A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Claude with access to Pinata. This integration allows Claude to interact with Public and Private
Pinata MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Claude with access to Pinata. This integration allows Claude to interact with Public and Private IPFS through Pinata's API.
Command on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
Once Pinata MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverInstallation — Installation will depend on whether you are using Claude Code or Claude DesktopAuthentication — The Authentication tool exposed by this serverUtilities — The Utilities tool exposed by this serverYou will need 2 environment variables: PINATA_JWT, GATEWAY_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Among the developer tooling 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. Pinata MCP's toolset — Prerequisites, Installation, Authentication and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by PinataCloud; 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.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | Installation will depend on whether you are using Claude Code or Claude Desktop. |
| Authentication | The Authentication tool exposed by this server. |
| Utilities | The Utilities tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"pinata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"pinata-mcp",
"/path/to/allowed/directory",
"/another/allowed/directory"
],
"env": {
"PINATA_JWT": "<YOUR_JWT>",
"GATEWAY_URL": "example.mypinata.cloud"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PINATA_JWT | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| GATEWAY_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
Kill hallucinated APIs — version-accurate, up-to-date library documentation injected straight into context.
Microsoft's official browser automation server — drive a real browser through the accessibility tree, no screenshots needed.
GitHub's official server — repos, issues, pull requests, Actions and code security, straight from your assistant.
Issue tracking at the speed of conversation — Linear's official hosted server with OAuth and zero install.
Local repository surgery — status, diffs, commits, branches and history for any repo on disk.
Timezone sanity for AI — current time anywhere and correct conversions, without the model doing date math.