# InstaPods [Health: Active]

**Category:** 💻 Developer Tools  
**Repository:** https://github.com/InstaPods/sdk  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/instapods-2

## Description
Deploy and manage web apps on InstaPods: create pods, push files, run commands, read logs.

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Remote MCP endpoint (confidence: high). Install path detected from listing signals. Add as a URL/SSE server in your client:

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "instapods": {
    "url": "https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp"
  }
}
```

## Documentation

## What InstaPods MCP server does

The InstaPods MCP server gives AI assistants an interface for managing applications hosted on InstaPods. Its documented capabilities cover the main operational steps of a deployment: creating pods, transferring application files, executing commands on a pod, and inspecting logs.

InstaPods hosts applications on Linux servers and supports Node.js, Python, PHP, and static applications. The MCP integration is intended for developers who want an assistant to help deploy an app, investigate runtime problems, or perform routine pod operations without manually switching between separate tools.

The repository also includes a Claude Code skill for the InstaPods CLI. That skill is a separate integration path: it teaches Claude Code to use the `instapods` command-line interface, while the MCP path exposes hosted operations through MCP.

## How it works

The direct MCP connection uses the hosted endpoint at `https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp`. In Claude Desktop, the endpoint is added under an `mcpServers` entry named `instapods`. Authentication occurs through OAuth when the connection is first used, and Claude guides the user through that process.

The InstaPods MCP server includes three built-in prompts:

- `deploy-app` guides an application deployment.
- `debug-pod` provides a systematic pod diagnosis workflow.
- `getting-started` introduces the available tools and resources.

The repository also offers an MCP skill for Claude Desktop and Claude.ai. Copying that skill into `.claude/skills/instapods-mcp` provides guided workflows in a project. This is distinct from connecting directly to the remote MCP endpoint.

## Setup and configuration

For direct use with Claude Desktop, add the following server configuration to the Claude Desktop configuration file:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapods": {
      "url": "https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The README does not specify environment variables for running or configuring the hosted MCP connection. Authentication is handled through the first-use OAuth flow rather than a documented API key variable.

For the guided MCP skill, create the project skill directory and download the repository’s `SKILL.md` file into it. The repository separately documents a Claude Code setup that installs the `instapods` CLI, logs in with `instapods auth login`, and copies the CLI skill into `.claude/skills/instapods-cli`.

## Tools and capabilities

The InstaPods MCP server supports these documented operations:

- Create and manage application pods.
- Push files to a pod.
- Run commands on a pod.
- Read pod logs.
- Guide deployments through the `deploy-app` prompt.
- Diagnose pod problems through the `debug-pod` prompt.
- Explain available tools and resources through the `getting-started` prompt.

These capabilities fit deployment and troubleshooting workflows for web applications hosted on InstaPods. The provided material does not define individual tool names, input schemas, output formats, or permissions beyond these operations.

## Limitations and notes

The README documents Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, and Claude Code integration paths; it does not provide setup instructions for other MCP clients. The direct MCP example is specifically a remote URL configuration for Claude Desktop, while Claude Code uses the separate CLI skill rather than the MCP endpoint described here.

The repository identifies the package in the MCP Registry as `com.instapods/instapods`. Registry publishing instructions and signing details are included for maintainers, but they are not required for connecting to the hosted service. The project is licensed under MIT.

The InstaPods MCP server’s documentation does not state whether it can provision databases through MCP. The Claude Code examples mention asking for a PostgreSQL database, but that example belongs to the CLI skill path and should not be treated as a documented MCP tool.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/instapods-2/readme_