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Works with Claude, with some setup first

You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

Install Node.js
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ChatGPT cannot connect InstaNode Dev MCP yet

InstaNode Dev MCP runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect InstaNode Dev MCP

Steps for Claude →You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Steps for Claude Code →You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Steps for Cursor →You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Steps for VS Code →You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

B · Others in Developer tools that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

Sentry✓ ChatGPT
Compiler Explorer✓ ChatGPT
GitDiagram✓ ChatGPT

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a InstaNode Dev MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the InstaNode Dev MCP site ↗
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Open Terminal
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Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter
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Type /mcp in Claude Code
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Works with Cursor, with some setup first

You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a InstaNode Dev MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the InstaNode Dev MCP site ↗
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Click this button to open Cursor
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Fill in your key
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Works with VS Code, with some setup first

You need a InstaNode Dev MCP key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a InstaNode Dev MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the InstaNode Dev MCP site ↗
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Click this button to open VS Code
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Fill in your key
In the InstaNode Dev MCP settings, INSTANODE_TOKEN, INSTANODE_API_BASE is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
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INSTANODE_TOKEN secret env
Optional bearer JWT for paid-tier callers. Mint at https://instanode.dev/dashboard → 'API token for CLI / agent'. Lifts the free-tier 5-per-subnet-per-day provisioning cap and auto-links new resource…
INSTANODE_API_BASE env
Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://api.instanode.dev. Useful for self-hosted deployments.

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Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

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What it can do

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Common questions

Is InstaNode Dev MCP safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: INSTANODE_TOKEN

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 3 months ago, and the latest version (0.7.2) reached the registry 7 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: REA, GitHub, Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent

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instanode-mcp

MCP server for instanode.dev. Lets AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Continue, etc.) provision the full bundle of ephemeral developer infrastructure over HTTPS — no Docker, no signup required for the free anonymous tier.

One tool call per resource type, each returning a drop-in connection string:

Postgres (create_postgres) → postgres://... with pgvector pre-installed
Redis (create_cache) → redis://... with ACL-scoped user + namespace
MongoDB (create_nosql) → mongodb://... with role scoped to the DB
NATS JetStream (create_queue) → nats://... with scoped subject namespace
S3-compatible storage (create_storage) → endpoint + keys + prefix (backed by DigitalOcean Spaces)
Webhook receiver (create_webhook) → public URL that stores every inbound request
Container deployment (create_deploy) → upload a base64 gzip tarball (Dockerfile + source), get back a public URL in ~30s. Bind any of the resources above by passing their tokens as resource_bindings — the API resolves tokens to connection URLs server-side.
Multi-service stack (create_stack) → declare 1..N services in an instant.yaml manifest, ship them as a bundle in a single MCP call. Anonymous callers get a 6h-TTL stack with a live URL on *.deployment.instanode.dev — no card required. Cross-service refs (service:// ) resolve cluster-internally at deploy time. Poll status with get_stack.

Every anonymous resource auto-expires in 24h. The provision response carries a note and upgrade field — the MCP server surfaces both verbatim so the agent can show the user the exact CTA + claim URL needed to keep the resource permanently. Run claim_resource on the returned upgrade_jwt to get the dashboard claim URL.

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add instanode -- npx -y instanode-mcp@latest

To authenticate (unlock paid-tier limits and the account-management tools):

claude mcp add instanode \

--env INSTANODE_TOKEN= \ -- npx -y instanode-mcp@latest

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

"mcpServers": { "instanode": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "instanode-mcp@latest"], "env": { "INSTANODE_TOKEN": " " } } } }

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

"mcpServers": { "instanode": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "instanode-mcp@latest"], "env": { "INSTANODE_TOKEN": " " } } } }

Continue.dev

Add to your ~/.continue/config.yaml:

mcpServers:

name: instanode command: npx args: ["-y", "instanode-mcp@latest"] env: INSTANODE_TOKEN: " "

For a drop-in CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules that tells the agent exactly when to reach for this MCP, see https://instanode.dev/agent.html.

