# InstaPods

Use an AI agent to deploy and manage apps on InstaPods, send files, run commands, and inspect logs. Handy when you need to deploy or investigate a pod issue from chat.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: InstaPods
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/InstaPods/sdk
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/instapods

## What it does

The InstaPods MCP server connects an agent to app hosting. It can manage pods, transfer files, execute commands, and retrieve logs. Its built-in `deploy-app`, `debug-pod`, and `getting-started` prompts guide deployment, pod diagnosis, and discovery of the available tools.

Claude Code can connect with a single command; the server also appears in the platform list for Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and others. First use requires OAuth authentication, so the connection will not finish until you complete that step.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http instapods https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add instapods --url https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "instapods": {
            "url": "https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "instapods": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http instapods https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp
```

## When to use it
- deploy an app to InstaPods
- send files to a pod
- run a command on a server
- inspect application logs
- diagnose a pod issue

## Example prompts
- Deploy my app to InstaPods.
- Check the pod logs and help me find the cause of the failure.
- Show me the InstaPods tools I can use.

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