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Cloud Run MCP

Cloud Run MCP is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server to deploy apps to Cloud Run. It has 632 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp.

github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-run-mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install Cloud Run MCP

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloud-run-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=your-value --transport stdio cloud-run-mcp -- npx -y @google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloud-run-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "google_application_credentials",
      "description": "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "cloud-run-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "${input:google_application_credentials}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTNoShown in the README's example configuration.
GOOGLE_CLOUD_REGIONNoShown in the README's example configuration.
DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAMENoShown in the README's example configuration.
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSsecretNoShown in the README's example configuration.

Tools (7)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • deploy-file-contents

    Deploys files to Cloud Run by providing their contents directly.

  • list-services

    Lists Cloud Run services in a given project and region.

  • get-service

    Gets details for a specific Cloud Run service.

  • get-service-log

    Gets Logs and Error Messages for a specific Cloud Run service.

  • deploy-local-folder

    \*: Deploys a local folder to a Google Cloud Run service.

  • list-projects

    \*: Lists available GCP projects.

  • create-project

    \*: Creates a new GCP project and attach it to the first available billing account.

About Cloud Run MCP

Prompts are natural language commands that can be used to perform common tasks. They are shortcuts for executing tool calls with pre-filled arguments.

  • mcp-server
  • google-cloud
  • google-cloud-run
  • mcp

FAQ

Cloud Run MCP FAQ

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What is Cloud Run MCP?

Cloud Run MCP is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server to deploy apps to Cloud Run. It has 632 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp. The source code is at github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-run-mcp.

How do I install the Cloud Run MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @google-cloud/cloud-run-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Cloud Run MCP free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Cloud Run MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. The latest release is v1.11.0, published Sep 28, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.