AI Wave — Claude Code MCP server: track AI model changes
A feed of AI model news: new releases, price moves, withdrawn versions. Useful when you need to know whether something you rely on has shifted.
claude mcp add --transport http ai-wave https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcpWhat AI Wave does
AI Wave pulls model changes into one stream: releases, price shifts, API edits and deprecations. Entries are deduplicated per model, and each one is tagged as official or awaiting review. It answers a different question than the OpenRouter catalog does — not what to pick, but whether what you already use has moved.
Three tools ship with it. list_model_changes reports what happened since your last check: pass since, then feed back latest on the next call. get_model returns price, context size and catalog status for a single model, keyed by its OpenRouter or Hugging Face id. search_models finds candidates for a given budget and context, ordered by current attention.
You need a key, issued at https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/member and stored in AIWAVE_API_KEY. The free tier allows 1,000 calls a day, and the remaining count arrives in the x-ratelimit-remaining header. If your client speaks remote MCP, take the HTTP route: no local package, and new tools show up without an update.
What it helps with
- see what changed in models since the last check
- catch a price increase or a deprecation early
- compare price and context size for one model
- find models that fit a budget and context window
- tell an official announcement from one under review
Example prompts for the agent
- Use
list_model_changesto show what shifted since last week - Give me the price and context for this OpenRouter model id
- Find models for my budget and context, sorted by attention
How to install AI Wave
1Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http ai-wave https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcp2Platform CLI
claude mcp add --env AIWAVE_API_KEY=<AIWAVE_API_KEY> --transport stdio ai-wave -- npx -y @elopstudio/ai-wave-mcpReplace <…> with your own values
1Platform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add ai-wave --url https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcp2Platform CLI
codex mcp add ai-wave --env AIWAVE_API_KEY=<AIWAVE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @elopstudio/ai-wave-mcpReplace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-wave": {
"url": "https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-wave": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@elopstudio/ai-wave-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AIWAVE_API_KEY": "<AIWAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"servers": {
"ai-wave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ai-wave": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@elopstudio/ai-wave-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AIWAVE_API_KEY": "<AIWAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
1Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http ai-wave https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcp2Platform CLI
gemini mcp add -e AIWAVE_API_KEY=<AIWAVE_API_KEY> ai-wave npx -y @elopstudio/ai-wave-mcpReplace <…> with your own values
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about AI Wave
How do I install AI Wave in Claude Code?
The remote server is the short path: claude mcp add --transport http ai-wave https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/api/mcp. For a local run, use claude mcp add --env AIWAVE_API_KEY=<AIWAVE_API_KEY> --transport stdio ai-wave -- npx -y @elopstudio/ai-wave-mcp.
What does AI Wave do?
It serves a feed of AI model changes: releases, prices, API edits, deprecations. It also reports details for one model and finds candidates that match a budget and context.
What do I need to run it?
An AIWAVE_API_KEY, issued at https://aiwave.elopstudio.com/member. The free tier covers 1,000 calls a day, with the remainder shown in x-ratelimit-remaining.
