# render

Connect Claude Code to Render for deployments, render.yaml checks, failed-deploy debugging, and service monitoring.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 1
- Author: Render
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/render

## What it does

The plugin adds Render’s MCP server through `.mcp.json`, giving Claude Code access to services, deployments, logs, metrics, and databases. Sign-in uses OAuth, so the MCP connection does not require an API key. It also bundles skills for deployment, debugging, monitoring, migrations, and common Render workflows.

A `render-assistant` agent handles Render deployment tasks. The plugin includes `/deploy-to-render` and `/check-render-status`, while a `PostToolUse` hook validates `render.yaml` after edits. Helper files under `scripts/` support skill syncing and Blueprint validation.

Live operations and Blueprint checks use the Render CLI. Install it with `brew install render`, run `render login`, then verify access with `render whoami -o json`. Render workflows in Claude Code depend on that authentication succeeding.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install render@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- deploy an app to Render
- validate a `render.yaml` file
- debug a failed deployment
- check a service status
- inspect logs and metrics

## Example prompts
- Deploy this project to Render.
- Validate my `render.yaml` and report any problems.
- Debug the failed deployment and check the service status.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
# Render Claude plugin

Use Render from Claude Code to deploy apps, validate `render.yaml`, debug failed deploys, monitor services, and work through common platform workflows.

## What you get

- The Render MCP server preconfigured over OAuth (`.mcp.json`) so Claude can manage services, deploys, logs, metrics, and databases directly — no API key required
- Bundled Render skills for deployment, debugging, monitoring, migrations, and workflows (synced from [render-oss/skills](https://github.com/render-oss/skills))
- A `render-assistant` agent that specializes in Render deploys
- Slash commands: `/deploy-to-render` and `/check-render-status`
- A `PostToolUse` hook that validates `render.yaml` whenever you edit it
- Helper scripts at `scripts/` for skills sync and Blueprint validation

## Install the plugin

Add this repo as a Claude Code marketplace, then install the `render` plugin from it:

```
/plugin marketplace add render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code
/plugin install render
```

## Install locally for development

1. Clone this repo, then add it as a local marketplace:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code.git
```

2. In Claude Code, point at the local checkout:

```
/plugin marketplace add ./render-plugin-claude-code
/plugin install render
```

3. Restart Claude Code if the plugin doesn't show up immediately.

## Get started

Use the plugin to:

- Deploy a project to Render
- Validate and troubleshoot `render.yaml`
- Debug failed deploys and check service status
- Work through common setup and migration tasks

Good first prompts:

- `Help me deploy this project to Render.`
- `Help me validate my render.yaml for Render.`
- `Debug a failed Render deployment.`

You can also run the slash commands directly:

- `/deploy-to-render`
- `/check-render-status`

## Set up the Render CLI

The plugin uses the Render CLI for live operations and Blueprint validation. Most workflows depend on it.

1. Install the Render CLI:

```bash
brew install render
```

2. Authenticate:

```bash
render login
```

3. Verify access:

```bash
render whoami -o json
```

If `render whoami -o json` fails, fix authentication before relying on Render workflows in Claude Code.

## MCP server

The plugin bundles Render's [MCP server](https://render.com/docs/mcp-server) through the `.mcp.json` at the repo root, so Claude can manage your Render services, deploys, logs, metrics, and databases directly.

Authentication is handled over OAuth — you don't need an API key. The first time Claude uses a Render MCP tool, it opens your browser to sign in to Render and authorize access to `https://mcp.render.com/mcp`. After you approve, Claude connects automatically on future runs.

The MCP server and the Render CLI (below) are complementary: MCP covers day-to-day service, log, metric, and database operations, while the CLI still backs Blueprint validation and other CLI-only workflows.

## For maintainers

Run the sync script to refresh `skills/` from [render-oss/skills](https://github.com/render-oss/skills):

```bash
./scripts/sync-skills.sh
```

GitHub Actions also runs `.github/workflows/sync-skills.yml` each day and opens a pull request when upstream skills change.

## License

MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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© Render · MIT · https://github.com/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code

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