io.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp MCP Server

Name: io.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp MCP Server
Author: io.github.AlephantAI

io.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp

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What is the io.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp MCP server?

Alephant MCP server for AI cost control, BYO-key routing, 50+ providers, and 320+ models.

How to install io.github.AlephantAI/alephant-mcp

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL
required
Alephant SaaS API base URL, for example https://alephant.io.
ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY
secret
Virtual Key for read-only, cockpit-scoped VK mode. Use this mode for developer-level cost and usage visibility.
ALEPHANT_PAT
secret
Personal Access Token for Manager mode. When set, Manager mode takes precedence over ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY.
ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID
Workspace UUID required with ALEPHANT_PAT for Manager mode.
ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM
Optional local HTTP tool-call limit per minute. Defaults to 60; set 0 to disable local throttling.

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<YOUR_ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add alephant-mcp --env ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL=<YOUR_ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL> --env ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY=<YOUR_ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY> --env ALEPHANT_PAT=<YOUR_ALEPHANT_PAT> --env ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID=<YOUR_ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID> --env ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM=<YOUR_ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM> -- npx -y @alephantai/mcp