Routara LLM Gateway MCP Server

OpenAI-compatible LLM, image and video APIs via Routara (api.routara.ai).

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What is the Routara LLM Gateway MCP server?

If you already use Routara LLM Gateway, the routara llm gateway mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. OpenAI-compatible LLM, image and video APIs via Routara (api.routara.ai).

What the server does

Or install the one-click routara-mcp.mcpb bundle from the latest GitHub release.

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Available tools

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

  • routara_list_models — Search and paginate the live model catalog
  • routara_chat — Single-turn or multi-turn chat, including tool calls
  • routara_generate_image — Text-to-image and reference-image generation
  • routara_generate_video — Text-to-video and image-to-video submission
  • routara_get_video_status — Poll an asynchronous video task

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: ROUTARA_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.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • 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.

Where it fits

This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Routara LLM Gateway's toolset — routara_list_models, routara_chat, routara_generate_image and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by 36412749-collab; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Routara LLM Gateway's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
routara_list_modelsSearch and paginate the live model catalog
routara_chatSingle-turn or multi-turn chat, including tool calls
routara_generate_imageText-to-image and reference-image generation
routara_generate_videoText-to-video and image-to-video submission
routara_get_video_statusPoll an asynchronous video task

How to install the Routara LLM Gateway MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "routara": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "routara-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ROUTARA_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ROUTARA_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Routara LLM Gateway to routara list models.
  • Use Routara LLM Gateway to routara chat.
  • Use Routara LLM Gateway to routara generate image.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Routara LLM Gateway to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (routara_list_models, routara_chat, routara_generate_image, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Routara LLM Gateway directly.