REA
Reverse engineer anything from your terminal or agent with one CLI and MCP server.
Runs on your computer
Machines
What it does
Start, pause, resume, and run commands and file operations in Linux sandboxes.
- Connects Runs in the cloud
- Account or key Needs Authorization
- Category Developer tools
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Passed 5/5 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (gen.pollinations.ai) · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026
First: which AI do you use?
Pick your app and the steps appear below.
Works with Claude · about 5 min
You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it
Sign up and create a Machines 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 Claude’s Connectors page
CustomizeConnectors
Click “Add” → “Custom” → “Web” and fill in these 2 fields
Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue
Name · NameMachinesRemote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/machinesUnder Request headers, add this name and value
Header nameAuthorizationValueBearer <paste your key here>Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Click Continue past the sign-in settings Claude detected · under Authentication choose what the maker says (Sign in now, Sign in when needed or No sign in), then click Add
Turn it on in a chat
+ConnectorsMachines
Try it
Use Machines and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude says it is using Machines or shows a Machines tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
ChatGPT cannot connect Machines yet
Machines needs your own key to connect, but OpenAI’s help page only describes OAuth sign-in; there is no key option we could verify
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect Machines
- You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it
- You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site)
- You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site)
- You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site)
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 · about 5 min
You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site)
Sign up and create a Machines 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 Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Paste this command and press Enter
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user machines https://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/machines --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}'Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Type /mcp in Claude Code
You should see Machines listed as connected
Try it
Use Machines and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude Code says it is using Machines or shows a Machines tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with Cursor · about 5 min
You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site)
Sign up and create a Machines 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.
Fill in your key
In the Machines settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Try it
Use Machines and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Cursor says it is using Machines or shows a Machines tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with VS Code · about 5 min
You need a Machines key (create it on the maker’s site)
Sign up and create a Machines 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.
Fill in your key
In the Machines settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Try it
Use Machines and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If VS Code says it is using Machines or shows a Machines tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.
Address for apps that connect over the web
Address
https://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/machinesJSON settings are under “For developers” below
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings
Over the web
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user machines https://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/machines --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}'Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"machines": {
"url": "https://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/machines",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
}
}
}
}VS Code (mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"machines": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/machines",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
}
}
}
}Values you fill in
- Pollinations API key. Get one at https://enter.pollinations.ai/keys.
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
At a glance
- GitHub starsi
- 5,294 (Stars for the whole repo)
This repo holds several MCP listings; its stars count once in rankings - Downloads per weeki
- Not on npm/PyPI
- Connection
- Runs in the cloud
- Transport
- streamable-http
- Latest versioni
- 1.1.0
- Categoryi
- Developer tools
- Published to registryi
- Nov 3, 2026
- Code last changedi
- Nov 13, 2026
- Maker
- pollinations
- Website
- gen.pollinations.ai
- Registry status
- Active
Which apps can use it
Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
Connect over the internet in
ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast
Related guides
What it can do
The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 14, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account pollinations, which owns the repo
- ✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed yesterday
- ✓ Pass
Has a licence
Uses MIT
- ✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 316 ms (HTTP 401)
- ✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint
Discussion
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User reviews
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Compared with others in Developer toolsi
- More stars than 0% of the other 5853 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 68% of the other 5853 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5853 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Machines safe?
It passed 5 of 5 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: Authorization
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed yesterday, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 11 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT on the web (full MCP on Business and above; Pro read-only).
Others in the same category
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:↓ Downloads per weeki★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
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README from the maker
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Open-source AI for people who make things.
Website · Dashboard · Playground · Guides · API Docs · Discord
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🚀 Unified API
https://gen.pollinations.ai provides one API for text, images, audio, video, 3D, and embeddings.
What's Included
- Unified endpoint: single API at
gen.pollinations.aifor all generation - Pollen credits: simple pay-as-you-go system ($1 ≈ 1 Pollen)
- All models, one place: Flux, GPT, Claude, Gemini, Seedream, and more
- API keys: secret keys for model usage, app keys for tracking BYOP apps.
