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packagecloud MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 18 tools. Last commit 13 Oct 2026.

Read packagecloud repos, packages, versions and download stats; create repos, promote and delete.

Uptime history 4 days of history

4 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

Tools

read from the server

89 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 13 Oct 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 13 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

13 Oct a tool changed version

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check packagecloud MCP by usefulapi 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

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add packagecloud --transport http https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packagecloud": {
      "url": "https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.packagecloud]
url = "https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packagecloud": {
      "url": "https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packagecloud": {
      "url": "https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 18

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

packagecloud

packagecloud_append_readme

WRITE: append Markdown to the existing README of a repository (existing text is kept). Not idempotent: calling it twice appends twice. PATCH /repos/{user}/{repo}/readme.json.

packagecloud_create_readme

WRITE: create the Markdown README of a repository. Use append_readme to add to an existing one. POST /repos/{user}/{repo}/readme.json.

packagecloud_create_repository

WRITE: create a new, empty package repository in this account (the plan limits how many private ones). Returns the URL of the new repository. POST /repos.

packagecloud_delete_package

WRITE, DESTRUCTIVE AND IRREVERSIBLE: delete one package file from its repository (a gem is yanked). Clients that depend on it will break. Pass the destroy_url of the package object and repeat its file name (the last path segment, for example jake-1.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm) as confirm_filename. DELETE {destroy_url}.

packagecloud_get_gpg_key

One GPG key of a repository by its key name (as returned by list_gpg_keys, for example user-repo-85D7FBF915DFCBC6.pub.gpg). GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/gpg_keys/{keyname}.json.

packagecloud_get_package

Details of one package file (size, checksums, dependencies, licenses, download counts and its other URLs). Pass the package_url of an item from list_packages, search_packages or list_package_versions. GET {package_url}.

packagecloud_get_package_downloads

Download statistics of one package version: a count, a time series, or (repository owners only) the detail of each download. Default range is the last 7 days; pass start_date=19700101Z for all time. Pass the package_url of the package; Java and generic files have no download stats. GET {package_url minus .json}/stats/downloads/{count|detail|series/<interval>}.json.

packagecloud_get_readme

The Markdown README of a repository. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/readme.json.

packagecloud_get_repository

One repository: name, fqname, url, privacy, package count and last push. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}.

packagecloud_get_repository_installs

How often a repository was installed (set up on a machine): a count, a time series, or (owners only) the detail of each install, optionally for one distro or distro+version. Default range is the last 7 days; pass start_date=19700101Z for all time. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/stats/installs[/{distro}[/{version}]]/{count|detail|series/<interval>}.json.

packagecloud_list_distributions

The Linux distributions and versions packagecloud supports for deb, dsc and rpm packages, with their index_name (for example ubuntu / jammy) and numeric version ids. GET /distributions.

packagecloud_list_gpg_keys

The GPG keys of a repository (repository signing keys and package signing keys): name, fingerprint, type and the public key download URL. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/gpg_keys.json.

packagecloud_list_package_groups

List the packages of one type, grouped by name with a versions_count and a versions_url (pass that to packagecloud_list_package_versions). Narrow by distro, then version, then arch (each needs the previous one; '*' matches any). Examples: type rpm; type deb + distro ubuntu + version jammy + arch amd64; type gem. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/packages/{type}[/{distro}[/{version}[/{arch}]]].json.

packagecloud_list_package_versions

All versions of one package name (for deb/rpm: per distro, version and architecture). Pass the versions_url of an item from list_package_groups, or derive it from a package object. Paged. GET {versions_url}.

packagecloud_list_packages

List every package file in a repository (not grouped), newest data first as the server orders it. Each item carries ready-made URLs: package_url, versions_url, downloads_*_url, promote_url, destroy_url and download_url; pass those to the other package tools. Paged. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/packages.json.

packagecloud_list_repositories

List the package repositories of this account: name, fqname (user/repo, used by every other tool), privacy, package count and last push. include_collaborations adds repositories you collaborate on. GET /repos.

packagecloud_promote_package

WRITE, DESTRUCTIVE: MOVE a package file to another repository (for example staging -> production). It no longer exists in the source repository afterwards, and its download statistics are cleared. Pass the promote_url of the package object and the destination as user/repo. POST {promote_url}.

packagecloud_search_packages

Search a repository by package file name. An empty q returns every package. filter limits by type (rpms, debs, dscs, gem, python, node); dist (for example ubuntu or el/6) overrides filter; arch applies to Alpine/RPM/Debian only. Items carry the same ready-made URLs as list_packages. Paged. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/search.json.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	87 ms	9 min ago

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packagecloud MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can packagecloud MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 18 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: packagecloud_append_readme, packagecloud_create_readme, packagecloud_create_repository, packagecloud_delete_package, packagecloud_get_gpg_key, packagecloud_get_package and 12 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is packagecloud MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 89 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect packagecloud MCP by usefulapi?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does packagecloud MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. packagecloud MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 18 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is packagecloud MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 89 ms on average, which is faster than 87% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is packagecloud MCP by usefulapi open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.