The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the Quelllm MCP listing page.
MCP server exposing the quelllm.fr catalog of 190+ open-weights LLMs via Model Context Protocol tools. Use it from Claude Code, Cursor, Continue, or any MCP-compatible client to query models, compare them, estimate VRAM, and compute API vs self-hosted cost.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_models(filter_origin?, filter_family?, max_params_b?) | List models with filters (origin code, family, max params in B) |
get_model(model_id) | Full record for one model (params, vram per quant, context window, family, tags, license, URLs) |
compare(model_a_id, model_b_id) | Side-by-side comparison with verdict |
estimate_vram(model_id, quant) | VRAM in GB at chosen quant + recommended GPU/Mac tiers |
estimate_cost(input_tokens_per_month, output_tokens_per_month, ...) | Cost in EUR — full table API providers vs self-hosted hardware OR a specific id |
search_models(query, limit?) | Fuzzy search by name, family, tag, author |
Install from source (not yet on PyPI) :
Or run without installing, using uv :
For local development :
Add to ~/.claude.json or a project's .mcp.json. If you installed with pip :
Or zero-install with uvx :
Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) :
Most MCP clients accept the same JSON config :
All data pulled from quelllm.fr/api/ (CC BY 4.0, no key, CORS-enabled). Cached locally for 1h to avoid rate-limiting.
API pricing data (GPT-5, Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 2.5, DeepSeek, Mistral) and hardware pricing (RTX 50-series, Mac M4) are hardcoded as of 2026-05 — verify semestrially.
MIT — see LICENSE.
Source : https://github.com/MGM-FALCON/quelllm-mcp Issues + PRs welcome. Particularly :
find_alternatives_to(model_id), recommend_gpu(budget_eur))A pytest smoke suite lives under tests/. It covers all 6 tools and the v1.1.0
output invariants, never touches the network (local fixture + mocked httpx),
and stubs the mcp SDK when it isn't importable — so it also runs on Python 3.9.
Mohamed Meguedmi — LinkedIn · Hugging Face Founder of La Gazette IA and QuelLLM.fr.