MCP Servers

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers provide tools, resources, and prompts that AI assistants like Claude and Cline can use. They're the primary way to extend AI capabilities on Universal API.

Key Features

• Tools — Functions the AI can call (e.g., search the web, send email, query a database)
• Resources — Data the AI can read (e.g., server info, configuration, documentation)
• Prompts — Pre-built prompt templates for common tasks
• Streamable HTTP — Standard MCP transport over HTTP
• Key injection — Third-party API keys automatically available as environment variables
• Tenant isolation — Each user gets a dedicated Firecracker microVM (hardware-level isolation)
• Serverless — No infrastructure to manage

How It Works

AI Client (Claude/Cline) → MCP Protocol → mcp.api.universalapi.co/mcp/{serverId}
    → Lambda loads server source code
    → Executes tool/resource/prompt request
    → Returns MCP-formatted response
    → AI Client processes result

Quick Example

Connect to an MCP server from Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.api.universalapi.co/mcp/s/snowtimber/serpapi",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Now Claude can search the web, search Reddit, monitor topics, and more.

Available MCP Servers

Browse the marketplace at universalapi.co/mcp-servers or search via API:

curl -s "https://api.universalapi.co/search?q=web+search&type=mcp" | jq

Featured Servers

Server	Description	Tools
universalapi-full	Full platform access	50+ tools for managing UAPI resources
serpapi	Web search via SerpAPI	Google search, news, Reddit search
google-suite	Google Workspace	Gmail, Calendar, Drive
aws-textract	Document analysis	OCR, table extraction, form parsing
aws-mcp-proxy	AWS services	S3, EC2, Lambda, and more

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/mcp-admin/create	Create a new MCP server
GET	/mcp-admin/list	List all MCP servers
GET	/mcp-admin/{serverId}	Get server details
GET	/mcp-admin/s/{owner}/{slug}	Get server by slug
PUT	/mcp-admin/update	Update a server
DELETE	/mcp-admin/delete	Delete a server
POST/GET	/mcp/{serverId}	MCP protocol endpoint (tool calls)
POST/GET	/mcp/s/{owner}/{slug}	MCP protocol endpoint (slug)

Next Steps

• Creating MCP Servers — Build your own server
• Using with Claude & Cline — Connect to AI clients
• API Reference — Complete endpoint docs
• Examples — Real-world server examples