How do I install Volcengine?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Volcengine need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Volcengine use?

Volcengine runs locally over stdio.

When was Volcengine last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. ByteDance Volcano Engine (Doubao) MCP server

Volcengine MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.expertvagabond-volcengine -- npx -y volcengine-mcp@1.0.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.expertvagabond-volcengine": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 1.0.1
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

volcengine-mcp

[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) [](https://nodejs.org)

MCP server for ByteDance Volcano Engine. Enables text generation, multi-turn chat, and embeddings via Doubao LLM models through the Volcano Ark API.

Tools (4 total)

Tool	Description
`doubao_generate`	Generate text using Doubao models (single-turn completion)
`doubao_chat`	Multi-turn conversation with message history
`doubao_embeddings`	Generate text embeddings for semantic search and RAG
`doubao_list_models`	List available Doubao chat and embedding models

Available Models

Chat Models

Model ID	Context	Description
`doubao-pro-32k`	32K	General purpose, large context
`doubao-pro-4k`	4K	General purpose, fast
`doubao-lite-32k`	32K	Lightweight, large context
`doubao-lite-4k`	4K	Lightweight, fast
`doubao-seed-1-6-250615`	32K	Latest with vision support
`doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250615`	32K	Fast thinking, low latency
`doubao-seed-1-6-thinking-250615`	32K	Deep reasoning for complex tasks

Embedding Models

Model ID	Dimensions	Description
`doubao-embedding`	2560	Text embeddings
`doubao-embedding-text-240715`	2560	Latest text embeddings

Install

npm install

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "volcengine": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/volcengine-mcp/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "ARK_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required
`ARK_API_KEY`	Volcano Ark API key	Yes
`VOLCENGINE_API_KEY`	Alternative API key variable	Yes (if ARK_API_KEY not set)
`ARK_BASE_URL`	API base URL	No (defaults to Beijing endpoint)
`ARK_CHAT_MODEL`	Default chat model	No (defaults to doubao-pro-32k)
`ARK_EMBEDDING_MODEL`	Default embedding model	No (defaults to doubao-embedding)

Getting an API Key

Sign up at console.volcengine.com
Complete real-name authentication (required for Chinese cloud services)
Navigate to Large Models > Volcano Ark > API Key Management
Create and copy your API key

Use Cases

Chinese language tasks -- Doubao excels at Chinese NLP
Low-latency inference -- Doubao Flash for real-time applications
Deep reasoning -- Doubao Thinking for complex analysis
Cost-effective bulk processing -- Doubao Lite for high-volume tasks
Semantic search and RAG -- Doubao embeddings (2560 dimensions)

Dependencies

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk -- MCP protocol SDK

License

MIT

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Volcengine?

Does Volcengine need an API key?

What transport does Volcengine use?

When was Volcengine last checked?

Documentation

volcengine-mcp

Tools (4 total)

Available Models

Chat Models

Embedding Models

Install

Configuration

Environment Variables

Getting an API Key

Use Cases

Dependencies

License