# Render MCP Server

> Manage cloud services and deploys from AI coding apps

- Page on StartupList: https://startuplist.tech/launches/render-mcp-server
- Website: https://render.com/docs/mcp-server
- Category: MCP Servers
- Price: Free + paid plans
- Company: Render (https://startuplist.tech/companies/render)
- Used for: Ship code faster, Host a web app, Analyse data

## At a glance

- The problem it solves: Developers have to switch to a separate dashboard to check and change their Render services, databases and deploys
- Who it's for: Businesses (B2B)

## About

The Render MCP Server lets you manage your Render infrastructure from compatible AI apps, including Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex and Cursor. Instead of switching to the dashboard, you describe what you want in natural language, and the AI app calls the server's tools, which call the Render API and return the results.

You can create web services, static sites, cron jobs, Render Postgres databases and Key Value instances, redeploy services, list deploy history, read logs, and fetch metrics such as CPU and memory usage. You can also run read-only SQL queries against your databases. The server can update a service's environment variables and trigger deploys, so the page advises checking that you are comfortable granting your AI tool access before you connect it.

The server is for developers and teams who already run apps on Render and use an AI coding assistant. Setup starts with connecting your account, either through OAuth in your browser or with an API key for non-interactive environments. You then set a workspace, and each action applies to that workspace.

The hosted server is the recommended option. The page also describes running the server locally as a Docker container or as an executable, and the source code is open on GitHub. The page does not give a price for the MCP server itself. Render's compute plans, which set each service's CPU and RAM, include a free plan for web services.

## Links

- [Render MCP Server on StartupList](https://startuplist.tech/launches/render-mcp-server)
- [Website](https://render.com/docs/mcp-server)