
Connects Claude or any MCP client to Alibaba's Wan AI video generation platform through AceDataCloud's API. Exposes six core operations: text-to-video, image-to-video, task status checking, batch queries, and listing available models and resolutions. You can generate videos at 480p, 720p, or 1080p using four different models, including wan2.6-r2v for character extraction from reference videos and wan2.6-i2v-flash for quick previews. Ships with a hosted endpoint at wan.mcp.acedata.cloud that works over streamable HTTP with OAuth support for Claude.ai, or run it locally via stdio. Useful when you need programmatic access to Wan's video generation without building your own API wrapper or handling async task polling yourself.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI video generation using Wan through the AceDataCloud API.
Generate AI videos from text or images directly from Claude, VS Code, or any MCP-compatible client.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
wan_generate_video | Generate AI video from a text prompt using Wan. |
wan_generate_video_from_image | Generate AI video using a reference image as the starting frame. |
wan_get_task | Query the status and result of a video generation task. |
wan_get_tasks_batch | Query multiple video generation tasks at once. |
wan_list_models | List all available Wan models for video generation. |
wan_list_resolutions | List all available resolution options. |
wan_list_actions | List all available Wan API actions and corresponding tools. |
The hosted endpoint is https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp. Choose one route for the MCP client:
| Route | When to use it | Credential setup |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted OAuth | The client supports remote MCP OAuth | Add only the URL, then sign in to AceDataCloud and approve access. No token needs to be pasted into client configuration. |
| Hosted API token | The client cannot finish OAuth, or you need an explicit integration credential | Send an AceDataCloud API token in the Authorization: Bearer … header. Keep it in a local secret store or environment variable. |
| Local stdio | The client runs a local MCP process | Install mcp-wan and pass ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN to that process. It still calls the AceDataCloud API. |
The hosted service advertises OAuth metadata and Dynamic Client Registration (DCR). DCR registers the client application; it is not an API key. OAuth signs you in and the client sends the resulting Bearer token; it may reuse or create an API credential for the account. Browser sign-in still requires an AceDataCloud account. The hosted service can be metered: review current service documentation and displayed pricing before a real operation. Do not configure both an OAuth login and a fixed Authorization header for the same server.
Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector, enter https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, select sign-in, and choose Register automatically if Claude asks how to register its OAuth client. Complete consent. Claude Desktop's local claude_desktop_config.json is a separate setup. Claude connector guide.claude mcp add --transport http --scope user wan https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, then claude mcp login wan. Check /mcp. Claude Code MCP guide.https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp. For a project, merge the entry below into <project>/.cursor/mcp.json; for personal use, use ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Cursor MCP guide.https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, then finish the browser sign-in. New portable workspace configs use <project>/.mcp.json; the VS Code-specific format below uses <project>/.vscode/mcp.json or the user profile. Check MCP: List Servers. VS Code MCP setup.codex mcp add wan --url https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, then codex mcp login wan. Its user settings are in ~/.codex/config.toml. Official Codex MCP guide.Cursor project config (OAuth):
{
"mcpServers": {
"wan": {"url": "https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp"}
}
}
VS Code-specific workspace config (OAuth):
{
"servers": {
"wan": {"type": "http", "url": "https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp"}
}
}
Bearer . An API Key / API Token field expects this raw value; only a manually configured HTTP Authorization header needs the Bearer prefix. A platform-... account-management token cannot replace a generation API key.

Save the key in the client's credential store or the environment variable shown below. Never put it in a prompt, shared workflow, screenshot, or Git commit. If authentication fails, check the full copied value, application/service access, expiration, usage limit, and balance before creating another key.
A fixed Bearer header bypasses OAuth. If the header is invalid, remove it before trying browser sign-in; keep the saved credential private.
For Claude Code, the shell expands the token when you add the server; treat the saved user MCP config as a secret:
export ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN='YOUR_API_TOKEN'
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user wan https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN"
For a Claude Code project config, put a variable reference in <project>/.mcp.json and set that variable in the environment that launches Claude Code:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wan": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp",
"headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer ${ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN}"}
}
}
}
Cursor uses a different environment-variable syntax in ~/.cursor/mcp.json or an uncommitted project config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wan": {
"url": "https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp",
"headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer ${env:ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN}"}
}
}
}
In VS Code, run MCP: Open User Configuration and merge this server plus its masked input; ${input:...} is for VS Code's user/workspace format and is not portable to the Agent Host .mcp.json format:
{
"inputs": [
{"id": "acedata-wan-token", "type": "promptString", "description": "AceDataCloud API token", "password": true}
],
"servers": {
"wan": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp",
"headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer ${input:acedata-wan-token}"}
}
}
}
For Cline, use its MCP configuration UI or CLI file ~/.cline/data/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json; its remote transport value is streamableHttp. For JetBrains AI Assistant, add a remote URL from Settings → Tools → AI Assistant → Model Context Protocol (MCP). For Zed, use a context_servers entry with the URL only for OAuth or add a local Bearer header. These clients have different configuration schemas; follow their current UI rather than copying another client's JSON. Cline · JetBrains · Zed.
