generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://docs.ascend.io/reference/mcp + https://github.com/ascend-io/ascend-tools (crates/ascend-tools-mcp)
server:
  name: ascend-tools
  description: >-
    Official MCP server for the Ascend Instance web API. Exposes 25 tools for managing
    workspaces, deployments, environments, projects, profiles, flows, flow runs, and Otto
    (Ascend's agentic AI assistant). Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex CLI,
    Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients.
  transport: [stdio, http]
  http_endpoint: /mcp
  run:
    stdio_uv: uvx ascend-tools mcp
    stdio_npm: npx ascend-tools mcp
    http: ascend-tools mcp --http --bind 127.0.0.1:8000
  install_claude_code: claude mcp add --transport stdio ascend-tools-dev -- uvx ascend-tools mcp
  install_codex: codex mcp add ascend-tools-dev -- uvx ascend-tools mcp
  auth:
    method: service-account
    env: [ASCEND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ID, ASCEND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY, ASCEND_INSTANCE_API_URL]
    note: Inherits authentication from shell or ~/.ascend-tools/config.toml
tools:
  - {name: list_workspaces, description: List workspaces with optional environment/project filters}
  - {name: get_workspace, description: Get a workspace by title}
  - {name: create_workspace, description: Create a new workspace}
  - {name: update_workspace, description: Update an existing workspace (only provided fields change)}
  - {name: pause_workspace, description: Pause a running workspace}
  - {name: resume_workspace, description: Resume a paused workspace}
  - {name: delete_workspace, description: Delete a workspace}
  - {name: list_deployments, description: List deployments with optional filters}
  - {name: get_deployment, description: Get a deployment by title}
  - {name: create_deployment, description: Create a new deployment}
  - {name: update_deployment, description: Update an existing deployment}
  - {name: pause_deployment_automations, description: Pause automations on a deployment}
  - {name: resume_deployment_automations, description: Resume automations on a deployment}
  - {name: delete_deployment, description: Delete a deployment}
  - {name: list_environments, description: List environments}
  - {name: get_environment, description: Get an environment by title}
  - {name: list_projects, description: List projects}
  - {name: get_project, description: Get a project by title}
  - {name: list_profiles, description: List profiles for a workspace/deployment/project+branch}
  - {name: list_flows, description: List flows in a workspace or deployment}
  - {name: run_flow, description: Trigger a flow run (supports resume + flow run spec)}
  - {name: list_flow_runs, description: List flow runs with status/flow/time filters + pagination}
  - {name: get_flow_run, description: Get a flow run by name}
  - {name: list_otto_providers, description: List available Otto providers and enabled models}
  - {name: otto, description: Chat with Otto, the Ascend AI assistant}