fal

MCP server by fal

Find generative media models, check schemas and pricing, upload inputs and run image, video and audio generations on fal.

OAuth sign-in (You sign in with the vendor the first time you connect)Streamable HTTP

Connect to fal

fal needs sign-in. Connect with its own URL:

https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay

Your client opens fal’s sign-in the first time you use it. The token stays between your client and fal.

Share this server

Opens this page, with the URL and setup steps.

mcp.tc/i/fal

About

Connects an assistant to fal's generative media platform. It can search for models, read their input schemas and pricing, upload input files and run image, video and audio generations, then return the results with download links.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay. Authentication is OAuth through the browser, so no API key or authorization header is needed. Generations use fal credits. A separate Platform MCP covers account operations and a documentation MCP covers public docs.

What you can do

  • Search fal's generative media models
  • Read model input schemas
  • Check estimated pricing before running
  • Upload input files for generations
  • Run image, video and audio generations
  • Return finished results with download links

Tools

fal lists its tools only after you sign in, so we can’t show them here. Your client lists them once you’re connected.

Example prompts

  • Use fal to search for image generation models. Do not run a model.

  • Use fal to create a minimal image for a coffee subscription website and show the cost first.

  • Use fal to make a short cinematic video of ocean waves at sunset.

  • Upload this photo to fal and show which models accept it as input.

Set up

Every client connects to mcp.fal.ai, and fal asks you to sign in the first time. Pick yours; the page remembers your choice.

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http fal https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay
  1. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick fal and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the fal sign-in.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Name it fal and paste this URL:
https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay
  1. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when fal asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

  1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:
  1. Check that the URL reads https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay and click Add.
  2. Click Connect and sign in when fal asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
  3. Paste https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to fal to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fal": {
      "url": "https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"
    }
  }
}

Cursor shows Needs login next to the server. Click it to sign in.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"fal","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "fal": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"
    }
  }
}

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fal": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add fal --url https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay
codex mcp login fal

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.fal]
url = "https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http fal https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth fal to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fal": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay.

FAQ

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/fal into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay, so your client talks to fal directly. The sign-in token only works there anyway. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does fal need an API key or a sign-in?

Yes, you need a fal account. The first time your client connects, it opens fal’s sign-in page. The token goes straight to the server’s own URL, never through mcp.tc.

Is fal a remote or a local server?

Remote. fal hosts it at https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There’s nothing to install.

What can fal do?

You can search fal's generative media models, read model input schemas and check estimated pricing before running.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

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