InstaNode Dev runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 43 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Jul 2026.
Provision Postgres databases + webhooks from AI coding agents in one HTTP call.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check InstaNode Dev every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @instanode/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@instanode/mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@instanode/mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@instanode/mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@instanode/mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
INSTANODE_TOKEN (Optional bearer JWT for paid-tier callers. Mint at https://instanode.dev/dashboard → 'API token for CLI / agent'. Lifts the free-tier 5-per-subnet-per-day provisioning cap and auto-links new resources to your account. Leave unset to use the free tier anonymously), INSTANODE_API_BASE (Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://api.instanode.dev. Useful for self-hosted deployments).
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InstaNode Dev — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.