Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server for Claude DesktopGive Claude Desktop instant access to 84 tools to Add License, Auth Workspace Agent, Cancel Workspace Build, and more

Name: Coder (Remote Dev)
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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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The Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server for Claude Desktop is a standout in the Loved By Devs category — giving your AI agent 84 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.

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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coder-remote-dev": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server

Connect your Coder deployment to any AI agent to orchestrate remote development infrastructure and monitor workspace health through natural language.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Coder (Remote Dev) to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 84 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Deployment Monitoring — Retrieve build info, deployment statistics, and check for available updates to keep your infrastructure current.
AI Bridge Management — List connected AI clients, available models, and active sessions to understand how AI is being utilized in your workspaces.
Agent Operations — Stream logs from specific workspace agents and manage application statuses to troubleshoot remote environments instantly.
Infrastructure Config — Access SSH configurations and deployment settings to ensure seamless connectivity for your engineering team.
Session Insights — Fetch threads and interceptions from AI sessions to audit and optimize AI-assisted development workflows.

The Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server exposes 84 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 84 Coder (Remote Dev) tools available for Claude Desktop

When Claude Desktop connects to Coder (Remote Dev) through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning remote-development, workspace-management, coder, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

add

Add license on Coder (Remote Dev)

Add an enterprise license

auth

Auth workspace agent on Coder (Remote Dev)

Authenticate agent using cloud provider identity

cancel

Cancel workspace build on Coder (Remote Dev)

Cancel a pending or running build

check

Check auth on Coder (Remote Dev)

Check if user has permission to perform actions

create

Create chat on Coder (Remote Dev)

Start a new AI chat session

create

Create chat message on Coder (Remote Dev)

Send a message to a chat session

create

Create group on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a group in an organization

create

Create organization on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create an organization

create

Create user on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a user

create

Create user secret on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a user secret

create

Create user task on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a long-running AI task for a user

create

Create user token on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a user token

create

Create workspace on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a workspace

create

Create workspace port share on Coder (Remote Dev)

Create a port share for a workspace

delete

Delete license on Coder (Remote Dev)

Delete an enterprise license

delete

Delete user on Coder (Remote Dev)

Delete a user

download

Download file on Coder (Remote Dev)

Download a file by ID

get

Get agent connection on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get DERP and connection details for an agent

get

Get agent containers on Coder (Remote Dev)

List running containers and devcontainers

get

Get agent debug logs on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get the last 10MiB of agent logs (local agent API)

get

Get agent debug magicsock on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get Tailscale magicsock debug info (local agent API)

get

Get agent debug manifest on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get the startup manifest from the server (local agent API)

get

Get agent external auth on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get external authentication tokens for the agent

get

Get agent logs on Coder (Remote Dev)

Stream logs from a specific agent

get

Get ai session threads on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get threads for an AI session

get

Get api root on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get basic API information

get

Get app auth redirect on Coder (Remote Dev)

Redirect to a URI with an encrypted API key

get

Get app host on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get the base host for applications

get

Get appearance on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get dashboard branding and banners

get

Get audit logs on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get a paginated list of audit logs

get

Get build info on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get Coder build info

get

Get chat messages on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get messages for a chat session

get

Get deployment config on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get deployment configuration

get

Get deployment stats on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get deployment statistics

get

Get external auth device on Coder (Remote Dev)

Initiate device-based OAuth

get

Get insights daus on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get Daily Active User stats

get

Get insights templates on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get usage data for templates

get

Get insights user activity on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get activity duration per user

get

Get notifications inbox on Coder (Remote Dev)

List user notifications

get

Get notifications settings on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get global notification settings

get

Get notifications templates on Coder (Remote Dev)

List available notification templates

get

Get prebuild settings on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get prebuild settings

get

Get ssh config on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get SSH configuration

get

Get update check on Coder (Remote Dev)

Check for Coder updates

get

Get user profile on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get user profile

get

Get workspace on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get workspace metadata

get

Get workspace acl on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get workspace ACLs

get

Get workspace build on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get details of a specific build

get

Get workspace build logs on Coder (Remote Dev)

Get logs for a specific build

get

Get workspace build params on Coder (Remote Dev)

List parameters used for the build

list

List ai clients on Coder (Remote Dev)

List connected AI Bridge clients

list

List ai interceptions on Coder (Remote Dev)

List AI interceptions

list

List ai models on Coder (Remote Dev)

List available AI models

list

List ai sessions on Coder (Remote Dev)

List active AI Bridge sessions

list

List chats on Coder (Remote Dev)

List user chat sessions

list

List external auth on Coder (Remote Dev)

List linked external accounts (e.g., GitHub)

list

List groups on Coder (Remote Dev)

List groups

list

List licenses on Coder (Remote Dev)

List enterprise licenses

list

List org members on Coder (Remote Dev)

List members of an organization

list

List org provisioner daemons on Coder (Remote Dev)

List active provisioner daemons

list

List org provisioner jobs on Coder (Remote Dev)

List jobs for the organization provisioners

list

List org roles on Coder (Remote Dev)

List assignable roles in an organization

list

List organizations on Coder (Remote Dev)

List organizations

list

List tasks on Coder (Remote Dev)

Manage long-running AI tasks

list

List template examples on Coder (Remote Dev)

List starter template examples

list

List template versions on Coder (Remote Dev)

List versions for a template

list

List templates on Coder (Remote Dev)

List all templates

list

List user secrets on Coder (Remote Dev)

List user secrets

list

List user tokens on Coder (Remote Dev)

List user tokens

list

List users on Coder (Remote Dev)

List users

list

List workspace port shares on Coder (Remote Dev)

List port shares for a workspace

list

List workspaces on Coder (Remote Dev)

g., owner:me). List workspaces

Login user on Coder (Remote Dev)

Authenticate a user with email and password

Register agent log source on Coder (Remote Dev)

send

Send agent logs on Coder (Remote Dev)

Send logs to the server

update

Update agent app status on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update status of an application running on the agent

update

Update appearance on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update dashboard branding and banners

update

Update organization on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update an organization

update

Update prebuild settings on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update prebuild settings

update

Update user profile on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update user profile

update

Update workspace acl on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update workspace ACLs

update

Update workspace autostart on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update workspace autostart schedule

update

Update workspace autoupdates on Coder (Remote Dev)

Update workspace autoupdates schedule

upload

Upload file on Coder (Remote Dev)

Upload a file (tar or zip)

Connect Coder (Remote Dev) to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to wire Coder (Remote Dev) into Claude Desktop. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Coder (Remote Dev)

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 84 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Coder (Remote Dev) through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

Coder (Remote Dev) + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Example Prompts for Coder (Remote Dev) in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Coder (Remote Dev) immediately.

"Show me the current Coder deployment statistics and build info."

"List all active AI Bridge sessions and their available models."

"Get the SSH configuration for my Coder instance."

Troubleshooting Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Coder (Remote Dev) to Claude Desktop through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

Coder (Remote Dev) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.