Environment

Variable	Required	Default	Purpose
`INSTANODE_TOKEN`	No	—	Bearer JWT minted at https://instanode.dev/dashboard. Required for `list_resources`, `claim_token`, `delete_resource`, `get_api_token`, and all deploy tools (`create_deploy`, `list_deployments`, `get_deployment`, `redeploy`, `delete_deployment`). Unlocks paid-tier limits on every `create_*`.
`INSTANODE_API_URL`	No	`https://api.instanode.dev`	Override the API base URL. Only set this for local development against a k3s cluster.
`INSTANODE_DASHBOARD_URL`	No	`https://instanode.dev`	Override the dashboard host that `claim_resource` builds claim URLs against. Only set this for staging.

Tools

Tool	Description
`create_postgres`	`POST /db/new` — Provision a Postgres database (pgvector included). Returns `connection_url` + the `note`/`upgrade` claim URL. `name` required.
`create_vector`	`POST /vector/new` — Provision a pgvector-enabled Postgres database (embedding store). Returns `connection_url` + `extension`/`dimensions` + `note`/`upgrade`. `name` required; optional `dimensions` is a documentation hint.
`create_cache`	`POST /cache/new` — Provision a Redis cache (ACL-scoped user + namespace). Returns `connection_url` + `note`/`upgrade`. `name` required.
`create_nosql`	`POST /nosql/new` — Provision a MongoDB database (per-resource user + DB-scoped role). Returns `connection_url` + `note`/`upgrade`. `name` required.
`create_queue`	`POST /queue/new` — Provision a NATS JetStream queue (scoped subject namespace). Returns `connection_url` + `note`/`upgrade`. `name` required.
`create_storage`	`POST /storage/new` — Provision an S3-compatible bucket prefix (DigitalOcean Spaces). Returns endpoint, access keys, prefix + `note`/`upgrade`. `name` required.
`create_webhook`	`POST /webhook/new` — Provision an inbound webhook receiver URL. Returns `receive_url` + `note`/`upgrade`. `name` required.
`create_deploy`	`POST /deploy/new` — Upload a base64 gzip tarball (with Dockerfile) and deploy a container. Returns `deploy_id`, `status`, `url`, `build_logs_url`. `name` required. Pass `redeploy: true` (with the SAME `name`) to update an existing deployment IN PLACE (same app_id + URL). Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`create_stack`	`POST /stacks/new` — Multi-service bundle. Upload an `instant.yaml` manifest plus one base64 gzip tarball per service; returns `stack_id`, per-service URLs, and the 6h-TTL claim block on the anonymous tier. Anonymous-friendly (the wedge). `name`, `manifest`, `service_tarballs` required.
`get_stack`	`GET /stacks/{stack_id}` — Poll a stack's per-service status + URLs. Anonymous-friendly. `stack_id` required.
`list_deployments`	`GET /api/v1/deployments` — List all deployments on the caller's team. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`get_deployment`	`GET /api/v1/deployments/:id` — Fetch one deployment (poll until `status="running"`). Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`get_deployment_events`	`GET /api/v1/deployments/:id/events` — Read the failure-timeline autopsy for a deployment (`kind`/`reason`/`exit_code`/`event`/`last_lines`/`hint`/`created_at`, newest first) so an agent can self-correct a broken Dockerfile. Optional `limit`. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`redeploy`	`POST /deploy/:id/redeploy` — Push updated code to an existing deployment BY ID. Same URL, new build. Requires `tarball_base64` (same shape as `create_deploy`) — the api never reuses the original tarball. For the more common "update by name" path prefer `create_deploy({ name, redeploy: true, tarball_base64 })`. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`delete_deployment`	`DELETE /deploy/:id` — Tear down a running deployment. Irreversible. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`claim_resource`	Helper — turn an `upgrade_jwt` from any `create_*` response into the dashboard claim URL the user should click. No API call. No auth required.
`claim_token`	`POST /claim` — Programmatic claim: attach an anonymous resource to the authenticated account using its `upgrade_jwt` + `email`. No auth required.
`list_resources`	`GET /api/v1/resources` — List resources on the caller's account. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`delete_resource`	`DELETE /api/v1/resources/{token}` — Hard-delete a resource you own. Paid tier only. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`get_api_token`	`POST /api/v1/auth/api-keys` — Mint a fresh bearer Personal Access Token (PAT). Requires an existing user-session `INSTANODE_TOKEN` (PATs cannot mint other PATs — the API returns 403 in that case).
