instant
instant is an MCP server. Its repository has 10,552 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. instant’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
○ not recognised
Credential
○ none found
Maintenance
Stars
10552
State
listed
Licence
Apache-2.0
From the repository
Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love.
Common questions about instant
- What does instant do?
- Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love.
- How do I install instant?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/instantdb/instant
- Is instant official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 10,552 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.
- What licence does instant use?
- The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.