The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the Krexel MCP listing page.
Ship AND edit static sites from any AI assistant that speaks the Model Context Protocol.
krexel-mcp is the official MCP server for
Krexel — a "your AI ships and edits your live site"
API. Point any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf,
VS Code) at this server and your assistant can deploy, list, edit,
rollback, and inspect sites just by talking.
Add krexel-mcp to your MCP client configuration:
Restart your client. The assistant now sees nine Krexel tools.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
ship_site | Upload a built site folder. Returns a deploy_id and preview URL. |
edit_file | Patch a deployed site (create / replace / replace_all / delete). 0.1 deploy. |
list_files | List the files in a deployed site (path + size + sha256). |
read_file | Read one file's content from a deployed site. |
list_deploys | List recent deploys from local state. Optional domain filter. |
get_logs | Fetch build logs for a deploy. |
rollback | Mark a previous deploy as the current good version. |
set_env | Encrypt and persist an env var for a domain (AES-256-GCM). |
get_status | Return account, deploy count, plan, and state directory. |
list_files(deploy_id) to see what files exist on the site.read_file(deploy_id, path) to read the file it wants to change.edit_file(deploy_id, op: "replace", file, find, value, message).deploy_id and parent_deploy_id
are returned so the AI can chain further edits on top.The AI is the brain. Krexel is the hands.
All tools take plain JSON arguments and return JSON. Tool schemas are
discoverable via the standard MCP tools/list request.
| Env var | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
KREXEL_API_URL | no | https://api.krexel.com | Base URL of the Krexel orchestrator API. |
KREXEL_API_KEY | no* | ~/.krexel/auth.json | Account API key. Forwarded as Authorization: Bearer *** to every API call. *Required unless saved by krexel login. |
KREXEL_MASTER_KEY | yes* | — | 32-byte hex string for env-var encryption. *Required for set_env. |
State files are written under $KREXEL_HOME (default ~/.krexel/).
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