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Search, compare and run open AI models through Replicate's HTTP API from Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients.

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

Connect to Replicate

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

https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp

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

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Opens this page, with the URL and setup steps.

mcp.tc/i/replicate

About

Connects an AI assistant to Replicate's HTTP API, so it can find models, compare them and run them. Replicate hosts thousands of open models for image, video, audio and text work.

The hosted server uses streamable HTTP at https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp and signs in with OAuth. On the consent page you paste your Replicate API token. Older setup pages show the SSE URL https://mcp.replicate.com/sse. A local alternative runs with npx and the REPLICATE_API_TOKEN environment variable. The docs also mention an experimental code mode.

What you can do

  • Search Replicate's catalog of open AI models
  • Compare models before choosing one to run
  • Run models through Replicate's HTTP API
  • Use from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
  • Run as a hosted server or a local npx package

Tools

Replicate 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

  • Find a Replicate model that upscales images and show its inputs.

  • Compare two text-to-image models on Replicate for photo realism.

  • Run an image generation model on Replicate with the prompt 'a red fox in snow'.

  • Which official Replicate models can transcribe audio?

Set up

Every client connects to mcp.replicate.com, and Replicate 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 replicate https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp
  1. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick replicate and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the Replicate 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 Replicate and paste this URL:
https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp
  1. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when Replicate 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.replicate.com/mcp and click Add.
  2. Click Connect and sign in when Replicate 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.replicate.com/mcp as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to Replicate 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": {
    "replicate": {
      "url": "https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"replicate","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp"}'

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

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "replicate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "replicate": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  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 replicate --url https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp
codex mcp login replicate

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

config.toml
[mcp_servers.replicate]
url = "https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http replicate https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth replicate 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": {
    "replicate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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.replicate.com/mcp.

FAQ

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

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp, so your client talks to Replicate 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 Replicate need an API key or a sign-in?

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

Is Replicate a remote or a local server?

Remote. Replicate hosts it at https://mcp.replicate.com/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There’s nothing to install.

What can Replicate do?

You can search Replicate's catalog of open AI models, compare models before choosing one to run and run models through Replicate's HTTP API.

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?

mcp.tc’s robot read Replicate’s own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can’t confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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