- CLI:
npx @pollinations/clifor humans and AI agents (source)
Get started at enter.pollinations.ai and check out the API docs
🆕 Latest News
- GPT Image 2.6 Flare Nov 5
Generate and edit images with openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare, using up to 16 reference images, transparency, and 4K output. It requires purchased Pollen.
- GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst Nov 5
Generate and edit images with openai/gpt-image-2.6-sunburst, using up to 16 reference images, transparency, and 4K output. It requires purchased Pollen.
- Invite friends for Pollen Nov 5
The new Invite friends quest awards 2 Quest Pollen for each qualifying referral whose purchases total more than 2 Pollen. Connect GitHub to copy your invite link from the Quests page.
- Contribution quests get reward labels Nov 5
From November 5, eligible PRs merged into main earn the PR's reward label, the highest label on a quest issue they close, or 5 Pollen by default. Eligible issue authors earn 2 Pollen.
Use polli acp [agent] in CLI 0.1.80 to run Pollinations agents in ACP editors such as Zed and JetBrains IDEs. Prompts can include images and files, and local tool calls require permission.
Pass function tools to a code agent through /v1/responses. The agent can return a call for your client to execute, then continue when you send the matching function_call_output.
- Barbara sends early warnings Nov 5
Mama Barbara sends a Telegram warning when an owner's sign-in is within two days of expiry or the remaining Pollen budget falls below one day of rent for running boxes. The warning includes /signin.
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Try meta/muse-spark-open with text or images, tools, and reasoning controls. Its context limit is 1,048,576 tokens; it requires reasoning and does not support response_format or seed.
- Calculators MCP Nov 4
Use alpha MCP tools for time zones, cron previews, color contrast, Unicode inspection, QR codes, and ECB currency rates. The tools require a Pollinations key but charge no Pollen.
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Give an agent alpha tools for DNS lookups, public HTTP diagnostics, CIDR calculations, and domain or IP registration data. A Pollinations key is required, with no Pollen charge.
More news on enter.pollinations.ai →
🌱 Introduction
pollinations.ai is an open-source generative AI platform based in Berlin, used by 500+ community projects. It provides APIs for text, image, video, audio, 3D, and embeddings generation. Our code and development discussions are public. Supporters help fund the project.
🚀 Key Features
- 🔓 100% Open Source: code, decisions, roadmap all public
- 🤝 Community-Built: 500+ projects already using our APIs
- 🌱 Pollen Quests: earn Pollen by completing Quests
- 🖼️ Image Generation: Text-to-image and image editing
- 📝 Text Generation: Chat, reasoning, vision, function calling, structured outputs
- 🎬 Video Generation: Text-to-video and image-to-video
- 🎵 Audio: Text-to-speech and speech-to-text
- 🧊 3D Generation: Text-to-3D and image-to-3D
- 🎙️ Real-time API: OpenAI-compatible WebSocket for streaming conversations
- 🔢 Embeddings Creation: Semantic search, retrieval, similarity matching
- 🤖 Managed Agents: Turn a prompt, base model, and optional Pollinations tools into a reusable model
- 📦 Sandboxes: Cloud Linux computers for you or your agents, opened with SSH or VS Code
- 🌐 Sites: Free static hosting at
.pollinations.app - 🎣 _Easy-to-use Packages_ (Packages)
Guides
| Guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Pollinations Pay (BYOP) | Let users pay with their own Pollen |
| Publish an Agent | Publish a hosted agent |
| Publish a Model | Connect your model endpoint |
| Sandboxes | Run code in a virtual machine |
| Sites | Host a static site at .pollinations.app |
| Coding Harnesses | Connect a coding assistant |
| MCP Servers | Give agents access to tools |
| CLI | Use Pollinations from a terminal |
🤖 Managed Agents
Build a reusable text agent without hosting an agen