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About Render MCP

Render-maintained MCP server for managing services, deployments, logs, metrics, Postgres, and Key Value resources; some resource updates are dashboard-link only.

What you can use it for

  • Inspect Render workspaces and services
  • Query supported Render databases
  • Review metrics, logs, and deploys
  • Manage supported Render service resources
Connection and setup
Hosting
hosted
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Endpoint
https://mcp.render.com/mcp
Authentication
Hosted OAuth; API key alternative for non-interactive clients.

Requirements

  • Render account and access to a workspace
  • MCP client supporting Streamable HTTP and OAuth, or protected API-key header setup

Setup steps

  1. Add the official endpoint `https://mcp.render.com/mcp` to the client as a remote Streamable HTTP MCP server.
  2. Complete the OAuth browser flow and authorize the required Render account access. For Codex CLI, use the Render docs’ OAuth setup and Codex MCP documentation; API keys are available from Render Account Settings for non-interactive setups.
  3. Set the active workspace in the client before using tools.
  4. Reconnect and verify tool discovery, then begin with read-only workspace/service/log queries. Review every deploy, environment-variable change, database operation, or resource creation before execution.
Tools 26+

26 exact identifiers transcribed from the official Render MCP README. This is a partial roster: the README also documents further resource tools outside these sections. Updates to web services, static sites, and cron jobs return dashboard links rather than applying the update directly.

  • list_workspaces

    List workspaces available to the authenticated account.

    01
  • select_workspace

    Select a workspace; deprecated in favor of explicit workspaceId.

    02
  • get_selected_workspace

    Get the session-selected workspace.

    03
  • list_services

    List services in the Render account.

    04
  • get_service

    Get a service by ID.

    05
  • create_web_service

    Create a web service.

    06
  • create_static_site

    Create a static site.

    07
  • create_cron_job

    Create a cron job.

    08
  • update_environment_variables

    Replace a service’s environment variables.

    09
  • update_web_service

    Return service settings link; direct update is not supported.

    10
  • update_static_site

    Return site settings link; direct update is not supported.

    11
  • update_cron_job

    Return cron settings link; direct update is not supported.

    12
  • list_deploys

    List service deployment history.

    13
  • get_deploy

    Get deployment details.

    14
  • trigger_deploy

    Trigger a deployment.

    15
  • list_events

    List service events.

    16
  • list_logs

    Search logs by filters.

    17
  • list_log_label_values

    List values for a log label.

    18
  • get_metrics

    Fetch resource performance metrics.

    19
  • query_render_postgres

    Run read-only SQL against a Render Postgres database.

    20
  • list_postgres_instances

    List Postgres databases.

    21
  • get_postgres

    Get Postgres database details.

    22
  • create_postgres

    Create a Postgres database.

    23
  • list_key_value

    List Key Value instances.

    24
  • get_key_value

    Get Key Value instance details.

    25
  • create_key_value

    Create a Key Value instance.

    26

This server’s available tools can vary by account, permissions, or configuration. The list shown is not its full runtime catalog.

Limitations and notes
  • The server includes potentially destructive operations, including deployments and environment variable changes.
  • Not all resource types or configuration options are supported.
  • Render warns that sensitive information may enter the AI app context; review access and prompts carefully.
Original sources

Documentation checked 2026-10-28T19:00:00.000Z. Connection has not been runtime tested.

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