OpenRouter MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENROUTER_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key from OpenRouter.ai | |
| OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_MODEL | No | Optional default model to use |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| chat_completionA | Sends conversational context (messages) to OpenRouter.ai for completion using a specified model. Use this for dialogue, text generation, or instruction-following tasks. Supports advanced provider routing and parameter overrides. Returns the generated text response. |
| search_modelsA | Queries the OpenRouter.ai model registry, filtering by various criteria like capabilities, pricing, or provider. Use this to discover models suitable for specific needs. Returns a list of matching model metadata objects. |
| get_model_infoA | Retrieves the complete metadata for a single OpenRouter.ai model specified by its unique ID. Use this when you know the model ID and need its full details (pricing, context limits, capabilities, etc.). Returns a model information object. |
| validate_modelA | Verifies if a given model ID exists within the OpenRouter.ai registry. Use this for a quick check of model ID validity before making other API calls. Returns a boolean value ( |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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