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Platform API MCP Server

The [REST API specification](https://www.ably.io/documentation/rest-api) for Ably.

Quick Answer

  1. 1. The Platform API MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and VS Code interact with the Platform API API through natural language.
  2. 2. Setup: Add the config to claude_desktop_config.json, set your environment variables, and restart.
  3. 3. 10 operations available including Enumerate all active channels of the application, Get metadata of a channel, Get message history for a channel, and more.
  4. 4. Quality score: 34/99 — fair source quality and documentation coverage.

Overview

Category: Productivity

Auth: None

Endpoints: 10

Transport: STDIO

Command: npx -y @mcp/ably-io-platform

Spec: v1.1.0

Setup time: ~30 sec (no auth)

Environment Variables

PLATFORM_API_API_KEY

Example: your_platform_api_api_key

One-Click Install

Copy the snippet for your MCP client and paste it in — zero editing required.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ably-io-platform": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/ably-io-platform"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PLATFORM_API_API_KEY": "your_platform_api_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}
Deep link

Cursor

Settings → MCP Servers → Add

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ably-io-platform": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/ably-io-platform.json"
    }
  }
}

Saves as .cursor/mcp.json in the download. Move it to your project root.

Deep link install →

VS Code

Use with MCP extension

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ably-io-platform": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/ably-io-platform.json"
    }
  }
}

MCP Server Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ably-io-platform": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","@mcp/ably-io-platform"],
      "env": {
      "PLATFORM_API_API_KEY": "your_platform_api_api_key"
}
    }
  }
}

What You Can Build

With the Platform API MCP server, your AI assistant can:

  • Access 10 API operations through natural language
  • Read, create, and modify productivity resources without writing HTTP requests
  • Chain multiple operations in a single conversation for complex workflows
  • Combine with other MCP servers for cross-tool automation

Endpoints

GET/channels

Enumerate all active channels of the application

GET/channels/{channel_id}

Get metadata of a channel

GET/channels/{channel_id}/messages

Get message history for a channel

POST/channels/{channel_id}/messages

Publish a message to a channel

GET/channels/{channel_id}/presence

Get presence of a channel

GET/channels/{channel_id}/presence/history

Get presence history of a channel

POST/keys/{keyName}/requestToken

Request an access token

GET/push/channelSubscriptions

List channel subscriptions

POST/push/channelSubscriptions

Subscribe a device to a channel

DELETE/push/channelSubscriptions

Delete a registered device's update token

Authentication

No authentication required. This MCP server can be used without API keys.

Spec Version

Version: 1.1.0

Spec version published with the OpenAPI document. Config auto-updates when the spec changes.

Page last updated: June 13, 2026

Quality Score

34/99Fair
  • +Auto-generated (+12)
  • +OpenAPI spec available (+8)
  • +10 endpoints (+14)

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