INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

lambda_update_instance

Update a live instance's name and/or tags.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for lambda_update_instance and invoke it with your own arguments.

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CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.lambda-labs-mcp]
url = "https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lambda-labs-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: lambda-labs-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lambda-labs-mcp": {
      "url": "https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "lambda-labs-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "lambda-labs-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://lambda-labs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

lambda_list_instances — List your running GPU cloud instances (id, name, ip, status, region, instance_type, ssh_key_names, filesystems, jupyter_url).
lambda_get_instance — Get full details of a single instance by id (status, ip, region, instance_type, ssh/filesystem attachments, jupyter url, available actions).
lambda_list_instance_types — List all GPU instance types with their specs (vcpus, memory, storage, gpus), hourly price (price_cents_per_hour), and which regions currently have capacity available.
lambda_list_images — List available machine images (id, name, family, version, region availability) that can be selected when launching an instance.
lambda_list_filesystems — List your persistent filesystems (id, name, region, status, created_at) that can be attached to instances at launch.
lambda_list_firewall_rules — List the account's inbound firewall rules (protocol, port range, source CIDR, description).
lambda_list_firewall_rulesets — List firewall rulesets (id, name, region, rules) that can be applied to instances.
lambda_get_firewall_ruleset — Get a single firewall ruleset by id.