Tessera MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 69 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 Jun 2026.
MCP server for Tessera's LLM cost-optimization layer: anchored spend, drift, recommendations.
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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-server -e 'TESSERA_API_KEY=<TESSERA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @tessera-llm/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tessera-llm/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TESSERA_API_KEY": "<TESSERA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@tessera-llm/mcp-server"]
env = { TESSERA_API_KEY = "<TESSERA_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tessera-llm/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TESSERA_API_KEY": "<TESSERA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tessera-llm/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TESSERA_API_KEY": "<TESSERA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<TESSERA_API_KEY> (API key in tk_* format. Get one free at https://tesseraai.io/dev).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
TESSERA_UPSTREAM_API_BASE_URL (Override only for staging or local-dev testing).
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