Tessera MCP Server

Status: v0.1.3 - published 2026-05-27 on npm with sigstore SLSA provenance v1, listed on registry.modelcontextprotocol.io. Its 6 documented tools cover tessera, recommendation. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-06 · ★ 4 · #443 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Tessera MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

TESSERA_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add tessera-llm-mcp-server -- npx -y @tessera-llm/mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tessera-llm-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tessera-llm/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @tessera-llm/mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@tessera-llm)

registry vendor namespace io.tesseraai - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Tessera MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 6 documented tools spanning tessera, recommendation, including tessera_list_workloads, tessera_get_savings_report, tessera_get_recommendation_queue, tessera_get_ledger_entries.

The 6 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what Tessera MCP Server lets an agent do.

tessera_list_workloads: - read
tessera_get_savings_report: - read
tessera_get_recommendation_queue: - read
tessera_get_ledger_entries: - read
tessera_get_quality_snapshot: - read
tessera_approve_recommendation: - mutate

Latest releases

v0.1.0 · 2026-05-26

[0.1.0] - 2026-05-27 · First public release on npm. Apache-2.0, sigstore-attested via the v-tag publish workflow. · Added · Package layout, tsconfig, stdio transport, auth via TESSERA_API_KEY env var…

04 · Who maintains Tessera MCP Server

Tessera MCP Server is maintained by tessera-llm. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/tessera-llm/mcp-server
website: https://tesseraai.io/dev
category: other - ranked #443 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.tesseraai/mcp-server (active, first published 2026-05-27 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@tessera-llm/mcp-server

06 · Tessera MCP Server FAQ

Is Tessera MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-06. We re-verify nightly.

What can Tessera MCP Server do?

An agent gets 6 documented tools spanning tessera, recommendation, including tessera_list_workloads, tessera_get_savings_report, tessera_get_recommendation_queue, tessera_get_ledger_entries.

How do I install Tessera MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @tessera-llm/mcp-server`. The README documents one environment variable (TESSERA_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Tessera MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Tessera MCP Server

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