RunCloud MCP server

Read RunCloud servers, web apps, databases and logs; deploy, restart services, renew SSL. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect RunCloudFree 50 calls/mo

What can I ask?

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

Which of my servers are online and how much memory is free?
Which websites are hosted on my main server?
When does the SSL certificate for my main website expire?
Which backups ran recently and did they succeed?

What you can do with RunCloud in Claude and ChatGPT

For developers and agencies who host websites on servers managed with RunCloud.

Check server health, memory and disk space

The AI lists your servers with their online state and reads the latest health sample: memory, disk and load average. It also reads CPU, cores and uptime.

List the web apps and domains on a server

The AI lists the web applications of a server with PHP version and type, and the domain names of each app. It can read the DNS records a domain needs.

Check an SSL certificate, then renew or issue it

The AI reads a web app's SSL certificate with provider and validity. It can renew a Let's Encrypt certificate or issue a new one.

Changes data

Check that backups ran and succeeded

The AI lists the backup instances with what they cover, frequency and status, and the snapshots of one backup with run date, status and size.

Start, restart or reload a server service

The AI lists the services of a server with their running state, then starts, restarts or reloads one, for example nginx. A restart briefly interrupts the sites behind it.

Changes data

Deploy the latest code of a web app

The AI reads the Git deployment setup, then forces a Git deployment or an atomic deployment now. It can list atomic deployments with their status.

Changes data

How do I connect RunCloud?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your RunCloud API key.

Create it in RunCloud under Workspace → Settings → API Management (the API is available on the Business and Enterprise plans). Leave the key's IP restriction empty: requests come from Cloudflare addresses, so a key limited to your own IP would be refused. The key has the access of your workspace; revoke it there at any time. Your key is used only to call the RunCloud API on your behalf; it is never shown to anyone.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

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

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 RunCloud and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
https://runcloud.usefulapi.io/mcp
ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your RunCloud API key.
In Plugins, install RunCloud, 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 runcloud https://runcloud.usefulapi.io/mcp

Cursor

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

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

VS Code

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

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

Codex

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

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

codex mcp login runcloud

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://runcloud.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 RunCloud API key. 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 RunCloud server only. Ask your AI to run runcloud_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 runcloud_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 runcloud_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.

Tools 40

Show all 40 tools (the AI picks them for you)

Read only · 29

Check API connectionruncloud_ping
Check that the API key works: RunCloud answers with a message ('pong').
List serversruncloud_list_servers
List the servers connected to the workspace: id, name, provider, IP address, OS, stack, online/connected state, agent and PHP CLI version, auto-update settings and tags.
Get serverruncloud_get_server
One server by id: provider, IP, OS and version, stack, online state, agent version, update settings, tags.
Get server countsruncloud_get_server_stats
How many web applications, databases, cron jobs and supervisor jobs a server has, and its country.
Get server hardware inforuncloud_get_server_hardware
Kernel version, CPU model and cores, memory and disk totals/free, load average and uptime of a server.
Get latest server healthruncloud_get_server_health
The latest health sample of a server: total/available/used memory and disk space (MB) and load average.
List server activity logsruncloud_list_server_logs
The server's activity log (what was changed in RunCloud and when), newest first.
List server servicesruncloud_list_services
The services on a server (nginx, php-fpm, mariadb, redis, supervisor...) with real name, running state, CPU, memory and version. The realName is what runcloud_control_service needs.
List system usersruncloud_list_system_users
The system (Linux) users on a server: id, username, whether deletable. Deployment keys and passwords are never returned.
List web applicationsruncloud_list_webapps
List the web applications on a server: id, name, root/public path, PHP version, stack, type (wordpress, custom...), default flag, alias. Deployment webhook keys are not returned.
Get web applicationruncloud_get_webapp
One web application by id (path, PHP version, stack, type, default flag).
Get web application settingsruncloud_get_webapp_settings
PHP and FPM/Nginx settings of a web application (disabled functions, timezone, memory and upload limits, process manager...).
List web application activity logsruncloud_list_webapp_logs
The activity log of a web application (settings changes, PHP version changes, deployments), newest first.
List domain namesruncloud_list_domains
The domain names of a web application: id, name, type (primary/alias), www, redirection, wildcard, DNS integration, status.
Get domain DNS setup instructionsruncloud_get_domain_dns
The DNS records (A, CNAME...) a domain name needs to point at the server.
Get web application SSLruncloud_get_webapp_ssl
The web application's SSL certificate (basic / web-app-level SSL): provider, validity, HTTPS settings. Private keys are never returned.
Check SSL method and AutoSSL statusruncloud_get_ssl_method
Whether the web application uses basic (one certificate for the app) or advanced (one per domain) SSL, and its AutoSSL status. Advanced SSL is a Business/Enterprise feature.
Get Git deploymentruncloud_get_git_deployment
The Git deployment configured on a web application: provider, branch, repository URL, auto-deploy flag, deployment script and whether it is an atomic deployment. The deployment webhook keys are not returned. The id of the result is the git_id for runcloud_deploy_git.
List databasesruncloud_list_databases
The databases on a server: id, name, collation. No credentials.
List database usersruncloud_list_database_users
The database users on a server (id, username). Passwords are never returned.
List cron jobsruncloud_list_cronjobs
The cron jobs of a server: id, label, user, schedule, command, enabled flag. The id is what runcloud_run_cronjob needs.
List supervisor jobsruncloud_list_supervisors
The supervisor (background worker) jobs of a server: id, label, user, process count, auto start/restart, directory, command.
Get supervisor job statusruncloud_get_supervisor_status
The live status (RUNNING, FATAL, BACKOFF...), pid and uptime of every supervisor process, by job label.
List firewall rulesruncloud_list_firewall_rules
The firewall rules of a server: type (global/rich), port, protocol, IP address, action.
List Fail2Ban blocked IPsruncloud_list_blocked_ips
The IP addresses Fail2Ban currently blocks on a server.
List backupsruncloud_list_backups
The backup instances of the workspace: label, what they cover (web app / database), storage, type, frequency, size, status. Filter by server, storage, status or name.
List backup snapshotsruncloud_list_backup_snapshots
The snapshots of one backup instance: run date, status, type and size.
List atomic deployment projectsruncloud_list_atomic_projects
The atomic Git deployment projects of the workspace: name, provider, repository, branch, auto-deploy, success/failure counts and the latest deployment. Webhook keys are not returned.
List atomic deploymentsruncloud_list_atomic_deployments
The deployments of an atomic project: commit hash, branch, message, committer, release name, status (DEPLOYING, COMPLETED, FAILED), start and end time.

