Runware MCP Server

MCP server that gives AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Codex, etc.) access to the full Runware API — image generation, video generation, audio generation, 3D, upscaling, background removal, captioning…

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Runware MCP Server?

runware-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the runware/mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP server that gives AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Codex, etc.) access to the full Runware API — image generation, video generation, audio generation, 3D, upscaling…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @runware/mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares RUNWARE_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
runexecute any Runware inference task (image, video, audio, 3D, upscaling, captioning, etc.) on a given model
model_schemafetch the parameter schema for a specific model
list_modelslist Runware's official, curated model integrations (supports capability, category, creator, search filters)
model_detailsget full metadata for a curated model by AIR
model_examplesget sample input/output pairs for a curated model
model_pricingget pricing overview + per-configuration examples for a curated model
list_capabilitieslist every model capability (e.g. io:text-to-image, op:upscale) with labels
model_searchsearch the community model catalog (Civitai fine-tunes, custom uploads)
media_storagestore media (images, video, audio, 3D models) for use as input, or delete stored media
model_uploadupload a custom model
accountretrieve account information including balance and usage
get_task_detailsretrieve the original request and response for a previous task

How to install the Runware MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "runware": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@runware/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RUNWARE_API_KEY": "YOUR_RUNWARE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
RUNWARE_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation