Depot MCP server

Inspect Depot builds, CI runs, job logs and Actions runners; retry or cancel CI runs. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect Depot50 free tool calls a month

What can I ask?

Turn on the Depot connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.

Which CI runs failed recently and what was the diagnosis?
How many container builds did we run this month and how many minutes did caching save?
Show me the latest failed build steps for my main project.
Show the failed jobs in my latest failed run and their error messages.

What you can do with Depot in Claude and ChatGPT

For developers and DevOps teams who build containers and run CI with Depot.

Find failed CI runs and their cause

Lists failed Depot CI runs, reads Depot's failure diagnosis, and reads the logs of the failing job.

Find the failing step of a container build

Lists the builds of a project, finds a failed one, lists its build steps with any error, and reads the logs of the failing step.

Check build usage and time saved by cache

Reads the organization's usage over a period, with builds per project, minutes saved and minutes billed, and the cached steps of builds.

Review GitHub Actions jobs on Depot runners

Lists jobs that ran on Depot runners with status and duration, reads job counts and failure rate over time, and searches the log lines.

Check runner size recommendations

Lists Depot's advice to size runners up or down, with the current and suggested size, based on CPU and memory use.

Retry failed CI jobs or cancel a run

Retries one failed job or all failed jobs of a workflow, or cancels a queued or running CI run.

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How do I connect Depot?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your Depot Organization API token.

Create one in the Depot dashboard → Organization Settings → API Tokens. Depot derives the organization from the token. Your token is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
Enter the name Depot and this URL, then click Add:
https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp
Claude opens the login page: enter your Depot Organization API token.
In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on Depot.

Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT chatgpt.com

Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
Enter the name Depot and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp
ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your Depot Organization API token.
In Plugins, install Depot, then choose it in a chat.

No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.

Claude Code

Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:

claude mcp add --transport http depot https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp

Cursor

Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "depot": {
      "url": "https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "depot": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:

codex mcp add depot --url https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp

codex mcp login depot

Other clients

Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.

https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Depot Organization API token. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Limit
Free	$0	50 tool calls / month
Proper user	$9/mo · $90/yr	10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+per user	$39/mo · $390/yr	100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this Depot server only. Ask your AI to run depot_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with depot_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with depot_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.

Tools 28

Show all 28 tools (the AI picks them for you)

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List projectsdepot_list_projects
List the organization's Depot projects. A project is an isolated container-build cache (region, hardware, cache policy). Use the returned projectId with the build and registry tools. Depot: ProjectService/ListProjects.
Get a projectdepot_get_project
Get one Depot project — name, region, hardware size, cache policy, build timeout and autoscaling. Depot: ProjectService/GetProject.
List builds for a projectdepot_list_builds
List container builds in a project, newest first: status (STATUS_RUNNING / FAILED / SUCCESS / ERROR / CANCELED), timestamps, build duration, time saved by cache, and cached vs total steps. Depot: core BuildService/ListBuilds.
Get a builddepot_get_build
Get one container build's status, timestamps, duration, time saved and cached/total step counts. Depot: core BuildService/GetBuild.
List a build's stepsdepot_get_build_steps
List the BuildKit steps of a container build: name, digest, start/end time, cache state (CACHED / UNCACHED), any error, and whether it has logs. Find the failing step here, then pass its digest to depot_get_build_step_logs. Depot: build.v1 BuildService/GetBuildSteps.
Get a build step's logsdepot_get_build_step_logs
Get the log lines (message + timestamp) of one container-build step, identified by its digest from depot_get_build_steps. Depot: build.v1 BuildService/GetBuildStepLogs.
List registry imagesdepot_list_registry_images
List the images stored in a project's Depot Registry: tag, digest, pushedAt and sizeBytes. Depot: build.v1 RegistryService/ListImages.
Get organization usagedepot_get_usage
Get the organization's Depot usage over a window: container builds per project (build count, minutes saved, minutes billed), GitHub Actions jobs per repo/workflow/runner (minutes elapsed and billed), storage, and agent sandboxes. Depot: UsageService/GetUsage.
List Depot CI runsdepot_ci_list_runs
List Depot CI runs, newest first. Filter by status (default: running + queued — pass ["failed"] to find failures), repo, commit SHA prefix, trigger event, or pull request number (requires repo). Depot: CIService/ListRuns.
Get a CI run's status treedepot_ci_get_run_status
Get a Depot CI run's status with its nested workflows, jobs and attempts (ids, keys, statuses, error messages). This is how to find the workflowId / jobId / attemptId for the log, diagnosis and retry tools. Depot: CIService/GetRunStatus.
List Depot CI workflowsdepot_ci_list_workflows
List Depot CI workflows across runs, newest first, with per-status job counts. Filter by name/path text, repo, status, trigger, SHA prefix or PR number. Depot: CIService/ListWorkflows.
Get a CI jobdepot_ci_get_job
Get one Depot CI job: status, conclusion, error message, timestamps, runner config (labels, image, CPUs, memory), matrix values, parent run/workflow context, dependencies and attempt history. Depot: CIService/GetJob.
Get a CI job's logsdepot_ci_get_job_logs
Get persisted log lines for a Depot CI job attempt, oldest first (step key/name, timestamp, line number, body). Pass job_id to read the job's latest attempt, or attempt_id for a specific one — exactly one. Pass nextPageToken back as page_token for more lines. Depot: CIService/GetJobAttemptLogs.
Diagnose a CI failuredepot_ci_get_failure_diagnosis
Get Depot's failure diagnosis for a CI run, workflow, job or attempt. For runs and workflows, identical failures are grouped by error fingerprint; for a job or attempt it is a focused diagnosis with evidence. Empty when no failure evidence is found. The best first call when a run failed. Depot: CIService/GetFailureDiagnosis.
List GitHub Actions jobs on Depot runnersdepot_gha_list_jobs
List GitHub Actions jobs that ran on Depot-managed runners, newest first: status, conclusion, runner label, requested CPU/memory, duration, billable time and GitHub URL. Defaults to the last 30 days (max window 90 days). Depot: GithubActionsService/ListGithubActionsJobs.
Search GitHub Actions logsdepot_gha_search_logs
Search GitHub Actions log lines from Depot runners, newest match first (job, workflow, step, timestamp, body, lineId). Defaults to the last hour (max window 30 days). Filter by repository, workflow, runner label, action or compute id. Depot: GithubActionsService/SearchGithubActionsLogs.
Get GitHub Actions analyticsdepot_gha_get_analytics
Get time-bucketed GitHub Actions analytics for Depot runners: job counts (successful/failed/cancelled), failure rate, elapsed and billable seconds, average duration — as totals plus hourly or daily buckets. Defaults to the last 30 days (max 90). Depot: GithubActionsService/GetGithubActionsAnalytics.
List runner-size recommendationsdepot_gha_list_recommendations
List Depot's runner-size recommendations from job CPU and memory metrics: SIZE_UP when average CPU or memory reaches 90%, SIZE_DOWN when both averages stay ≤30% and peaks ≤70%, with current vs suggested size and per-minute price. Defaults to the last 30 days. Depot: GithubActionsService/ListGithubActionsRecommendations.
List cache entriesdepot_cache_list_entries
List Depot Cache entries of one type, optionally by key prefix: key, size in bytes, name and creation time (Depot returns no last-access time and no repository). Retention and size limits are set only in the dashboard (Organization Settings), not through the API. Depot: CacheService/ListEntries on cache.depot.dev.

