Arcade

Platform

Runtime that lets agents call authorized tools in business apps

Price: Free tier, then paid
Access: API key

About

Tool runtime for agents with 7,500+ prebuilt tools, per-user authorization, policies and audit logs, plus a framework to build and deploy your own MCP servers. Runs as Arcade Cloud or self-hosted on Kubernetes or in your AWS or Azure account.

What you can do with it

Let an agent act in Gmail, Slack or Salesforce on behalf of each user
Build custom tools as an MCP server and deploy them to Arcade
Combine tools from several MCP servers behind one gateway URL

Get started

Create an Arcade account and API key
Authorize the tool for your user if it needs their account
Execute the tool with the client SDK

Example

# pip install arcadepy
import os
from arcadepy import Arcade

client = Arcade(api_key=os.environ["ARCADE_API_KEY"])
result = client.tools.execute(
    tool_name="GoogleNews.SearchNewsStories",
    input={"keywords": "MCP URL mode elicitation"},
    user_id="user@example.com",
)
print(result)

Details

Hosting: Hosted service, Self-hosted
Available in: Worldwide
Official SDKs: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript
MCP server: Remote