generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://docs.tower.dev/docs/reference/mcp-server
description: 'Tower ships an official first-party MCP server as part of the Tower CLI (pip install tower
  / uvx tower). It runs locally against your authenticated Tower session and supports three transports:
  stdio (recommended; the AI tool spawns `tower mcp-server` directly), streamable HTTP (http://127.0.0.1:34567/mcp),
  and legacy SSE (http://127.0.0.1:34567/sse). Tower also publishes a Claude Code plugin (tower-cli repo,
  plugin/ dir with .mcp.json) and documents one-click installs for Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, Windsurf,
  and Zed. Tool list captured verbatim from the MCP server reference.'
server:
  name: tower
  transport: stdio
  command: tower mcp-server
  install: pip install tower
  alt_install: uvx tower mcp-server
  auth: Tower CLI session (tower login)
  http: tower mcp-server --transport http --port 34567
  sse: tower mcp-server --transport sse --port 34567
  claude_code: claude mcp add tower -- tower mcp-server
  plugin: https://github.com/tower/tower-cli/tree/main/plugin
docs:
- https://docs.tower.dev/docs/reference/mcp-server
- https://docs.tower.dev/docs/getting-started/quickstart-with-mcp
tools:
- name: tower_apps_list
  description: List all Tower apps in your account
- name: tower_apps_create
  description: Create a new Tower app
- name: tower_apps_show
  description: Show details for a Tower app and its recent runs
- name: tower_apps_logs
  description: Get logs for a specific Tower app run
- name: tower_apps_delete
  description: Delete a Tower app
- name: tower_deploy
  description: Deploy your app to Tower cloud
- name: tower_run_local
  description: Run your app locally using the Towerfile
- name: tower_run_remote
  description: Run your app remotely on Tower cloud
- name: tower_file_generate
  description: Generate a Towerfile from pyproject.toml
- name: tower_file_read
  description: Read and parse the current Towerfile configuration
- name: tower_file_update
  description: Update Towerfile app configuration
- name: tower_file_add_parameter
  description: Add a new parameter to the Towerfile
- name: tower_file_validate
  description: Validate the current Towerfile configuration
- name: tower_schedules_list
  description: List all schedules for apps
- name: tower_schedules_create
  description: Create a schedule to run an app on a cron schedule
- name: tower_schedules_update
  description: Update an existing schedule
- name: tower_schedules_delete
  description: Delete a schedule
- name: tower_secrets_list
  description: List secrets in your Tower account (previews only)
- name: tower_secrets_create
  description: Create a new secret in Tower
- name: tower_secrets_delete
  description: Delete a secret from Tower
- name: tower_teams_list
  description: List teams you belong to
- name: tower_teams_switch
  description: Switch context to a different team
- name: tower_workflow_help
  description: Show the recommended workflow for Tower app development
deployment:
  mode: local-stdio
  verified: searched
  tools: 23
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census