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Cycles — Budget Authority for AI Agents MCP Server

Name: Cycles — Budget Authority for AI Agents MCP Server
Author: runcycles

Runtime budget authority for AI agents — reserve, enforce, reconcile spend across providers

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "runcycles-cycles-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@runcycles/mcp-server@0.6.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CYCLES_API_KEY": "YOUR_CYCLES_API_KEY",
        "CYCLES_BASE_URL": "",
        "CYCLES_MOCK": "false",
        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_TENANT": "",
        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE": "",
        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_APP": "",
        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW": "",
        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_AGENT": "",
        "CYCLES_DEFAULT_TOOLSET": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
CYCLES_API_KEY	Yes	Cycles API key for authentication. Set CYCLES_MOCK=true for local development without a key. Secret.
CYCLES_BASE_URL	Yes	URL of the Cycles server (e.g. https://api.runcycles.io). Required unless CYCLES_MOCK=true.
CYCLES_MOCK	No	Enable mock mode for local development — no API key or live server required.
CYCLES_DEFAULT_TENANT	No	Optional default tenant merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE	No	Optional default workspace merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_APP	No	Optional default app merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW	No	Optional default workflow merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_AGENT	No	Optional default agent merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).
CYCLES_DEFAULT_TOOLSET	No	Optional default toolset merged into any tool call that omits it (explicit fields win).

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