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 intemplate.json:
Bundles
Bundles package complete environment configurations for easy distribution:Running Modes
| Mode | Command | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Server | stn serve | Local development, direct API access |
| Docker | stn up | Isolated deployment, CI/CD |
| stdio | stn stdio | Direct MCP integration with editors |

