Render MCP Server

The Render MCP server lets AI coding tools manage Render resources directly. This skill covers setup, authentication, workspace selection, capability discovery, and troubleshooting.

Action skills (render-deploy, render-debug, render-monitor) use MCP tools for their workflows. If MCP is not connected, set it up using this skill first.

Before configuring, troubleshooting, or using Render MCP, read references/render-access.md for the current server, authentication, workspace, capability-discovery, and fallback workflow.

When to Use

• list_services() fails or MCP tools are unavailable
• First-time Render MCP setup for any AI tool
• User asks how to connect their AI tool to Render
• Switching workspaces or troubleshooting auth errors
• Discovering which MCP tools exist and what they do

Current Setup and Capabilities

Follow references/render-access.md to fetch the current MCP documentation, configure the client, verify read-only access, select the intended workspace, and inspect the tools actually available. Do not rely on a memorized tool catalog.