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Start, restart or reload a serviceruncloud_control_service
WRITE: run systemctl start, restart or reload on one service of a server (for example nginx-rc or php81rc-fpm). A restart briefly interrupts that service and the sites behind it. 'stop' is deliberately not offered. Get the realName from runcloud_list_services.
Force a Git deploymentruncloud_deploy_git
WRITE: force a Git deployment of a web application now: RunCloud pulls the configured branch and runs the deployment script, which changes the live site's files. Get git_id from runcloud_get_git_deployment (its id).
Force an atomic deploymentruncloud_force_deploy_atomic
WRITE: start an atomic deployment of a project now (builds a new release and switches the live symlink when it succeeds).
Run a cron job nowruncloud_run_cronjob
WRITE: force-run one cron job of a server once, right now, outside its schedule. The job's command runs on the server with its configured user. Get the id from runcloud_list_cronjobs.
Reload a supervisor jobruncloud_reload_supervisor
WRITE: reload one supervisor job so its worker processes restart (running processes are interrupted). Get the id from runcloud_list_supervisors.
Renew a Let's Encrypt certificateruncloud_renew_ssl
WRITE: redeploy (renew) the Let's Encrypt certificate of a web application, which re-issues it and reloads the web server. Let's Encrypt certificates only. For basic SSL pass the ssl_id from runcloud_get_webapp_ssl; for advanced (per-domain) SSL, which requires advanced SSL mode (check runcloud_get_ssl_method), also pass domain_id.
Issue a Let's Encrypt certificateruncloud_install_letsencrypt_ssl
WRITE: issue and install a free Let's Encrypt certificate for a web application (basic SSL) or for one domain of it (advanced SSL, pass domain_id; this requires advanced SSL mode, see runcloud_get_ssl_method). The web server is reloaded; the domain's DNS must already point at the server. Custom certificates are not supported here.

Your usefulapi plan · 4

Usage status (free-tier meter)runcloud_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 featureruncloud_request_feature
Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the RunCloud 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+runcloud_upgrade
Get a paid plan for RunCloud (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 subscriptionruncloud_cancel_subscription
Cancel the caller's RunCloud 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 runcloud_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with RunCloud in Claude or ChatGPT?

Check server health, memory and disk space. List the web apps and domains on a server. Check an SSL certificate, then renew or issue it. Check that backups ran and succeeded. Start, restart or reload a server service. Deploy the latest code of a web app. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official RunCloud product?

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

Can I connect RunCloud 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 RunCloud API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.

Do I put my RunCloud 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 RunCloud API key. 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 RunCloud credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the RunCloud 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 RunCloud.

Can the AI change my RunCloud data?

Yes, if you approve it. 7 of the 36 RunCloud tools can create or change data. The other 29 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 RunCloud server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run runcloud_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run runcloud_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 runcloud_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a RunCloud tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with runcloud_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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