MCP Server Overview

The Xplorr MCP Server connects Claude AI to your Xplorr cloud cost data using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, you can ask Claude natural language questions about your cloud spend.

What you can ask Claude

“What are my top 10 most expensive AWS services this month?”
“Show me the cost trend for the last 90 days”
“Which EC2 instances are idle and how much would I save by terminating them?”
“Create a $5,000 monthly budget for our production account”
“Forecast my end-of-month spend across all cloud accounts”
“Set up an alert when daily spend exceeds $500”
“Compare this month’s costs vs last month”

Available tools (21)

Category	Tools
Costs	`get_cost_summary`, `get_cost_trend`, `get_top_services`, `get_cost_forecast`, `get_mom_comparison`, `compare_periods`, `get_top_resources`
Optimization	`get_recommendations`, `get_savings_summary`, `get_anomalies`, `get_ai_recommendations`, `update_recommendation_status`
Budgets	`list_budgets`, `create_budget`, `update_budget`, `delete_budget`
Alerts	`list_alerts`, `create_alert`, `delete_alert`
Accounts	`list_cloud_accounts`, `trigger_sync`, `get_sync_status`
Reports	`get_report_preview`

See the full tools reference →

Deployment options

Option	Best for	Setup time
Hosted MCP	Most users — no infrastructure needed	~2 minutes
Self-host (Node.js)	Custom environments, on-prem	~5 minutes
Self-host (Docker)	Containerized deployments	~5 minutes

Authentication flow

Claude → POST /mcp
           ↓
   MCP Server reads XPLORR_API_TOKEN
           ↓
   POST https://api.xplorr.io/api/v1/tokens/exchange
   (exchanges token → short-lived JWT, cached 14 min)
           ↓
   Calls Xplorr APIs with JWT
           ↓
   Returns structured data to Claude

Prerequisites

An Xplorr account with at least one connected cloud account
An Xplorr API token — generate one at Settings → API Tokens
Claude Desktop (or any MCP-compatible client)