PI API MCP Server

Name: PI API MCP Server
Author: mingzilla

mingzilla

Lets MCP-compatible assistants access and manage PI Dashboard resources such as categories and charts through the PI API.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add pi-api --env API_URL='<API_URL>' --env PI_API_KEY='<PI_API_KEY>' -- docker run -i --rm -e 'API_URL={{config.API_URL}}' -e 'PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}' mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.pi-api]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "API_URL={{config.API_URL}}", "-e", "PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}", "mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server"]
env = { API_URL = "<API_URL>", PI_API_KEY = "<PI_API_KEY>" }

# codex mcp add pi-api --env API_URL='<API_URL>' --env PI_API_KEY='<PI_API_KEY>' -- docker run -i --rm -e 'API_URL={{config.API_URL}}' -e 'PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}' mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pi-api": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "API_URL={{config.API_URL}}",
        "-e",
        "PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}",
        "mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_URL": "<API_URL>",
        "PI_API_KEY": "<PI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "pi-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "API_URL={{config.API_URL}}",
        "-e",
        "PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}",
        "mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_URL": "<API_URL>",
        "PI_API_KEY": "<PI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pi-api": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "API_URL={{config.API_URL}}",
        "-e",
        "PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}",
        "mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_URL": "<API_URL>",
        "PI_API_KEY": "<PI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pi-api": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "API_URL={{config.API_URL}}",
        "-e",
        "PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}",
        "mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_URL": "<API_URL>",
        "PI_API_KEY": "<PI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pi-api": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "API_URL={{config.API_URL}}",
        "-e",
        "PI_API_KEY={{config.PI_API_KEY}}",
        "mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_URL": "<API_URL>",
        "PI_API_KEY": "<PI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

API_URL
PI_API_KEY

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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