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Delete cache entriesdepot_cache_delete_entries
WRITE — deletes cached build data; a later build rebuilds it. Delete Depot Cache entries by exact key. Without confirm it only previews: it shows which keys exist, with their size, and deletes nothing. Show the preview to the user, then call again with confirm: true. Depot: CacheService/DeleteEntry on cache.depot.dev.
Create a projectdepot_create_project
WRITE. Create a Depot container-build project (an isolated build cache). Idempotent by name: if an active project with the same name exists, that project is returned. Defaults: cache 50 GB / 14 days, hardware HARDWARE_16X32 on AWS builders. Depot: ProjectService/CreateProject.
Retry a CI jobdepot_ci_retry_job
WRITE — starts compute. Retry one failed or cancelled Depot CI job, plus any skipped jobs that depend on it. Fails if a dependent job already started; use depot_ci_retry_failed_jobs then. Depot: CIService/RetryJob.
Retry a workflow's failed jobsdepot_ci_retry_failed_jobs
WRITE — starts compute. Retry only the failed and cancelled jobs in a Depot CI workflow, plus skipped jobs that depend on them. Jobs that succeeded are left alone. Depot: CIService/RetryFailedJobs.
Cancel a CI rundepot_ci_cancel_run
WRITE — stops work in progress. Cancel a queued or running Depot CI run and all of its unfinished workflows, jobs and attempts. Cancelled jobs can be retried afterwards with depot_ci_retry_failed_jobs. Depot: CIService/CancelRun.

Your usefulapi plan · 4

Usage status (free-tier meter)depot_usage_status
Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter.
Request a missing featuredepot_request_feature
Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Depot tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter.
Upgrade to Pro or Pro+depot_upgrade
Get a paid plan for Depot (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place: call without confirm first, as the reply states the exact charge for this account (the price difference for the rest of the period, or in a free Pro trial the full Pro+ price, as the trial ends); then call with confirm: true. Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter.
Cancel the Pro subscriptiondepot_cancel_subscription
Cancel the caller's Depot Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run depot_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with Depot in Claude or ChatGPT?

Find failed CI runs and their cause. Find the failing step of a container build. Check build usage and time saved by cache. Review GitHub Actions jobs on Depot runners. Check runner size recommendations. Retry failed CI jobs or cancel a run. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official Depot product?

No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Depot. The server calls the Depot API with your own Depot access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.

Can I connect Depot to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.

What do I need to connect?

The login page asks for your Depot Organization API token. See Before you connect for where to find it.

Do I put my Depot key or an Authorization header in the client config?

No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Depot Organization API token. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

How do you keep my Depot credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Depot API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Depot.

Can the AI change my Depot data?

Yes, if you approve it. 5 of the 24 Depot tools can create or change data. The other 19 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.

What does it cost?

The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Depot server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run depot_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run depot_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run depot_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a Depot tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with depot_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.

Which AI clients can I use?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.

This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.

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