MCP server

packagecloud MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/packagecloud

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Read packagecloud repos, packages, versions and download stats; create repos, promote and delete.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

18

Token cost

About 4,745 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http packagecloud https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.packagecloud]
url = "https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"packagecloud":{"httpUrl":"https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"packagecloud":{"url":"https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"packagecloud":{"type":"http","url":"https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add packagecloud https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"packagecloud","server_url":"https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"packagecloud","server_url":"https://packagecloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• packagecloud_append_readme ~183 tokens
  WRITE: append Markdown to the existing README of a repository (existing text is kept). Not idempotent: calling it twice appends twice. PATCH /repos/{user}/{repo}/readme.json.
• packagecloud_create_readme ~169 tokens
  WRITE: create the Markdown README of a repository. Use append_readme to add to an existing one. POST /repos/{user}/{repo}/readme.json.
• packagecloud_create_repository ~163 tokens
  WRITE: create a new, empty package repository in this account (the plan limits how many private ones). Returns the URL of the new repository. POST /repos.
• packagecloud_delete_package Deletes data · ~300 tokens
  WRITE, DESTRUCTIVE AND IRREVERSIBLE: delete one package file from its repository (a gem is yanked). Clients that depend on it will break. Pass the destroy_url of the package object and repeat its file name (the last path segment, for example jake-1.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm) as confirm_filename. DELETE {de
• packagecloud_get_gpg_key ~179 tokens
  One GPG key of a repository by its key name (as returned by list_gpg_keys, for example user-repo-85D7FBF915DFCBC6.pub.gpg). GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/gpg_keys/{keyname}.json.
• packagecloud_get_package ~166 tokens
  Details of one package file (size, checksums, dependencies, licenses, download counts and its other URLs). Pass the package_url of an item from list_packages, search_packages or list_package_versions. GET {package_url}.
• packagecloud_get_package_downloads ~552 tokens
  Download statistics of one package version: a count, a time series, or (repository owners only) the detail of each download. Default range is the last 7 days; pass start_date=19700101Z for all time. Pass the package_url of the package; Java and generic files have no download stats. GET {package_url
• packagecloud_get_readme ~121 tokens
  The Markdown README of a repository. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/readme.json.
• packagecloud_get_repository ~129 tokens
  One repository: name, fqname, url, privacy, package count and last push. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}.
• packagecloud_get_repository_installs ~606 tokens
  How often a repository was installed (set up on a machine): a count, a time series, or (owners only) the detail of each install, optionally for one distro or distro+version. Default range is the last 7 days; pass start_date=19700101Z for all time. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/stats/installs[/{distro}[/{
• packagecloud_list_distributions ~100 tokens
  The Linux distributions and versions packagecloud supports for deb, dsc and rpm packages, with their index_name (for example ubuntu / jammy) and numeric version ids. GET /distributions.
• packagecloud_list_gpg_keys ~151 tokens
  The GPG keys of a repository (repository signing keys and package signing keys): name, fingerprint, type and the public key download URL. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/gpg_keys.json.
• packagecloud_list_package_groups ~449 tokens
  List the packages of one type, grouped by name with a versions_count and a versions_url (pass that to packagecloud_list_package_versions). Narrow by distro, then version, then arch (each needs the previous one; '*' matches any). Examples: type rpm; type deb + distro ubuntu + version jammy + arch amd
• packagecloud_list_package_versions ~254 tokens
  All versions of one package name (for deb/rpm: per distro, version and architecture). Pass the versions_url of an item from list_package_groups, or derive it from a package object. Paged. GET {versions_url}.
• packagecloud_list_packages ~275 tokens
  List every package file in a repository (not grouped), newest data first as the server orders it. Each item carries ready-made URLs: package_url, versions_url, downloads_*_url, promote_url, destroy_url and download_url; pass those to the other package tools. Paged. GET /repos/{user}/{repo}/packages.
• packagecloud_list_repositories ~235 tokens
  List the package repositories of this account: name, fqname (user/repo, used by every other tool), privacy, package count and last push. include_collaborations adds repositories you collaborate on. GET /repos.
• packagecloud_promote_package ~281 tokens
  WRITE, DESTRUCTIVE: MOVE a package file to another repository (for example staging -> production). It no longer exists in the source repository afterwards, and its download statistics are cleared. Pass the promote_url of the package object and the destination as user/repo. POST {promote_url}.
• packagecloud_search_packages ~432 tokens
  Search a repository by package file name. An empty q returns every package. filter limits by type (rpms, debs, dscs, gem, python, node); dist (for example ubuntu or el/6) overrides filter; arch applies to Alpine/RPM/Debian only. Items carry the same ready-made URLs as list_packages. Paged. GET /repo

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