What tools does the frontier MCP server provide?

frontier exposes 3 tools: get_capabilities, get_usage, list_models. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does frontier require an API key?

No. frontier answered a tools/list request without credentials.

How do I install frontier?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://openfrontier.dev/mcp. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check verified live · 27h ago

frontier

Discover Frontier inference capabilities and read sanitized usage through read-only tools.

AI & LLM tooling Web search & scraping

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://openfrontier.dev/mcp

Tools 3

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Licence —

Transport streamable-http

Last checked 27h ago

Tools & capabilities

3 tools

Read from the running server on 27h ago.

get_capabilities read-only

Get the public endpoints, stable aliases, and exact Chat Completions constraints.

get_usage read-only

Read usage for the Frontier bearer API key on this MCP HTTP request.

list_models read-only

List Frontier's current stable public model aliases.

Context cost

Light

Connecting this server adds 3 tool definitions to every request — roughly 270 tokens before you ask anything.

Adds little to your context. Safe to keep connected.

Estimated at ~90 tokens per tool. Actual size varies with schema complexity — treat this as an order of magnitude, not a measurement.

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Source & links

Registry: dev.openfrontier/frontier
Endpoint: https://openfrontier.dev/mcp
Sources: registry