Portkey MCP server

Read AI-gateway analytics, configs, virtual keys, workspaces and users; log request feedback. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect PortkeyFree 50 tool calls / monthPro $9/mo · $90/yr · pricing20 tools

What can I ask?

Turn on the Portkey connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.

What you can do with Portkey in Claude and ChatGPT

For AI platform engineers who send LLM requests through the Portkey gateway.

Track cost, tokens, errors and latency over time

The AI reads a time series for one metric, such as cost, requests, tokens, latency, error rate or cache hit rate. It can scope by virtual keys, configs or metadata.

Compare models, users or metadata by usage

The AI reads analytics grouped by models, users or metadata over a time window. You see which model or user drives the most usage.

Review gateway configs and their routing rules

The AI lists configs (routing, fallback, retry and cache rules) and reads one by slug, including its routing rules.

Check virtual keys, their limits and API keys

The AI lists virtual keys with their provider and limits, and API keys as metadata only. Secrets are never returned.

Review users, invites and admin actions

The AI lists workspace members with roles, organization users and pending invites, and reads the audit log of admin actions.

Log a quality score for a request

The AI writes a feedback record on a request by trace id, with a score, an optional weight and metadata.

Changes data

How do I connect Portkey?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your Portkey API key.

Find it in the Portkey app → API Keys (an organization-level key is needed for admin/analytics endpoints). Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

  1. Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
  2. Enter the name Portkey and this URL, then click Add:
    https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. Claude opens the login page: enter your Portkey API key.
  4. In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on Portkey.

Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT chatgpt.com

  1. Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
  2. Enter the name Portkey and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
    https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your Portkey API key.
  4. In Plugins, install Portkey, then choose it in a chat.

No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.

Claude Code

Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:

claude mcp add --transport http portkey https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp

Cursor

Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "portkey": {
      "url": "https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "portkey": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:

codex mcp add portkey --url https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp
codex mcp login portkey

Other clients

Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.

https://portkey.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Portkey API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Proper user$9/mo · $90/yr10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+per user$39/mo · $390/yr100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this Portkey server only. Ask your AI to run portkey_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with portkey_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with portkey_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

Tools 20

Show all 20 tools (the AI picks them for you)

Read only · 15

  • Get analytics graphportkey_get_analytics_graph
    Get a time-series analytics graph for a single metric (cost, requests, tokens, latency, error-rate, cache-hit-rate, …) over a time window. Optionally scope by virtual keys, configs, or metadata.
  • Get analytics groupportkey_get_analytics_group
    Get grouped analytics (aggregated by models, users, or metadata) over a time window.
  • List configsportkey_list_configs
    List gateway configs (routing/fallback/retry/cache rulesets applied to requests).
  • Get configportkey_get_config
    Get a single gateway config by slug (or id), including its routing rules.
  • List API keysportkey_list_api_keys
    List API keys in the organization/workspace (metadata only — secrets are never returned).
  • Get API keyportkey_get_api_key
    Get a single API key's metadata by id (the secret is never returned).
  • List virtual keysportkey_list_virtual_keys
    List virtual keys (the aliases that map to provider credentials + budget/rate limits used in requests).
  • Get virtual keyportkey_get_virtual_key
    Get a single virtual key by slug, including its provider + limits.
  • List workspacesportkey_list_workspaces
    List workspaces in the organization.
  • Get workspaceportkey_get_workspace
    Get a single workspace by slug/id.
  • List workspace membersportkey_list_workspace_members
    List members of a workspace (users + their roles).
  • List usersportkey_list_users
    List users in the organization. Filter by role or email.
  • Get userportkey_get_user
    Get a single user by id.
  • List user invitesportkey_list_user_invites
    List pending user invitations to the organization.
  • List audit logsportkey_list_audit_logs
    List audit log entries (admin actions across the organization).

Changes data · 1

  • Create feedbackportkey_create_feedback
    WRITES a feedback record into the Portkey account, attached to a request/trace by trace_id. Use for logging a quality score (typically -10..10) with an optional weight (0..1) and metadata.

Your usefulapi plan · 4

  • Usage status (free-tier meter)portkey_usage_status
    Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter.
  • Request a missing featureportkey_request_feature
    Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Portkey tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter.
  • Upgrade to Pro or Pro+portkey_upgrade
    Get a paid plan for Portkey (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter.
  • Cancel the Pro subscriptionportkey_cancel_subscription
    Cancel the caller's Portkey Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run portkey_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with Portkey in Claude or ChatGPT?

Track cost, tokens, errors and latency over time. Compare models, users or metadata by usage. Review gateway configs and their routing rules. Check virtual keys, their limits and API keys. Review users, invites and admin actions. Log a quality score for a request. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official Portkey product?

No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Portkey. The server calls the Portkey API with your own Portkey access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.

Can I connect Portkey to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.

What do I need to connect?

The login page asks for your Portkey API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.

Do I put my Portkey key or an Authorization header in the client config?

No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Portkey API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

How do you keep my Portkey credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Portkey API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Portkey.

Can the AI change my Portkey data?

Yes, if you approve it. 1 of the 16 Portkey tools can create or change data. The other 15 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.

What does it cost?

The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Portkey server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run portkey_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run portkey_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run portkey_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a Portkey tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with portkey_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.

Which AI clients can I use?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.

This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.

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