Which LLM providers does Portkey support?

Portkey supports 1,600+ LLMs including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Cohere, Hugging Face, and many more. Use the list_models tool to see the full catalog available via your gateway.

How does Portkey help control AI costs?

Portkey provides granular visibility into token usage, latency, and costs per model, team, or virtual key. You can create budget policies with hard limits to prevent runaway spending. The gateway also supports caching to reduce duplicate calls and fallbacks to cheaper models when appropriate.

Can I track feedback on AI responses?

Yes! Portkey allows you to submit Like/Dislike feedback for any logged LLM call. This data helps improve model selection, evaluate agent performance, and build RLHF datasets for fine-tuning.

Portkey MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About Portkey MCP Server

What you can do

Connect AI agents to the Portkey AI Gateway for enterprise-grade observability and management:

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Portkey to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

Monitor logs and traces of all LLM calls passing through your gateway
Analyze token usage, latency, and costs across models and teams
Submit feedback (Likes/Dislikes) to improve model quality and agent performance
Export logs for audit trails, compliance, and offline cost analysis
Review gateway configurations including retry policies, fallbacks, and cache settings
Manage virtual keys to track provider API key usage and limits
Discover supported models from 1,600+ LLMs available via Portkey
Enforce budget policies to prevent runaway AI costs per team or project

The Portkey MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Portkey to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Portkey MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

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 Portkey

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Portkey MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Portkey 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

Portkey + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Portkey 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

Portkey MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Portkey to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_policy

Requires policy name, budget limit (USD or token count), and optionally the target users or virtual keys to restrict. Returns the created policy details. Use this to enforce cost controls on specific teams or projects using the gateway. Create a new budget or usage policy for AI gateway access

delete_policy

Requires the policy ID. Use this when a project ends or budget constraints are no longer needed. Remove a budget or usage policy from Portkey

export_logs

Optionally filters by date range, model, or user. Returns an export ID or download URL. Use this for audit trails, cost reporting, or offline analysis of AI usage patterns. Export AI gateway logs for external analysis or compliance reporting

get_log_details

Requires the log ID from list_logs results. Use this for deep debugging of specific AI interactions. Get detailed information about a specific AI gateway log entry

get_virtual_keys

Virtual keys map to underlying provider keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) with metadata, usage limits, and policy associations. Returns key IDs, names, provider targets, current usage, and status. Use this to audit API key usage or identify keys approaching limits. List all virtual API keys managed by Portkey

list_configs

Returns config IDs, names, creation dates, and associated virtual keys. Use this to review how LLM requests are routed or to audit gateway behavior. List all gateway configurations stored in Portkey

list_logs

Returns log IDs, timestamps, model names, token usage, latency, costs, and status codes. Use this to monitor AI usage, identify expensive calls, or debug latency issues. Supports pagination via limit/offset. List recent AI gateway logs and traces from Portkey

list_models

). Returns model names, provider names, supported endpoints (chat, embeddings, etc.), and capabilities. Use this to discover which models are routable via your gateway. List all LLM models supported by the Portkey gateway

list_policies

Returns policy names, limits, current consumption, and affected users/keys. Use this to review guardrails preventing runaway AI costs. List all budget and usage policies defined in Portkey

submit_feedback

Requires the log ID, rating (LIKE, DISLIKE, or UNLIKE to remove), and optional text feedback. Use this to build RLHF datasets or monitor user satisfaction with AI outputs. Submit user feedback (Like/Dislike) for a specific AI response log

Example Prompts for Portkey in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Portkey immediately.

"Show me the most expensive LLM calls from the last 24 hours"

"Create a budget policy limiting the Marketing team to $500/month on LLM usage"

"Export all logs from last week for our compliance audit"

Troubleshooting Portkey MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Portkey to Claude Desktop through the 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.

Portkey + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Portkey 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.