glif-mcp

MCP server for running AI workflows from glif.app

For more info check out https://glif.app or join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/glif

Features

• Run glifs with inputs
• Get detailed information about glifs, runs, and users
• Access glif metadata through URI-based resources

Setup

Installing and running locally

First, checkout this code and install dependencies. This assumes you have a recent-ish version of Nodejs:

Then configure your MCP client (e.g. Claude Desktop) to load this server

1. Get your API token from https://glif.app/settings/api-tokens
2. Add the server in your Claude Desktop config file. on macOS this is: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   { "mcpServers": { "glif": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/glif-mcp/build/index.js"], "env": { "GLIF_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here" } } } }

Install and run remotely with Smithery

To install glif-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery, which hosts and runs the MCP server for you:

Usage Limits

• Subject to same limits as user accounts
• Purchase more credits at https://glif.app/pricing

Resources

• glif://{id} - Get glif metadata
• glifRun://{id} - Get run details
• glifUser://{id} - Get user profile

Tools

General glif running & info:

• run_glif - Execute a glif with inputs
• glif_info - Get detailed metadata about a glif, including input fields
• list_featured_glifs - Get a curated list of featured glifs

Info about authenticated user's glifs:

• my_glifs - current user's published glifs (no drats)
• my_liked_glifs - current user's liked glifs
• my_runs - current user's public runs

Development

Install dependencies:

Build the server:

For development with auto-rebuild:

To run the test suite (not quite working):

And to continuously run tests on changes:

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector:

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

You can also look at the glif-mcp logs inside the Claude logs directy if you're using Claude Desktop.

MCP registries

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.