spicy-mcp MCP Server

The official local MCP server for SpicyAPI. It lets the AI assistant you already use — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Gemini CLI or any MCP client — browse the live…

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the spicy-mcp Server?

spicy-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the spicyapi-ai/spicy-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “The official local MCP server for SpicyAPI. It lets the AI assistant you already use — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using npx. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares SPICY_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
spicyapi_service_statusnone
spicyapi_docs_searchquery (default ""), limit (1–25, default 10)
spicyapi_models_listmodality (image / video / audio / text), provider, task, search, includeSchema, includeExamples (both default false)
spicyapi_model_getmodel
spicyapi_balance_getnone
spicyapi_usage_getfrom, to (YYYY-MM-DD, UTC)
spicyapi_tasks_listfrom, to, state, model, limit (1–100, default 20), cursor
spicyapi_task_gettaskId
spicyapi_task_waittaskId, timeoutSeconds (1–300, default 60), intervalSeconds (1–60, default adaptive)
spicyapi_task_quotemodel, input, callBackUrl
spicyapi_upload_filepath (absolute; ~/, and ~\ on Windows, is expanded), contentType (only when the extension is missing or wrong)
spicyapi_download_url_createtaskId, key
spicyapi_task_createmodel, input, callBackUrl, idempotencyKey, retentionSeconds
spicyapi_task_retrytaskId, idempotencyKey
spicyapi_task_purgetaskId

How to install the spicy-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spicyapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "--yes",
        "--package=@spicyapi/mcp",
        "spicyapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPICY_API_KEY": "YOUR_SPICY_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SPICY_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes