MCP server that routes design tasks to designarena.ai's current top-ranked model via OpenRouter
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add bench-router --env OPENROUTER_API_KEY='<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>' -- npx -y mcp-bench-router~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bench-router]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-bench-router"]
env = { OPENROUTER_API_KEY = "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add bench-router --env OPENROUTER_API_KEY='<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>' -- npx -y mcp-bench-router~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bench-router": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-bench-router"
],
"env": {
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bench-router": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-bench-router"
],
"env": {
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bench-router": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-bench-router"
],
"env": {
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bench-router": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-bench-router"
],
"env": {
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bench-router": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-bench-router"
],
"env": {
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
OPENROUTER_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.