What can you do with this server?

The ESA MCP Server provides a convenient interface to manage Alibaba Cloud ESA services via the MCP protocol, primarily focusing on Edge Routines and related configurations. Key capabilities include: * **Manage Edge Routines:** Create, delete, list, and get details of Edge Routines * **Deploy Code:** Commit and deploy code versions to staging or production environments, and delete deployments * **Manage Routes:** Create, update, delete, and list routes associated with Edge Routines or sites * **Handle Records:** Create, delete, and list records related to Edge Routines and sites * **Manage Sites:** List active sites, match sites based on criteria, and create DNS records * **Canary Deployment:** List available canary areas and deploy code with canary release options

ESA MCP Server

An MCP server to conveniently use various Alibaba Cloud ESA services.

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Installation

Apply for Alibaba Cloud's AK and SK on the Accesskey page

https://ram.console.aliyun.com/profile/access-keys

Enable Edge Routine service

https://esa.console.aliyun.com/edge/function/list

Configure in your MCP-enabled client config:

{ "mcpServers": { "esa-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-esa"], "env": { "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your AK", "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "your SK", "ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN": "sts_security_token optional, required when using STS Token (By default, no need to pass)" } } } }

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Demo Videos

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Tools List

The server provides the following ESA tools callable via the MCP protocol:

Category	Tool	Description
HTML	html_deploy	Quick deploy a HTML in a new Edge Routine (ER)
Routines	routine_create	Create a new Edge Routine (ER) in your Alibaba Cloud account.
	routine_delete	Delete an existing Edge Routine (ER) from your Alibaba Cloud account.
	routine_list	List all Edge Routines (ERs) in your Alibaba Cloud account.
	routine_get	Get a the details of a Edge Routine (ER).
Deployments	routine_code_commit	Save a code version for future modifications or release within an Edge Routine (ER).
	routine_code_deploy	Deploy a selected code version to the staging or production environment.
	deployment_delete	Delete a specified code version associated with an Edge Routine (ER).
Routes	route_create	Create a new route associated with an Edge Routine (ER).
	route_update	Modify the configuration of an existing Edge Routine route.
	route_delete	Delete a specified route associated with an Edge Routine (ER).
	route_get	Get details of a specific route associated with an Edge Routine (ER).
	routine_route_list	List all routes associated with a specific Edge Routine (ER).
	site_route_list	List all routes associated with a specific site.
Records	er_record_create	Create a new record related to an Edge Routine (ER).
	er_record_delete	Delete a specified record associated with an Edge Routine (ER).
	er_record_list	List all records associated with a specific Edge Routine (ER).
Sites	site_active_list	List all active sites registered in your Alibaba Cloud account.
	site_match	Identify which site in the account matches the provided input criteria.
	site_record_list	List DNS records associated with a specific site.
	create_site_a_or_aaaa_record	Creates an A or AAAA DNS record for a specific website.
	create_site_cname_record	Creates a CNAME DNS record for a specific website.
	create_site_txt_record	Creates a TXT DNS record for a specific website.
	create_site_ns_record	Creates an NS DNS record for a specific website.
	create_site_mx_record	Creates an MX DNS record for a specific website.
	get_site_pause	Queries the ESA proxy configuration of a website.
	update_site_pause	Modifies the ESA proxy configuration of a website.
	create_site	Adds a website.
	update_record	This operation allows you to update multiple types of DNS records.
	get_record	Queries the configuration of a single DNS record.
	list_record	Queries a list of Domain Name System (DNS) records of a website.
	delete_record	Deletes a DNS record of a website based on the specified RecordId.
	update_ipv6	Modifies the IPv6 configuration of a website.
	get_ipv6	Queries the IPv6 configuration of a website.
	update_managed_transform	Modifies the configuration of managed transforms for your website.
	get_managed_transform	Query Managed Transform Configuration.
	list_sites	List all sites registered in your Alibaba Cloud account.
Certificate	set_certificate	Configures whether to enable certificates and update certificate information for a website.
	apply_certificate	Applies for a free SSL certificate.
	get_certificate	Retrieve the certificate, private key, and certificate information
	delete_certificate	Deletes a certificate for a website.
	list_certificates	Lists certificates of a website.
	get_certificate_quota	Query certificate quota and usage.

Prompt Examples

Write a 2048 game and deploy it on Edge Routine, and display the default access URL provided by the Edge Routine.
Delete Edge routines created after May 2025.
List all Edge routines are under my account.
What is the default access address for my Edge Routine named "hello-world"?
Create a CNAME record for test.example.com with the value set to example2.com
Create a A record for test.example.com with the value set to 1.1.1.1