LiveKit MCP Server for Vercel AI SDKGive Vercel AI SDK instant access to 41 tools to Create Dispatch, Create Ingress, Create Room, and more
The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect LiveKit through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.
Ask AI about this MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK
The LiveKit MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK is a standout in the Communication Messaging category — giving your AI agent 41 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
transport: {
type: "http",
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
});
try {
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
prompt: "Using LiveKit, list all available capabilities.",
});
console.log(text);
} finally {
await mcpClient.close();
}
}
main();
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
About LiveKit MCP Server
Connect your LiveKit infrastructure to any AI agent to orchestrate real-time communication environments through natural language. This server provides comprehensive control over WebRTC sessions, participant permissions, and media recording.
The Vercel AI SDK gives every LiveKit tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 41 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
What you can do
- Room Lifecycle — Create, list, and delete rooms with custom timeouts, participant limits, and metadata.
- Participant Control — List active participants, retrieve detailed info, or remove users from a session.
- Media Management — Remotely mute or unmute specific tracks (audio/video) for any participant.
- Real-time Data — Send data packets (Base64 encoded) to specific participants or entire rooms for custom signaling.
- Recording & Egress — Start room-wide recordings using web layouts or record specific web pages via the Egress API.
- Metadata & Permissions — Update room-wide metadata or modify individual participant permissions and subscriptions on the fly.
The LiveKit MCP Server exposes 41 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 41 LiveKit tools available for Vercel AI SDK
When Vercel AI SDK connects to LiveKit through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning webrtc, real-time-audio, real-time-video, 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.
Create dispatch on LiveKit
Explicitly trigger a named agent to join a specific room
Create ingress on LiveKit
Provision an ingress point (RTMP, WHIP, or URL pull)
Create room on LiveKit
Create a room with specific settings
Create sip dispatch rule on LiveKit
Map incoming calls to specific rooms based on phone numbers or pins
Create sip inbound trunk on LiveKit
Define how incoming SIP calls are handled
Create sip outbound trunk on LiveKit
Define a trunk for dialing out
Create sip participant on LiveKit
Dial a SIP number and bring them into a LiveKit room
Delete dispatch on LiveKit
Remove a dispatch rule
Delete ingress on LiveKit
Remove an ingress point
Delete room on LiveKit
Forcibly disconnect all participants and delete the room
Delete sip dispatch rule on LiveKit
Remove a SIP dispatch rule
Delete sip trunk on LiveKit
Remove a SIP trunk configuration
Get participant on LiveKit
Get info for a specific participant
List dispatch on LiveKit
List dispatches for a room
List egress on LiveKit
List active egress jobs
List ingress on LiveKit
List provisioned ingresses
List participants on LiveKit
List participants in a room
List phone numbers on LiveKit
List numbers owned by the project
List rooms on LiveKit
List active/open rooms
List sip inbound trunk on LiveKit
List configured SIP inbound trunks
List sip outbound trunk on LiveKit
List configured SIP outbound trunks
Mute published track on LiveKit
Mute/unmute a participant's track
Purchase phone number on LiveKit
Buy a number and optionally assign a SIP dispatch rule
Release phone numbers on LiveKit
Release a number back to the inventory
Remove participant on LiveKit
Kick a participant from a room
Search phone numbers on LiveKit
Search for available numbers by country/area code
Send data on LiveKit
Send data packets to participants
Start participant egress on LiveKit
Record a specific participant's audio and video
Start room composite egress on LiveKit
Record an entire room using a web layout
Start track composite egress on LiveKit
Record one audio and one video track together
Start track egress on LiveKit
Export a single track without transcoding
Start web egress on LiveKit
Record any web page
Stop egress on LiveKit
Stop an active egress
Transfer sip participant on LiveKit
Transfer an active SIP call to another number or URI
Update ingress on LiveKit
Update room or participant settings for a reusable ingress
Update layout on LiveKit
Change the web layout of an active RoomComposite egress
Update participant on LiveKit
Update metadata or permissions for a participant
Update phone number on LiveKit
Change the dispatch rule for a number
Update room metadata on LiveKit
Update room-wide metadata
Update stream on LiveKit
Add/remove RTMP/SRT output URLs from an active stream
Update subscriptions on LiveKit
Subscribe/unsubscribe a participant from specific tracks
Connect LiveKit to Vercel AI SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to wire LiveKit into Vercel AI SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.
Install dependencies
npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openaiReplace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius tokenRun the script
agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.tsExplore tools
Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the LiveKit MCP Server
Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with LiveKit through the Model Context Protocol.
TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same LiveKit integration everywhere
Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display LiveKit tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
LiveKit + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the LiveKit MCP Server delivers measurable value.
AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query LiveKit in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states
API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate LiveKit tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend
Chatbots with tool use: embed LiveKit capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility
Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with LiveKit through natural language queries
Example Prompts for LiveKit in Vercel AI SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with LiveKit immediately.
"List all currently active rooms in my LiveKit instance."
"Create a new room called 'Strategy-Meeting' with a max of 10 participants."
"Mute the audio track for participant 'user_99' in the 'Main-Lobby' room."
Troubleshooting LiveKit MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK
Common issues when connecting LiveKit to Vercel AI SDK through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient is not a function
npm install @ai-sdk/mcpLiveKit + Vercel AI SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating LiveKit MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Does it support streaming tool results?
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