# Vast.ai — MCP server on mcp.ai
> Connect your Vast.ai account and use 3 tools for artificial intelligence straight from your AI agent. Connect with your own API key. Search Vast.ai GPU compute offers, storage volume offers, and launch templates using a durable API key.

By: mcp.ai · official
Page: https://mcp.ai/vast_ai

## Connect (MCP protocol)
Remote MCP endpoint (HTTP, streamable): https://api.mcp.ai/p_vast_ai?ms=1787291400000
Add it as a custom/remote MCP connector, then authenticate when prompted.

## REST API (no MCP client required)
Every tool is also a REST endpoint, authed with a workspace API key.
Discover: GET https://api.mcp.ai/api/vast_ai/_endpoints   # public; lists every endpoint
Call:     POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/vast_ai/<endpoint>
  Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…   # create one at https://mcp.ai/settings/api-keys
  Content-Type: application/json
  Body: { …args }   →   { "ok": true, "tool": "<id>", "result": { … } }

## Developer docs
How to use (MCP or REST), markdown: https://mcp.ai/vast_ai/skill.md
Postman collection (v2.1): https://mcp.ai/vast_ai/postman.json

## Tools
- vast_ai_search_gpu_offers(limit?: integer, gpu_names?: string[], locations?: string[], gpu_counts?: integer[], rentable_only?: boolean, verified_only?: boolean) — Find currently rentable Vast.ai GPU compute offers using verified marketplace filters. Returns compact offer identifiers, GPU capacity, and hourly pricing for comparison; it does not rent an offer. Th
- vast_ai_search_templates(limit?: integer, offset?: integer, hash_id?: string, template_id?: integer, name_contains?: string, recommended_only?: boolean) — Search Vast.ai launch templates by safe identifying metadata. The tool filters and pages locally because the provider returns a large unpaginated payload.
- vast_ai_search_volume_offers(limit?: integer) — Find Vast.ai storage volume offers available in the marketplace. Returns compact location, capacity, and storage-cost details; it does not rent or modify a volume.

## Example prompts
- "What can I do in Vast.ai?"
- "Show me a summary of my Vast.ai account"

## Links
Docs: https://mcp.ai/docs/mcps/vast_ai
Website: https://mcp.ai/mcps/vast_ai