ByteDance Volcano Engine (Doubao) MCP server
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MCP server for ByteDance Volcano Engine. Enables text generation, multi-turn chat, and embeddings via Doubao LLM models through the Volcano Ark API.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
doubao_generate | Generate text using Doubao models (single-turn completion) |
doubao_chat | Multi-turn conversation with message history |
doubao_embeddings | Generate text embeddings for semantic search and RAG |
doubao_list_models | List available Doubao chat and embedding models |
| Model ID | Context | Description |
|---|---|---|
doubao-pro-32k | 32K | General purpose, large context |
doubao-pro-4k | 4K | General purpose, fast |
doubao-lite-32k | 32K | Lightweight, large context |
doubao-lite-4k | 4K | Lightweight, fast |
doubao-seed-1-6-250615 | 32K | Latest with vision support |
doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250615 | 32K | Fast thinking, low latency |
doubao-seed-1-6-thinking-250615 | 32K | Deep reasoning for complex tasks |
| Model ID | Dimensions | Description |
|---|---|---|
doubao-embedding | 2560 | Text embeddings |
doubao-embedding-text-240715 | 2560 | Latest text embeddings |
npm install
{
"mcpServers": {
"volcengine": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/volcengine-mcp/index.js"],
"env": {
"ARK_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
ARK_API_KEY | Volcano Ark API key | Yes |
VOLCENGINE_API_KEY | Alternative API key variable | Yes (if ARK_API_KEY not set) |
ARK_BASE_URL | API base URL | No (defaults to Beijing endpoint) |
ARK_CHAT_MODEL | Default chat model | No (defaults to doubao-pro-32k) |
ARK_EMBEDDING_MODEL | Default embedding model | No (defaults to doubao-embedding) |
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk -- MCP protocol SDKSource-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y volcengine-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-expertvagabond-volcengine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"volcengine-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencevolcengine-mcpnpmio.github.ExpertVagabond/volcengine works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.