# Render MCP server

> Manage Render services, databases, deploys, logs and metrics from your AI assistant.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/render
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.render.com/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Cloud & DevOps](https://mcp.tc/c/cloud-devops)
- Vendor: Render
- Verified: yes, mcp.tc checked that this is the official server (https://mcp.tc/verify). It says who runs the server, not that it is safe.
- Homepage: <https://render.com/docs/mcp-server>
- Repository: <https://github.com/render-oss/render-mcp-server>

## About

Connects an assistant to your Render account. You can list workspaces and services, create web services, static sites and cron jobs, update environment variables, check deployment status and logs, review service metrics, and query Postgres databases.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://mcp.render.com/mcp with OAuth sign-in. The open-source repository (render-oss/render-mcp-server, Apache-2.0) also supports stdio. Access is limited to the workspaces your Render account can reach.

## What it can do

- List and select Render workspaces
- List services and get service details
- Create web services, static sites and cron jobs
- Update environment variables for a service
- Monitor deployment status and application logs
- Check service performance metrics
- Query Postgres databases directly

## Example prompts

- "List my Render services in the current workspace"
- "Create a Node web service from my repo's main branch on Render"
- "Show recent logs for my API service and find the errors"
- "Query my Render Postgres database for the 10 newest users"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http render https://mcp.render.com/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **render** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Render 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 **Render** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.render.com/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Render 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:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Render&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.render.com%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.render.com/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Render 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.render.com/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Render to sign in.

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

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=render&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5yZW5kZXIuY29tL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "render": {
      "url": "https://mcp.render.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=render&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.render.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

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

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "render": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.render.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`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "render": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.render.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. 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

```bash
codex mcp add render --url https://mcp.render.com/mcp
codex mcp login render
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.render]
url = "https://mcp.render.com/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http render https://mcp.render.com/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth render` 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.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "render": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.render.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.render.com/mcp`.

## Details

- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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