# `io.usefulapi/depot` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/depot
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/depot
- Version: 1.16.4 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-22T11:18:35.241Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Depot MCP by usefulapi
Inspect Depot builds, CI runs, job logs and Actions runners; retry or cancel CI runs.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T11:19:24.913Z over streamable-http.

**22 tools: 4 can delete or cancel things and 18 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 4 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 18 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_job` `mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_run_status` `mcp__depot__depot_ci_list_runs` `mcp__depot__depot_ci_list_workflows` `mcp__depot__depot_get_build_step_logs` `mcp__depot__depot_get_usage` `mcp__depot__depot_gha_get_analytics` `mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_jobs` `mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_recommendations` `mcp__depot__depot_gha_search_logs` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_job` `mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_run_status` `mcp__depot__depot_get_build_step_logs` `mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_jobs` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (4)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `depot_ci_cancel_run`

- The name "depot_ci_cancel_run" says "cancel": a word for removing or ending something.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE — stops work in progress. Cancel a queued or running Depot CI run and all of its unfinished workflows, jobs and attempts. Cancelled jobs can be retried afterwards with depot_ci_retry_failed_jobs. Depot: CIService/CancelRun.
```

### `depot_ci_retry_failed_jobs`

- The description's first verb is "write": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE — starts compute. Retry only the failed and cancelled jobs in a Depot CI workflow, plus skipped jobs that depend on them. Jobs that succeeded are left alone. Depot: CIService/RetryFailedJobs.
```

### `depot_ci_retry_job`

- The description's first verb is "write": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE — starts compute. Retry one failed or cancelled Depot CI job, plus any skipped jobs that depend on it. Fails if a dependent job already started; use depot_ci_retry_failed_jobs then. Depot: CIService/RetryJob.
```

### `depot_create_project`

- The name "depot_create_project" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE. Create a Depot container-build project (an isolated build cache). Idempotent by name: if an active project with the same name exists, that project is returned. Defaults: cache 50 GB / 14 days, hardware HARDWARE_16X32 on AWS builders. Depot: ProjectService/CreateProject.
```

## Only reads (18)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `depot_ci_get_failure_diagnosis`

- The name "depot_ci_get_failure_diagnosis" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get Depot's failure diagnosis for a CI run, workflow, job or attempt. For runs and workflows, identical failures are grouped by error fingerprint; for a job or attempt it is a focused diagnosis with evidence. Empty when no failure evidence is found. The best first call when a run failed. Depot: CIService/GetFailureDiagnosis.
```

### `depot_ci_get_job`

- The name "depot_ci_get_job" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get one Depot CI job: status, conclusion, error message, timestamps, runner config (labels, image, CPUs, memory), matrix values, parent run/workflow context, dependencies and attempt history. Depot: CIService/GetJob.
```

### `depot_ci_get_job_logs`

- The name "depot_ci_get_job_logs" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get persisted log lines for a Depot CI job attempt, oldest first (step key/name, timestamp, line number, body). Pass job_id to read the job's latest attempt, or attempt_id for a specific one — exactly one. Pass nextPageToken back as page_token for more lines. Depot: CIService/GetJobAttemptLogs.
```

### `depot_ci_get_run_status`

- The name "depot_ci_get_run_status" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a Depot CI run's status with its nested workflows, jobs and attempts (ids, keys, statuses, error messages). This is how to find the workflowId / jobId / attemptId for the log, diagnosis and retry tools. Depot: CIService/GetRunStatus.
```

### `depot_ci_list_runs`

- The name "depot_ci_list_runs" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The input names a repo (input.repo), and the tool reads: it reads repositories.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List Depot CI runs, newest first. Filter by status (default: running + queued — pass ["failed"] to find failures), repo, commit SHA prefix, trigger event, or pull request number (requires repo). Depot: CIService/ListRuns.
```

### `depot_ci_list_workflows`

- The name "depot_ci_list_workflows" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The input names a repo (input.repo), and the tool reads: it reads repositories.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List Depot CI workflows across runs, newest first, with per-status job counts. Filter by name/path text, repo, status, trigger, SHA prefix or PR number. Depot: CIService/ListWorkflows.
```

### `depot_get_build`

- The name "depot_get_build" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get one container build's status, timestamps, duration, time saved and cached/total step counts. Depot: core BuildService/GetBuild.
```

### `depot_get_build_step_logs`

- The name "depot_get_build_step_logs" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the log lines (message + timestamp) of one container-build step, identified by its digest from depot_get_build_steps. Depot: build.v1 BuildService/GetBuildStepLogs.
```

