MCP server

Openpane hosts its MCP server with the app. Any client that speaks Streamable HTTP connects with one URL and one header, and gets seven tools.

Connect

URL	`https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp`
Transport	Streamable HTTP, stateless: one JSON-RPC message per POST, answered with plain JSON
Header	`Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`

The key is a personal API key from the API keys page. Clients that sign in with OAuth, such as the Claude app and ChatGPT, need no key: without one, the endpoint answers 401 with a resource_metadata link that tells them where to sign in, and you allow them on Openpane. Setup guides: Claude Code, Claude app, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Zed, Antigravity.

Clients that only start local servers

Bridge them with mcp-remote. The space after Bearer lives in the variable, so Windows can't split the argument.

Client configJSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${OPENPANE_AUTH}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENPANE_AUTH": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tools act as the key's owner. Read-only tools are marked as such, and delete_pane as destructive, so clients can ask before running it.

`create_pane`

Publishes HTML, React or Markdown as a live pane and returns its link. Panes are private unless you set visibility.

Parameter	Type	About
`title`	string, 1 to 200 characters	Required. A short title.
`type`	html, react or markdown	Required. html: a document or fragment. react: JSX defining a component named App. markdown: GitHub-flavored Markdown.
`content`	string, up to 1 MB	Required. The full source.
`visibility`	private, unlisted or public	Defaults to private. Set it only when the user asks to share the pane.

Returns id, url, title, type, visibility, version, and for unlisted and public panes an iframe snippet (embed).

`update_pane`

Revises one of your panes, or one shared with you to edit. Only the fields you pass change, and the link stays the same.

Parameter	Type	About
`id`	string	Required. The pane's id.
`title`	string	A new title.
`type`	html, react or markdown	A new type.
`content`	string	New source. Saves a new version.
`visibility`	private, unlisted or public	Who can open it. Owners only.

Returns id, url, visibility, version and updatedAt.

`get_pane`

Fetches a pane with its full source: your panes, panes shared with you, and any unlisted or public pane.

Parameter	Type	About
`id`	string	Required. The pane's id.

Returns the pane, with its url and embedUrl.

`list_panes`

Lists your panes, most recently updated first, without their source.

Parameter	Type	About
`limit`	integer, 1 to 200	How many. Defaults to 50.

Returns id, title, type, visibility, url, version, updatedAt, and sharedWith: how many people and companies each is shared with.

`delete_pane`

Permanently deletes one of your panes. Its link and embeds stop working.

Parameter	Type	About
`id`	string	Required. The pane's id.

Returns a confirmation.

`share_pane`

Asks to share one of your panes by email. Nothing is shared until you approve it on the pane's Share page.

Parameter	Type	About
`id`	string	Required. The pane's id.
`emails`	array of strings	Required. Up to 10 addresses at a time on Free, 50 on Pro. @acme.com means everyone at acme.com (Pro).
`role`	viewer or editor	Defaults to viewer. Editors (Pro) can change the content too.
`notify`	boolean	Email them the link once you approve. Defaults to true.
`expiresAt`	ISO 8601 date and time	When their access ends, within a year (Pro). Leave it out for no end.

Returns status (pending) and approvalUrl, where you approve it.

`list_shares`

Who one of your panes is shared with, people and companies, with their roles, and the shares waiting for your approval.

Parameter	Type	About
`id`	string	Required. The pane's id.

Returns shares (email, role, createdAt, expiresAt, and openedAt on Pro) and pending.

Errors

A tool that fails answers with isError and a message such as Openpane API error (404): Pane not found. Private panes you can't open answer 404, as if they didn't exist.