Motion MCP Server

Connects Claude.ai to your Motion workspace via the Motion REST API.

Tools included

Related MCP server: Motion MCP Server

Local setup

# 1. Install dependencies
npm install

# 2. Set your Motion API key
export MOTION_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

# 3. Start the server
npm start

Test it:

curl http://localhost:3000/
# → {"status":"ok","name":"motion-mcp","version":"1.0.0"}

Deploy to Railway (free tier)

1. Push this folder to a GitHub repo

2. Go to railway.app → New Project → Deploy from GitHub Repo

3. Select your repo

4. In Railway dashboard → Variables → Add:

   MOTION_API_KEY = your_api_key_here

5. Railway will give you a public URL like https://motion-mcp-production.up.railway.app

Deploy to Render (free tier)

1. Push this folder to a GitHub repo

2. Go to render.com → New → Web Service

3. Connect your repo

4. Set:

   • Build command: npm install

   • Start command: npm start

   • Environment variable: MOTION_API_KEY = your_api_key_here

5. Render will give you a public URL like https://motion-mcp.onrender.com

Add to Claude.ai

Once hosted:

1. Go to claude.ai/customize/connectors

2. Click + → Add custom connector

3. Enter your public URL + /mcp
   e.g. https://motion-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp

4. Click Add

5. Enable it per conversation via the + button → Connectors

Environment variables