### `depot_get_build_steps`

- The name "depot_get_build_steps" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the BuildKit steps of a container build: name, digest, start/end time, cache state (CACHED / UNCACHED), any error, and whether it has logs. Find the failing step here, then pass its digest to depot_get_build_step_logs. Depot: build.v1 BuildService/GetBuildSteps.
```

### `depot_get_project`

- The name "depot_get_project" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get one Depot project — name, region, hardware size, cache policy, build timeout and autoscaling. Depot: ProjectService/GetProject.
```

### `depot_get_usage`

- The name "depot_get_usage" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "get" and "repo": it reads repositories.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the organization's Depot usage over a window: container builds per project (build count, minutes saved, minutes billed), GitHub Actions jobs per repo/workflow/runner (minutes elapsed and billed), storage, and agent sandboxes. Depot: UsageService/GetUsage.
```

### `depot_gha_get_analytics`

- The name "depot_gha_get_analytics" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The input names a repository (input.repositories), and the tool reads: it reads repositories.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get time-bucketed GitHub Actions analytics for Depot runners: job counts (successful/failed/cancelled), failure rate, elapsed and billable seconds, average duration — as totals plus hourly or daily buckets. Defaults to the last 30 days (max 90). Depot: GithubActionsService/GetGithubActionsAnalytics.
```

### `depot_gha_list_jobs`

- The name "depot_gha_list_jobs" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The input names a repository (input.repositories), and the tool reads: it reads repositories.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "url": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List GitHub Actions jobs that ran on Depot-managed runners, newest first: status, conclusion, runner label, requested CPU/memory, duration, billable time and GitHub URL. Defaults to the last 30 days (max window 90 days). Depot: GithubActionsService/ListGithubActionsJobs.
```

### `depot_gha_list_recommendations`

- The name "depot_gha_list_recommendations" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The input names a repository (input.repositories), and the tool reads: it reads repositories.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List Depot's runner-size recommendations from job CPU and memory metrics: SIZE_UP when average CPU or memory reaches 90%, SIZE_DOWN when both averages stay ≤30% and peaks ≤70%, with current vs suggested size and per-minute price. Defaults to the last 30 days. Depot: GithubActionsService/ListGithubActionsRecommendations.
```

### `depot_gha_search_logs`

- The name "depot_gha_search_logs" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The input names a repository (input.repositories), and the tool reads: it reads repositories.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search GitHub Actions log lines from Depot runners, newest match first (job, workflow, step, timestamp, body, lineId). Defaults to the last hour (max window 30 days). Filter by repository, workflow, runner label, action or compute id. Depot: GithubActionsService/SearchGithubActionsLogs.
```

### `depot_list_builds`

- The name "depot_list_builds" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List container builds in a project, newest first: status (STATUS_RUNNING / FAILED / SUCCESS / ERROR / CANCELED), timestamps, build duration, time saved by cache, and cached vs total steps. Depot: core BuildService/ListBuilds.
```

### `depot_list_projects`

- The name "depot_list_projects" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the organization's Depot projects. A project is an isolated container-build cache (region, hardware, cache policy). Use the returned projectId with the build and registry tools. Depot: ProjectService/ListProjects.
```

### `depot_list_registry_images`

- The name "depot_list_registry_images" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the images stored in a project's Depot Registry: tag, digest, pushedAt and sizeBytes. Depot: build.v1 RegistryService/ListImages.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `depot`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__depot__depot_list_projects",
      "mcp__depot__depot_get_project",
      "mcp__depot__depot_list_builds",
      "mcp__depot__depot_get_build",
      "mcp__depot__depot_get_build_steps",
      "mcp__depot__depot_get_build_step_logs",
      "mcp__depot__depot_list_registry_images",
      "mcp__depot__depot_get_usage",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_list_runs",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_run_status",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_list_workflows",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_job",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_job_logs",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_failure_diagnosis",
      "mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_jobs",
      "mcp__depot__depot_gha_search_logs",
      "mcp__depot__depot_gha_get_analytics",
      "mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_recommendations"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__depot__depot_create_project",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_retry_job",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_retry_failed_jobs",
      "mcp__depot__depot_ci_cancel_run"
    ]
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__depot__depot_get_build_step_logs`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__depot__depot_get_usage`: private-data
- `mcp__depot__depot_ci_list_runs`: private-data
- `mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_run_status`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__depot__depot_ci_list_workflows`: private-data
- `mcp__depot__depot_ci_get_job`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_jobs`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__depot__depot_gha_search_logs`: private-data
- `mcp__depot__depot_gha_get_analytics`: private-data
- `mcp__depot__depot_gha_list_recommendations`: private-data
