How do I install Cycles — Budget Authority For AI Agents?

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 Cycles — Budget Authority For AI Agents need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: CYCLES_API_KEY, CYCLES_BASE_URL, CYCLES_MOCK, CYCLES_DEFAULT_TENANT, CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE, CYCLES_DEFAULT_APP, CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW, CYCLES_DEFAULT_AGENT, CYCLES_DEFAULT_TOOLSET.

What transport does Cycles — Budget Authority For AI Agents use?

Cycles — Budget Authority For AI Agents runs locally over stdio.

When was Cycles — Budget Authority For AI Agents last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Runtime budget authority for AI agents — reserve, enforce, reconcile spend across providers

Cycles — Budget Authority For AI Agents MCP server

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

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Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @runcycles/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

CYCLES_API_KEY — Cycles API key for authentication. Set CYCLES_MOCK=true for local development without a key.
CYCLES_BASE_URL — URL of the Cycles server (e.g. https://api.runcycles.io). Required unless CYCLES_MOCK=true.
CYCLES_MOCK — Enable mock mode for local development — no API key or live server required.
CYCLES_DEFAULT_TENANT — Optional default tenant merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE — Optional default workspace merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_APP — Optional default app merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW — Optional default workflow merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_AGENT — Optional default agent merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_TOOLSET — Optional default toolset merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).

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

shClaude Code

1CYCLES_API_KEY=<secret> CYCLES_BASE_URL=<value> CYCLES_MOCK=<value> CYCLES_DEFAULT_TENANT=<value> CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE=<value> CYCLES_DEFAULT_APP=<value> CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW=<value> CYCLES_DEFAULT_AGENT=<value> CYCLES_DEFAULT_TOOLSET=<value> claude mcp add io.github.runcycles-cycles-mcp-server -- npx -y @runcycles/mcp-server@0.6.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.runcycles-cycles-mcp-server": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@runcycles/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "CYCLES_API_KEY": "<secret>",11        "CYCLES_BASE_URL": "<value>",12        "CYCLES_MOCK": "<value>",13        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_TENANT": "<value>",14        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE": "<value>",15        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_APP": "<value>",16        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW": "<value>",17        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_AGENT": "<value>",18        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_TOOLSET": "<value>"19      }20    }21  }22}

claude_desktop_config.json

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