update_web_service
Direct updates to a web service are not supported through the MCP server. This tool returns a link to the service's settings in the Render Dashboard, where changes can be made (or via the Render API).
How to use it
update_web_service is exposed by the Render MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the update_web_service tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
FULL RENDER MCP SERVER LISTINGOther tools in Render MCP Server (24)
Create a new cron job in your Render account
Create a new Key Value instance
Create a new PostgreSQL database
Create a new static site in your Render account
Create a new web service in your Render account
Get details about a specific deployment
Get details about a specific Key Value instance
Get performance metrics for any Render resource (services, Postgres databases, key-value stores). Metrics may be empty if the metric is not valid for the given resource
Get details about a specific PostgreSQL database
Get the currently selected workspace
Get details about a specific service
List deployment history for a service
List all Key Value instances in your Render account
List all values for a given log label in the logs matching the provided filters
List logs matching the provided filters
List all PostgreSQL databases in your Render account
List all services in your Render account
List the workspaces that you have access to
Run a read-only SQL query against a Render-hosted Postgres database
Select a workspace to use
Trigger a new deploy for a service. Services with autoDeploy enabled deploy automatically on push; use this for deploys that won't happen automatically.
Direct updates to a cron job are not supported through the MCP server. This tool returns a link to the cron job's settings in the Render Dashboard, where changes can be made (or via the Render API).
Update all environment variables for a service
Direct updates to a static site are not supported through the MCP server. This tool returns a link to the site's settings in the Render Dashboard, where changes can be made (or via the Render API).