OpenRouter MCP Server
Provides access to 400+ AI models from OpenRouter, enabling users to chat with models like GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, and Llama, compare responses across multiple models, and retrieve model information with pricing details.
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OpenRouter MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to OpenRouter's extensive collection of 400+ AI models through Claude.
Features
- 🤖 Access to 400+ language models including GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama, and more
- 🔍 List and search available models with pricing information
- 💬 Chat with any model through a unified interface
- 🔄 Compare responses from multiple models side-by-side
- 📊 Get detailed model information including context limits and capabilities
- 🔧 Seamless integration with Claude Desktop and Claude Code
Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/th3nolo/openrouter-mcp.git
cd openrouter-mcp
# Install dependencies
npm install
# or
yarn install
# Build the TypeScript code
npm run build
# or
yarn build
Configuration
- Get your OpenRouter API key from OpenRouter
- Copy
.env.exampleto.env:cp .env.example .env - Edit
.envand add your API key:OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
Usage
Available MCP Tools
list_models- Get a list of all available models with pricingchat_with_model- Send a message to a specific model- Parameters:
model,message,max_tokens,temperature,system_prompt
- Parameters:
compare_models- Compare responses from multiple models- Parameters:
models[],message,max_tokens
- Parameters:
get_model_info- Get detailed information about a specific model- Parameters:
model
- Parameters:
Available MCP Resources
openrouter://models- List of all available models with pricingopenrouter://pricing- Current pricing information for all modelsopenrouter://usage- Your OpenRouter usage statistics
Claude Code Integration
Add the server to Claude Code:
claude mcp add openrouter -s user \
-e OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here \
-- node /path/to/openrouter-mcp/dist/server.js
Or add it manually to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"openrouter": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/openrouter-mcp/dist/server.js"],
"env": {
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Example Usage
Once configured, you can use these commands in Claude:
"List all available Gemma models"
"Chat with gpt-4 and ask it to explain quantum computing"
"Compare responses from claude-3-opus and gpt-4 about climate change"
"Get detailed information about google/gemini-pro"
Development
# Run in development mode
npm run dev
# Run tests
npm test
# Lint code
npm run lint
# Type check
npm run typecheck
Environment Variables
OPENROUTER_API_KEY- Your OpenRouter API key (required)OPENROUTER_BASE_URL- API base URL (default: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1)OPENROUTER_SITE_URL- Your site URL for API attributionOPENROUTER_APP_NAME- Application name for API headers
Security
- API keys are stored in environment variables only
- The
.envfile is excluded from version control - Never commit your API keys to the repository
License
MIT
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
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