Lambda MCP Server

[!CAUTION] UNOFFICIAL PROJECT — This is a community-built tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Lambda.

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI assistants manage your Lambda cloud GPU infrastructure.

Quick Start

npx @strand-ai/lambda-mcp

Authentication

Get your API key from the Lambda dashboard.

Option 1: Environment Variable

export LAMBDA_API_KEY=<your-key>

Option 2: Command (1Password, etc.)

export LAMBDA_API_KEY_COMMAND="op read op://Personal/Lambda/api-key"

Claude Code Setup

claude mcp add lambda -s user -e LAMBDA_API_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y @strand-ai/lambda-mcp

With 1Password CLI:

claude mcp add lambda -s user -e LAMBDA_API_KEY_COMMAND="op read op://Personal/Lambda/api-key" -- npx -y @strand-ai/lambda-mcp

Then restart Claude Code.

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_gpu_types | List all available GPU instance types with pricing, specs, and current availability | | start_instance | Launch a new GPU instance | | stop_instance | Terminate a running instance | | list_running_instances | Show all running instances with status and connection details | | check_availability | Check if a specific GPU type is available |

Example Prompts

Once configured, you can ask Claude things like:

• "What GPUs are currently available on Lambda?"
• "Launch an H100 instance with my ssh key 'macbook'"
• "Show me my running instances"
• "Check if any A100s are available"
• "Terminate instance i-abc123"

Notifications (Optional)

Get notified on Slack, Discord, or Telegram when your instance is ready and SSH-able.

# Slack
export LAMBDA_NOTIFY_SLACK_WEBHOOK="https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00/B00/XXX"

# Discord
export LAMBDA_NOTIFY_DISCORD_WEBHOOK="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/123/abc"

# Telegram
export LAMBDA_NOTIFY_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="123456:ABC-DEF..."
export LAMBDA_NOTIFY_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="123456789"

CLI

Looking for the CLI? See the full documentation.

License

MIT