Apiany MCP Server

APIAny MCP server for model discovery, pricing, docs, and integration examples.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Apiany MCP server?

Connect Apiany to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. APIAny MCP server for model discovery, pricing, docs, and integration examples. The apiany mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

Official MCP server for APIAny model discovery, pricing context, documentation lookup, and OpenAI-compatible integration examples.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • list_models — List public APIAny models with pricing and capability metadata
  • search_models — Search models by text, provider, modality, or capability
  • get_model — Get one public model by model id or display name
  • estimate_cost — Estimate credits from public pricing metadata
  • get_model_usage — Return endpoint, payload, async behavior, and language examples for models
  • get_integration_examples — Return cURL, Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, or PHP examples
  • get_docs_context — Return compact APIAny documentation context from /llms.txt
  • create_image_task — Create a paid async image task after explicit confirmation
  • create_video_task — Create a paid async video task after explicit confirmation
  • get_task_status — Read async media task status

Installation

@apiany-ai/mcp on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: APIANY_BASE_URL, APIANY_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Where it fits

Among the planning and project tracking options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Apiany's toolset — list_models, search_models, get_model and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ailingqu; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 10 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Apiany.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
list_modelsList public APIAny models with pricing and capability metadata.
search_modelsSearch models by text, provider, modality, or capability.
get_modelGet one public model by model id or display name.
estimate_costEstimate credits from public pricing metadata.
get_model_usageReturn endpoint, payload, async behavior, and language examples for models.
get_integration_examplesReturn cURL, Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, or PHP examples.
get_docs_contextReturn compact APIAny documentation context from /llms.txt.
create_image_taskCreate a paid async image task after explicit confirmation.
create_video_taskCreate a paid async video task after explicit confirmation.
get_task_statusRead async media task status.

How to install the Apiany MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apiany": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@apiany-ai/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APIANY_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "APIANY_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
APIANY_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
APIANY_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Apiany to list models.
  • Use Apiany to search models.
  • Use Apiany to get model.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Apiany to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 10 tools (list_models, search_models, get_model, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Apiany directly.