Wavespeedai MCP Server

An MCP server for the WaveSpeed platform: run any model on the live catalog - image, video, audio, 3D - from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, or any MCP client. Its 7 documented tools cluster into read & search, run & execute, create & write. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 30 · #21 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Wavespeedai MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add wavespeedai-mcp-server -- npx -y @wavespeed/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

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

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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @wavespeed/mcp - the @wavespeed scope differs from the repo owner (wavespeedai); confirm it's the project's official package

registry vendor namespace ai.wavespeed - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Wavespeedai 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 7 documented tools across read & search, run & execute, create & write, including list_models, get_model_schema, run_model, get_price.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Wavespeedai MCP Server lets an agent do.

read & search

5 tools - e.g. Search the live catalog by text or modality type; A model's real input schema (required, properties, defaults); Cost estimate with unpriced_inputs / at_base_price disclosure

list_models · get_model_schema · get_price · get_balance · get_prediction

run & execute

1 tool - e.g. Submit + wait; @path inputs upload automatically; returns output URLs

run_model

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Local file → hosted URL (24h content-hash dedupe)

upload_file

04 · Who maintains Wavespeedai MCP Server

mcp is maintained by wavespeedai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/wavespeedai/mcp-server
website: https://wavespeed.ai/
category: media - ranked #21 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: ai.wavespeed/mcp (active, first published 2026-08-19 · 4 versions)
packages: npm:@wavespeed/mcp

06 · Wavespeedai MCP Server FAQ

Is Wavespeedai MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21. We re-verify nightly.

What can Wavespeedai MCP Server do?

An agent gets 7 documented tools across read & search, run & execute, create & write, including list_models, get_model_schema, run_model, get_price.

How do I install Wavespeedai MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @wavespeed/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (WAVESPEED_API_KEY) to set first. Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Wavespeedai 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 Wavespeedai MCP Server

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