Install the package and give the local process an API token:
python -m pip install mcp-wan
export ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN='YOUR_API_TOKEN'
mcp-wan
For Claude Desktop local MCP, merge this entry into the file opened by its developer settings (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS). uvx requires uv on PATH:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wan": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-wan"],
"env": {"ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"}
}
}
}
Keep this user-level file private. Self-hosted HTTP uses mcp-wan --transport http --port 8000; expose it only with suitable network and TLS controls. Local execution still calls the AceDataCloud API.
https://wan.mcp.acedata.cloud/health returning {"status":"ok"} checks endpoint reachability only.wan_list_models is a reference tool; it does not verify downstream API access or balance.wan_generate_video with your own valid input after reviewing current service documentation and displayed pricing. If the result contains a task ID, call wan_get_task on that same ID until terminal success or failure. Do not resubmit the operation just to check progress.For 401, check which auth route the client used and whether the token or OAuth session is valid. A 403 may mean an account permission or content moderation failure; read the returned error. Insufficient balance and downstream service failures need their own diagnosis. A listed tool or submitted task does not prove a successful result.
| Model | Description | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
wan2.6-t2v | Text to video | Generate video from text prompts |
wan2.6-i2v | Image to video | Standard image-to-video generation |
wan2.6-r2v | Reference video-to-video | Character extraction and transfer |
wan2.6-i2v-flash | Fast image to video | Quick preview, lower quality |
wan3.0-video | Text to video | Video generation with optional media |
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN | API token from AceDataCloud | Required |
ACEDATACLOUD_API_BASE_URL | API base URL | https://api.acedata.cloud |
WAN_DEFAULT_MODEL | Default video model | wan2.6-t2v |
WAN_DEFAULT_RESOLUTION | Default resolution | 720P |
WAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT | Request timeout in seconds | 1800 |
LOG_LEVEL | Logging level | INFO |
mcp-wan --help
Options:
--version Show version
--transport Transport mode: stdio (default) or http
--port Port for HTTP transport (default: 8000)
# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/AceDataCloud/WanMCP.git
cd WanMCP
# Create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # or `.venv\Scripts\activate` on Windows
# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev,test]"
# Run unit tests
pytest
# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=core --cov=tools
# Run integration tests (requires API token)
pytest tests/test_integration.py -m integration
# Format code
ruff format .
# Lint code
ruff check .
# Type check
mypy core tools
# Install build dependencies
pip install -e ".[release]"
# Build package
python -m build
# Upload to PyPI
twine upload dist/*
WanMCP/
├── core/ # Core modules
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── client.py # HTTP client for Wan API
│ ├── config.py # Configuration management
│ ├── exceptions.py # Custom exceptions
│ ├── oauth.py # OAuth 2.1 provider
│ ├── server.py # MCP server initialization
│ ├── types.py # Type definitions
│ └── utils.py # Utility functions
├── tools/ # MCP tool definitions
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── video_tools.py # Video generation tools
│ ├── task_tools.py # Task query tools
│ └── info_tools.py # Information tools
├── prompts/ # MCP prompts
│ └── __init__.py # Prompt templates
├── tests/ # Test suite
│ ├── conftest.py
│ └── __init__.py
├── deploy/ # Deployment configs
│ └── production/
│ ├── deployment.yaml
│ ├── ingress.yaml
│ └── service.yaml
├── .env.example # Environment template
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── Dockerfile # Docker image for HTTP mode
├── docker-compose.yaml # Docker Compose config
├── LICENSE
├── main.py # Entry point
├── pyproject.toml # Project configuration
└── README.md
This server wraps the AceDataCloud Wan API:
Contributions are welcome! Please:
git checkout -b feature/amazing)git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')git push origin feature/amazing)MIT License - see LICENSE for details.
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ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN*secretAPI token from Ace Data Cloud (https://platform.acedata.cloud)