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What is Station?

Station is a secure, self-hosted platform for managing AI agents with MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool integration. It provides:
  • AI Agent Runtime: Execute agents with any AI provider (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Ollama)
  • MCP Server: Expose agents as MCP tools for AI editors like Claude Desktop and Cursor
  • Management UI: Web-based interface for configuration and monitoring
  • Bundle System: Package and distribute agent configurations

Architecture

Key Concepts

Environments

Station organizes configurations into environments (e.g., default, production, development). Each environment has its own:
  • Agents
  • MCP server configurations
  • Variables

Agents

Agents are defined as .prompt files using dotprompt format:

MCP Servers

MCP servers provide tools to your agents. Configure them in template.json:

Bundles

Bundles package complete environment configurations for easy distribution:

Running Modes

Next Steps

Installation

Install Station on your system

Onboarding

Complete the initial setup process