AI Agent for PubNub MCP Server
Seamlessly integrate PubNub’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server with LLM-powered tools to unlock real-time access to PubNub SDK documentation, API resources, and live messaging capabilities. Enhance your AI agent’s intelligence with PubNub’s real-time data, developer guides, and account management, all from a CLI-based or Docker-deployed agent for Cursor IDE and automation workflows.
PubNub Real-Time Integration for LLM Agents
Empower your AI and automation workflows with PubNub’s MCP Server. Instantly access SDK documentation, interact with PubNub APIs, and manage messaging, presence, and history data in real time—all through an extensible CLI or Docker-based service. Perfect for enhancing agent capabilities in development, support, and automation environments.
- Live Messaging & Presence.
- Publish, subscribe, and fetch real-time messages and presence data from PubNub channels with JSON-RPC or SSE.
- SDK Documentation Retrieval.
- Access official PubNub SDK and Chat SDK documentation for multiple languages directly within your agent workflow.
- Account & Key Management.
- Programmatically manage PubNub apps and API keys, enabling automated provisioning and administration.
- Multi-Language Support.
- Fetch docs and usage examples for JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, Ruby, Swift, C#, PHP, Rust, Unity, and more.
Streamlined Deployment & Configuration
Deploy the PubNub MCP Server via NPX, Docker, or integrate directly with Cursor IDE. Configure environment variables for secure authentication, and enable Server-Sent Events (SSE) for real-time HTTP transport. Flexible global or per-project configuration ensures seamless integration into any workflow.
- Flexible Deployment.
- Run MCP Server locally, in Docker, or directly within Cursor IDE workflows.
- Secure Authentication.
- Use environment variables for PubNub publish/subscribe keys to ensure secure access.
- Customizable Configuration.
- Configure globally or per project to fit diverse development and automation needs.
Chat SDK Mode for Specialized Messaging
Switch to Chat SDK Mode for focused access to PubNub Chat SDK documentation and messaging tools. Streamline your agent’s support for chat-specific use cases, including real-time messaging, threads, user management, and more—ideal for building collaborative and interactive experiences within your AI-powered solutions.
- Chat-First Toolset.
- Focus on chat-specific SDKs and documentation for JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, Unity, and Unreal.
- Real-Time Messaging.
- Publish, subscribe, and fetch chat messages with full presence support for collaborative use cases.
- Streamlined Integration.
- Reduce tool complexity for agents focused on chat and communication scenarios.
MCP INTEGRATION
Available PubNub MCP Integration Tools
The following tools are available as part of the PubNub MCP integration:
- read_pubnub_sdk_docs
Access official PubNub SDK documentation for multiple programming languages and API reference topics.
- read_pubnub_chat_sdk_docs
Access official PubNub Chat SDK documentation for supported languages and chat-related topics.
- read_pubnub_resources
Fetch PubNub conceptual guides and how-to documentation from local markdown resources.
- publish_pubnub_message
Publish messages to PubNub channels, returning a timetoken for the published message.
- get_pubnub_messages
Fetch historical messages from one or more PubNub channels, returning message content and metadata.
- get_pubnub_presence
Retrieve real-time presence information including occupancy counts and subscriber UUIDs for channels and channel groups.
- pubnub_subscribe_and_receive_messages
Subscribe to PubNub channels and receive real-time messages, supporting single or multiple message collection with optional timeout.
- write_pubnub_app
Generate step-by-step instructions and code snippets for creating a PubNub application in multiple programming languages.
- manage_pubnub_account
Manage PubNub account apps and API keys, supporting create, list, and delete operations.
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What is PubNub
PubNub is a leading real-time communication platform and infrastructure-as-a-service company, headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in powering real-time interactive experiences that drive engagement, retention, and monetization for businesses across the globe. With its extensive global pub/sub network, PubNub enables developers to build, manage, and optimize applications that require instant data exchange, such as chat apps, collaborative tools, live updates, and IoT device management. Supporting over 3 trillion API calls per month with latency of less than 30 milliseconds, PubNub ensures reliable, scalable, and secure delivery of messages and data across devices and platforms.
Capabilities
What we can do with PubNub
With PubNub, developers and businesses can create powerful real-time applications and digital experiences. The platform supports a wide variety of use cases across industries, making it easy to add features such as live chat, presence detection, real-time dashboards, and device control to web and mobile applications.
- Real-time Messaging
- Instantly deliver messages for chat, alerts, and notifications between users or devices.
- Presence Detection
- Monitor and display online/offline status of users, devices, or resources in real time.
- Data Synchronization
- Keep data synchronized across multiple clients and platforms with minimal latency.
- Live Collaboration
- Enable collaborative editing, whiteboarding, and shared experiences for users.
- IoT Device Control
- Manage and control IoT devices and sensors with real-time data streaming and commands.
How AI agents can benefit from PubNub
AI agents can leverage PubNub’s robust real-time infrastructure to enhance their ability to communicate, coordinate, and respond instantly within distributed systems. By integrating PubNub, AI agents gain access to scalable, low-latency messaging, presence tracking, and data synchronization, allowing them to collaborate in real time, manage device states, and deliver seamless user experiences across platforms.