API Deposu MCP

Connect Claude, Codex, and other MCP clients to API Deposu's read-only catalog tools.

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Quick start

Get a key

Create a new key from the MCP keys page in the portal.

Add to client

Add the endpoint and key to Codex, Claude, or another client.

Start using

Search APIs and query details using catalog tools in chat.

Endpoint & Auth

Use this endpoint and auth info for remote MCP connections.

https://mcp.apideposu.com/mcp

Use this endpoint for production remote MCP connections. If your client asks for an MCP server URL, enter this address.

Authentication

Authorization: Bearer <your-key>

x-api-key: <your-key>

How do I get an API key?

Each user manages their own keys.

Create your own MCP access key from the portal. The full token is shown only once at creation time.

Sign in and open the MCP keys page in the portal.
Create a new key and store the full value securely.
Use the same key in Codex, Claude, or any other supported MCP client.
Revoke unused keys from the portal whenever you need to.

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Client setup

If you use Codex CLI, add the remote MCP server once, then use normal prompts to call the catalog tools.

Put the portal-issued API key into an environment variable.
Add the MCP server once.
In a new Codex session, ask for API search, category listings, or API details.

$env:APIDEPOSU_MCP_TOKEN="<your-key>"
codex mcp add api-deposu --url https://mcp.apideposu.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var APIDEPOSU_MCP_TOKEN

Node / fetch note

The most common Node, fetch, and undici mistakes produce 405 and 406 responses. Keep the request contract below exact.

Always send POST requests to the MCP endpoint, never GET.
Use Content-Type: application/json.
Use Accept: application/json, text/event-stream.
Use /healthz for health checks. Opening /mcp in a browser is not the intended flow.

Current tool set

ping
Server health check and fast smoke test.
list_categories
Lists catalog categories and approved API counts.
count_apis
Returns the total number of approved APIs matching the current filters.
search_apis
Searches the catalog with text, filters, sorting, date windows, and pagination.
get_api_details
Returns one API with optional playground details.

Example prompts

Usage limits

The public MCP surface only exposes read-only catalog tools.
Keep your API key private; keys can be revoked and rotated from the portal.
High-volume usage may be subject to rate and quota limits.
Write, delete, or account-changing actions are not exposed through this MCP.

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