Pipedream MCP — Remote MCP Server

Pipedream Connect is designed for developers embedding integrations: the remote MCP fronts the same catalog that powers Pipedream workflows, so an agent can run app actions and proxy API calls against accounts your users connect. OAuth handles account linking; the endpoint speaks Streamable HTTP.

Endpoint & Transport

• Endpoint URL: https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net
• Transport: Streamable HTTP

Authentication

Pipedream MCP uses OAuth 2.1 — the first request returns a 401 Unauthorized challenge with a WWW-Authenticate header pointing at the authorization metadata. Compliant clients (Cursor, Claude, VS Code, ChatGPT) handle the whole flow — PKCE and Dynamic Client Registration, so no manual client setup is needed — and simply open a browser consent screen.

Available Tools (3)

Connect in 30 Seconds

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add --transport http pipedream https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net

Cursor — add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "pipedream": { "url": "https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net" } } }

VS Code — add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{ "servers": { "pipedream": { "type": "http", "url": "https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net" } } }

Claude Desktop & stdio clients — bridge with mcp-remote:

{ "mcpServers": { "pipedream": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net"] } } }

On first connect your client opens a browser OAuth consent screen — approve it and tools become available immediately.

Troubleshooting

• 401 Unauthorized on connect — that's expected; the server is OAuth-protected. Let your client complete the browser consent flow, or inspect the endpoint in our OAuth debugger to see the exact WWW-Authenticate challenge.
• "Session expired" / stale Mcp-Session-Id — just re-send initialize; stateless clients can ignore session headers entirely.
• Your endpoint is scoped to a Pipedream project and external user id — see your Connect dashboard.
• Useful when you need many apps but want managed auth and per-user account isolation.