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SDK plan limits

The MCP Studio SDK has a Free plan and an SDK Pro plan.

AudienceSDK buyers, platform admins, finance stakeholders
PrerequisitesAccess to SDK pricing details and expected monthly MCP/server usage

Current limits

SDK plan limits:

ResourceLimit
Free plan MCP servers1
SDK Pro MCP servers10
Sources per server2
MCP Studio free tier (standalone)3 servers, 50 calls/month
SDK Pro requests5,000 MCP requests/month
Indexed chunks per serverUp to 500K on Free, up to 3M on SDK Pro
SDK integrations per developerNo fixed cap
Widget configurationsNo fixed cap

MCP calls

An MCP call is a single request from an AI agent (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, etc.) to an MCP server endpoint. Each tool invocation — for example, searching docs, extracting code, or asking a question — counts as one call.

Source limits

Each MCP server created by your end users can connect up to 2 included sources. Sources include websites, GitHub repos, documentation sites, API endpoints, PDFs, or other MCP servers. The same source guidelines from MCP Studio apply:

  • Large websites can take longer indexing windows depending on crawl size and quality. Indexing continues in the background until the source completes or fails.
  • Private GitHub repos require authentication from the end user.
  • Source content is periodically refreshed. Unchanged pages skip re-embedding.

Source size

Beyond the source count, each MCP server has a cumulative allowance of indexed chunks shared across all of its sources. A chunk is a small passage of content stored so an AI agent can retrieve the exact part that answers a question.

PlanIndexed chunks per server
SDK FreeUp to 500K
SDK ProUp to 3M

When a server reaches its allowance, indexing stops at the limit rather than failing. Everything already indexed stays queryable, and the end user is told that a larger allowance is available on a higher plan.

Limits reached

  • Server limit: Users see a message that they've reached the maximum number of servers and can delete existing ones to create new ones.
  • Source limit: After 2 included sources, each additional source is billed at $3.
  • Source size limit: Indexing stops at the plan allowance; existing content stays queryable and upgrading raises the allowance.
  • Call limit: Over-limit usage can continue through optional usage-based fees if configured.

Analytics dashboard subscriptions

New SDK developers get a 30-day trial with Core, Action, and Predictive included. After the trial:

  • Core Analytics: $350/mo per MCP server
  • Core + Action: $450/mo per MCP server
  • Core + Action + Predictive: $550/mo per MCP server

You subscribe once at the integration level, and the tier is granted to every end user who deploys a server through your embed — they do not buy an MCP Studio analytics subscription separately.

Each tier also unlocks matching depth in your own business intelligence dashboard at Portal → Embed Usage:

TierPortal insight added
CoreAdoption and activation rates, dormant servers, AI client mix, source reach
ActionTop questions across all end users, aggregate content gaps, ranked fixes
PredictiveRequests-to-answer efficiency, aggregate source grades, forecasts, at-risk integrations

This is why SDK analytics is priced above MCP Studio standalone: it reports at the level of a business embedding the product, not a single server. See Analytics and observability.

Questions

For questions about limits, pricing, or enterprise needs, contact zair@appatools.com.