
LOGGING_PATTERN_CONSOLE	Console log pattern — set to empty string to suppress logs in STDIO mode	(empty)