shiply — MCP server

shiply is instant web hosting for AI agents. An agent can publish a live website in a single call — no account, no config — and then manage the whole site over the same MCP server: updates, custom domains, SSL, environment variables, site data, SQL databases, edge functions, lead capture, email, and a marketplace to sell the site it built.

The recommended way to use shiply is the hosted, remote MCP endpoint — connect to the live URL, nothing to run. This repo also ships a small local stdio MCP server (npx shiply-mcp / node index.mjs) that wraps shiply's public REST API directly (it is a real local server, not a proxy), for clients or hosts that prefer a local process. Listed on the Official MCP Registry as now.shiply/shiply.

Connect

Remote MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP):

https://shiply.now/mcp

Add it to an MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shiply": {
      "url": "https://shiply.now/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Local (stdio)

Prefer a local process? Run the bundled server — it calls shiply's public REST API directly (no proxy to the hosted endpoint):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shiply": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "shiply-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or clone this repo and run npm install && node index.mjs. Set SHIPLY_API_KEY (shp_…) for owned-site operations; publish_site works without it. Local tools: publish_site, site_status, rollback_site, add_custom_domain, check_custom_domain.

Related MCP server: Netlify MCP Server

Auth

Auth is optional. publish_site works anonymously — anonymous sites go live instantly and can be claimed into an account later. Pass a Bearer API key (Authorization: Bearer shp_…) to manage owned sites and unlock variables, custom domains, databases, and analytics. Mint a key from the email-code flow in llms.txt.

Tools

The live, authoritative tool list + JSON schemas are always at /.well-known/mcp.json. By area:

• Publish & versions — publish_site (files → live *.shiply.now URL), update an existing site, rollback, delete_site

• Status & verify — site_status, list_sites, verify_site (status + SSL + thumbnail in one call)

• Domains & SSL — add_domain, check_domain, set_handle (vanity subdomain)

• Config — set_variable (encrypted per-user env), site access (password / invite-only)

• Site Data — read/write/export visitor records and collections

• Databases — per-site SQL: Cloudflare D1 and Neon Postgres (provision, query, branch)

• Edge functions — deploy serverless functions alongside the static site

• Email & inbox — send_email, list_site_inbox, set_mailbox, forward

• Contracts — create, send, and track e-sign contracts

• Analytics — get_analytics (views, referrers)

Examples

Publish a folder, get a live URL (anonymous, no account):

// tool: publish_site
{ "files": [ { "path": "index.html", "content": "<h1>Hi</h1>" } ] }
// → { "url": "https://merry-maple-3kf2.shiply.now", "claimUrl": "..." }

Confirm it's live (status + SSL + screenshot) before reporting done:

// tool: verify_site
{ "slug": "merry-maple-3kf2" }
// → { "status": "LIVE", "ssl": { "valid": true }, "thumbnailUrl": "..." }

Pricing

Flat $0 / $8 / $24 — no usage meter, no surprise overage bill. See https://shiply.now/pricing.

Links

• Site: https://shiply.now

• Docs: https://shiply.now/docs

• Machine guide: https://shiply.now/llms.txt

• OpenAPI: https://shiply.now/openapi.json

• MCP metadata: https://shiply.now/.well-known/mcp.json

• Skill: shiply/SKILL.md · install with npx shiply-cli skill

• Official MCP Registry: now.shiply/shiply

License

MIT — see LICENSE. (This repo is a metadata-only descriptor; the shiply product source is not included.)