Getting Started

Universal API is a marketplace and runtime platform for MCP Servers and AI Agents. Build, deploy, and monetize AI tools — or use tools built by others — all through a single API.

What Can You Do?

🔌 Use MCP Servers with Claude & Cline

Connect your AI assistant to powerful tools — Google Calendar, Gmail, Drive, web search, AWS services, document analysis, and more. One config snippet, instant access.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "universalapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.api.universalapi.co/mcp/mcp-xxx",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

🤖 Build & Deploy AI Agents

Create conversational AI agents powered by AWS Strands and AWS Bedrock. Your agents get streaming responses, multi-turn conversations, and access to any MCP server's tools.

💰 Monetize Your Work

Set per-invocation pricing on your resources. Earn revenue when others use your MCP servers or agents. Get paid monthly via Stripe Connect.

Quick Links

I want to...	Go here
Connect Claude/Cline to tools	Quick Start
Understand authentication	Authentication
Build an MCP Server	Creating MCP Servers
Build an AI Agent	Creating Agents
See all API endpoints	API Reference
Search for resources	Semantic Search

Platform Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   Your AI Client                     │
│          (Claude Desktop, Cline, curl, SDK)          │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘
                       │ Authorization: Bearer uapi_ut_...
                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              api.universalapi.co                     │
│         (API Gateway + PublicAuthorizer)              │
├──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┤
│  MCP Servers          │  AI Agents                   │
│  (Node.js)            │  (Python)                    │
│                       │  Strands SDK                 │
│  Tools                │  Streaming                   │
│  Resources            │  Multi-turn                  │
│  Prompts              │  Bedrock LLM                 │
└──────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘

How Credits Work

Every API call costs credits. New accounts start with 100 free credits.

• MCP Servers: 1 credit per tool call (minimum)
• AI Agents: 2-20 credits per chat (varies by model and token usage)

Authors can set additional per-invocation pricing. See Pricing for details.