cercano-config

name	cercano-config
description	Query or update Cercano's runtime configuration without restarting the server. Use action 'get' to list available local models. Use action 'set' to switch the active local runtime or model, change the Ollama endpoint URL, or change the cloud provider and model.
compatibility	Requires Cercano server running.

Cercano Config

Query or update Cercano's runtime configuration.

Important: Display the result

MCP tool results may not be visible to the user in the terminal. After calling the tool, you MUST output the full tool result text verbatim in your response so the user can see it.

MCP Tool

Tool name: cercano_config

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
action	string	Yes	"get" to list available local models, "set" to update config.
local_runtime	string	No	Local runtime to use for generation: "ollama" or "llama_server".
local_model	string	No	Local model name to set (e.g. "qwen2.5-coder:32b").
cloud_provider	string	No	Cloud provider to set: "google" or "anthropic".
cloud_model	string	No	Cloud model to set (e.g. "claude-sonnet-4-20250514").
ollama_url	string	No	Ollama endpoint URL (e.g. "http://mac-studio.local:11434").

Examples

Switch local model:

{
  "action": "set",
  "local_model": "qwen2.5-coder:32b"
}

Switch local runtime:

{
  "action": "set",
  "local_runtime": "llama_server"
}

Point to a different Ollama instance:

{
  "action": "set",
  "ollama_url": "http://mac-studio.local:11434"
}

Switch cloud provider:

{
  "action": "set",
  "cloud_provider": "anthropic",
  "cloud_model": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
}