`get_capabilities`	`GET /api/v1/capabilities` — Read the live per-tier capability matrix (storage / connection / resource-count / deployment caps, pricing, backup + RPO/RTO promises) in upgrade order so an agent can plan a provision before a call `402`s. Auth optional (public discovery surface).
`set_vault_key`	`PUT /api/v1/vault/{env}/{key}` — Write a secret to the team vault (always a new version). Reference it from a deploy as `vault://{env}/{key}` in `env_vars`; the API decrypts it at deploy time. Vault is paid (Hobby+ = 20 entries, Pro/Team = unlimited; Hobby/Pro restrict env to `production`). Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`rotate_vault_key`	`POST /api/v1/vault/{env}/{key}/rotate` — Rotate a vault secret's value (new version, recorded under a distinct audit action). Redeploy referencing apps to apply. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`update_deploy_env`	`PATCH /deploy/{id}/env` — Merge env vars into an existing deployment (incoming wins; values may be `vault://env/KEY` refs). Returns the merged map with secrets redacted. Redeploy to apply. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`update_stack_env`	`PATCH /stacks/{slug}/env` — Merge env vars into an existing stack (row-locked; an empty-string value deletes a key). Redeploy the stack to apply. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`presign_storage`	`POST /storage/{token}/presign` — Mint a short-lived (≤1h) presigned S3 URL (`GET`/`PUT`/`HEAD`) scoped to a storage prefix. Auth is the storage token in the path — works for anonymous-tier storage. `DELETE` is not offered (a leaked URL must not wipe a prefix).
`pause_resource`	`POST /api/v1/resources/{id}/pause` — Suspend a resource without deleting it (storage + connection URL preserved; new connections refused). Pro tier or higher. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`resume_resource`	`POST /api/v1/resources/{id}/resume` — Un-pause a resource (same connection URL keeps working). Pro tier or higher. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`rotate_credentials`	`POST /api/v1/resources/{id}/rotate-credentials` — Rotate a resource's password; returns the NEW `connection_url` in plaintext (host + DB unchanged). Locks out a leaked old URL. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.
`wake_deployment`	`POST /deploy/{id}/wake` — Explicitly wake a scaled-to-zero deployment (scales to 1 replica; cold-start before serving). Flag-gated on the platform: returns 501 `scale_to_zero_disabled` when the feature is off. Requires `INSTANODE_TOKEN`.

Container deployment (`create_deploy`)

Deploying is a single multipart/form-data POST with a base64-encoded gzip tarball of the project (Dockerfile + source). The MCP tool handles the encoding plumbing; the agent's job is just to construc

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InstaNode Dev MCP

What it does

Install

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a InstaNode Dev MCP key

Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file

Paste these settings and save the file

Quit Claude and open it again

Try it

What you can do instead

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a InstaNode Dev MCP key

Open Terminal

Paste this command and press Enter

Type /mcp in Claude Code

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Install Node.js

Sign up and create a InstaNode Dev MCP key

Click this button to open Cursor

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

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Install Node.js

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Installed on your computer

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At a glance

Which apps can use it

Related guides

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Discussion

User reviews

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Others in the same category

REA

GitHub

Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent

README from the maker

instanode-mcp

Install

Claude Code

Cursor

Windsurf

Continue.dev

Environment

Tools

Container deployment (create_deploy)

Container deployment (`create_deploy`)