Wavespeed runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 246 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Aug 2026.
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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 @wavespeed/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@wavespeed/mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@wavespeed/mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@wavespeed/mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@wavespeed/mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
WAVESPEED_API_KEY (WaveSpeed API key (https://wavespeed.ai/accesskey). Optional when the wavespeed CLI is logged in.), WAVESPEED_BASE_URL (Override the WaveSpeed API base URL. Defaults to https://api.wavespeed.ai.), WAVESPEED_CLIENT_NAME (Override the client name reported for channel attribution. Defaults to wavespeed-mcp.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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