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Runtime Cloud MCP Server

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Runtime Cloud is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. 3 550 installs a week from npm. Last commit 24 Oct 2026.

Linux microVM sandboxes for AI agents: run commands, files, processes, pause and wake.

Installs per day peak 720 · avg 165 · -59% w/w
a month agotoday
Uptime history 33 days of history · worst day 90%
33 days agonow
98.9%
Uptime 24h
91 of 92 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
432 ms
Response time
average over 24h
3 550
Installs / week
npm and PyPI

What the code does

We read the source, 1 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call runtime_exec.command → sdks/python/withruntime/blaxel/_async_sandbox.py:283, runtime_exec.command → sdks/python/withruntime/blaxel/_sync_sandbox.py:281, runtime_exec.command → packages/cloud-sdk/src/modal/index.ts:239 и ещё 7
        started = await self._sandbox._resuming(lambda box: box.spawn(
Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

          'mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "$1")" && rm -rf -- "$1"',
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        candidates = ([os.path.join(root, dockerfile) + ".dockerignore"] if dockerfile else []) + [
    async def exec(self, cmd: list[str], input: Union[str, bytes, None] = None, cwd: Optional[str] = None,
#   puts sbx.exec("python3 /workspace/invoice.py", check: true).stdout
Touches key and credential files packages/cloud-sdk/src/ssh.ts:24
                                      it to ~/.ssh/config

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add runtime --transport http https://api.withruntime.com/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://api.withruntime.com/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.runtime]
url = "https://api.withruntime.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "runtime": {
      "url": "https://api.withruntime.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "runtime": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.withruntime.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://api.withruntime.com/mcp streamable-http sign-in 430 ms 3 min ago

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Runtime Cloud — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Runtime Cloud?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 98.9% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is Runtime Cloud working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 92 checks got a reply (98.9%), average response time 432 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Runtime Cloud?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.
How do you sign in to Runtime Cloud?
No API key is involved. Runtime Cloud answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.
How fast is Runtime Cloud?
It answers our handshake in 432 ms on average, which is faster than 32% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
How many people use Runtime Cloud?
The npm package withruntime was installed 3 550 times in the last week. Week over week that is -59%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Runtime Cloud open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at api.withruntime.com, which runs on its operator's own terms.