promptpilot-mcp

MCP server for PromptPilot — AI-powered prompt optimization for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, VS Code, and any MCP-compatible client.

Quick Setup

1. Get an API key

Go to promptpilotai.in/settings → Developers → Generate API Key.

2. Add to your MCP config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "promptpilot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@abhi1381/promptpilot-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PROMPTPILOT_API_KEY": "pp_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Config file locations

| Platform | Config file | |----------|-------------| | Claude Code | ~/.claude.json or .claude/mcp.json | | Cursor | .cursor/mcp.json | | VS Code | .vscode/mcp.json | | Windsurf | ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json | | Codex | ~/.codex/mcp.json |

4. Restart your MCP client

The server validates your API key on startup and connects via stdio transport.

Usage Examples

Optimize a coding prompt:

optimize this prompt for coding: "write a function that sorts users by activity score"

Optimize a writing prompt:

optimize this prompt: "write a blog post about remote work productivity"

Optimize an image generation prompt:

optimize this image prompt: "a cat sitting on a rooftop at sunset, cinematic lighting"

Optimize a general prompt:

optimize this: "explain how database indexing works"

Check your credits:

how many promptpilot credits do I have?

Tools

promptpilot_optimize

Optimize a prompt with auto-detected or explicit platform targeting.

Input:

• prompt (string, required) — The raw prompt to optimize (1–10,000 chars)
• platform (string, optional) — general, coding, writing, research, image_gen

Output:

• optimized — Enhanced prompt text
• score — Quality score 0–100
• improvements — List of what was improved
• platform_detected — Platform used
• credits_remaining — Balance after this call

promptpilot_credits

Check your credit balance and subscription tier.

Output:

• credits_remaining — Current balance
• subscription_tier — free, starter, pro, max
• monthly_credits — Total monthly allocation

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | PROMPTPILOT_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key (starts with pp_live_) | | PROMPTPILOT_API_URL | No | Override API base URL (default: https://www.promptpilotai.in/api/mcp) |

Troubleshooting

"PROMPTPILOT_API_KEY environment variable is required" Set the PROMPTPILOT_API_KEY in your MCP config's env block.

"Invalid API key format" Keys start with pp_live_. Generate a new one at promptpilotai.in/settings.

"API key validation failed" The key may have been revoked. Generate a new one from Settings → Developers.

"Insufficient credits" Upgrade your plan at promptpilotai.in/pricing.

License

MIT