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Alephant Mcp

io.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp ยท v0.1.3

Alephant MCP server for AI cost control, BYO-key routing, 50+ providers, and 320+ models.

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Terminal
claude mcp add alephant-mcp -e ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL=<ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL> -e ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY=<ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY> -e ALEPHANT_PAT=<ALEPHANT_PAT> -e ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID=<ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID> -e ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM=<ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM> -- npx -y @alephantai/[email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL
Required
Alephant SaaS API base URL, for example https://alephant.io.
ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY
Optional, secret
Virtual Key for read-only, cockpit-scoped VK mode. Use this mode for developer-level cost and usage visibility.
ALEPHANT_PAT
Optional, secret
Personal Access Token for Manager mode. When set, Manager mode takes precedence over ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY.
ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID
Optional
Workspace UUID required with ALEPHANT_PAT for Manager mode.
ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM
Optional
Optional local HTTP tool-call limit per minute. Defaults to 60; set 0 to disable local throttling.

Details

Package@alephantai/[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published16 May 2026
Last updated16 May 2026
Registry nameio.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp

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