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Lium GPU Cloud MCP server

Name: Lium GPU Cloud
Author: Datura-ai

io.github.Datura-ai · Updated today

Rent NVIDIA GPU pods on Lium, run commands on them and remove them, billed per second.

At a glance

Lium GPU Cloud is an MCP server in the Dev Tools & Git category. It runs locally over stdio via `uvx lium.io`, and needs LIUM_API_KEY. It scores B (77/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 7

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add lium -e 'LIUM_API_KEY=<LIUM_API_KEY>' -- uvx lium.io

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
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Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lium": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lium.io"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIUM_API_KEY": "<LIUM_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lium": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lium.io"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIUM_API_KEY": "<LIUM_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.lium]
command = "uvx"
args = ["lium.io"]
env = { LIUM_API_KEY = "<LIUM_API_KEY>" }

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lium": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lium.io"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIUM_API_KEY": "<LIUM_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lium": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lium.io"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIUM_API_KEY": "<LIUM_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.

How to install Lium GPU Cloud in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "lium": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lium.io"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIUM_API_KEY": "<LIUM_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <LIUM_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does Lium GPU Cloud need from you?

API key — Lium API key from https://lium.io (or run `lium init` once instead)

LIUM_API_KEYoptionalsecretEnvironment variable
Lium API key from https://lium.io (or run `lium init` once instead)

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does Lium GPU Cloud expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Source analysis currently covers npm packages only. This server ships as a Python package, which needs a different parser.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit today — Actively maintained.
7 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

B · 77

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 0 days ago.
Adoption20%27%
7 stars.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%75%
Links to its own repository; package linkage unverified.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (0.35.1).

Documentation

Full README

Lium — Python SDK & CLI

lium.io is a Python package that provides both a command-line interface and a Python SDK for managing GPU pods on the Lium platform. Install it once — use whichever interface fits the job.

Lium

Quickstart   •   Website   •   CLI Docs   •   SDK Docs   •   Discord

Installation

Python package

bash

pip install lium.io

Binary install (macOS amd64/arm64 / Linux amd64/arm64)

bash

curl -fsSL https://lium.io/install.sh | bash

Fresh binary installs place a managed symlink at ~/.lium/bin/lium that points to a versioned binary under ~/.lium/versions/<version>/lium.

Quick Start

CLI

bash

# First-time setup: create an account (mints and stores an API key) …
lium signup --email you@example.com
# … or link an existing account (opens a browser). Headless (agents, CI, containers): pass the key
# instead — lium init --api-key sk_...   (keys: https://lium.io/api-keys), or export LIUM_API_KEY and skip init.
lium init
lium balance

# List available nodes (GPU machines)
lium ls

# Price a job on node #1 before renting it (no API key needed)
lium quote 1 --hours 2

# Create a pod using node index
lium up 1  # Use node #1 from previous ls

# Or create a pod using filters
lium up --gpu A100  # Auto-select best A100 node

# List your pods
lium ps
lium ps --filter status=RUNNING --sort spent   # running pods, most expensive so far first
lium spend                                     # burn per hour, spend per pod, runway

# Copy files to pod
lium scp 1 ./my_script.py

# SSH into a pod
lium ssh <pod-name>

# Stop a pod — billing is per second and runs until you do this
lium rm <pod-name>

First hour on a pod

Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.

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