DigitalOcean MCP server

MCP DigitalOcean Integration is a tool that provides an interface for managing DigitalOcean resources using the DigitalOcean API. Built on the godo library and MCP framework, it simplifies cloud infrastructure management by exposing various tools and resources.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• NPM (v8 or later)

Local Installation

You can quickly run the MCP DigitalOcean Integration using npx:

npx @digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean --services apps,droplets --log-level debug

Integration with Code Editors

Using Cursor IDE

Add the following configuration to your Cursor IDE settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "digitalocean": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean", "--services apps"],
      "env": {
        "DIGITALOCEAN_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using VSCode

Add the following to your VSCode configuration:

{
    "mcp": {
        "inputs": [],
        "servers": {
            "mcpDigitalOcean": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "@digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean",
                    "--services",
                    "apps"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "DIGITALOCEAN_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"    
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Usage

Supported Services

MCP DigitalOcean Integration supports these services:

• Apps - Manage DigitalOcean App Platform applications
• Droplets - Create and manage virtual machines
• Account - Access DigitalOcean account information
• Networking - Control network traffic with private networking and load balancing

Available Tools

Each service provides specific tools:

Account Tools

• get-account-info
• get-account-balance
• get-account-usage

Apps Tools

• create-app
• get-app-info
• update-app
• delete-app
• get-app-usage
• list-apps
• deploy-app

Configuring Tools

It's recommended to only enable the services you need to reduce context size and improve accuracy. Use the --services flag to specify which services to enable:

npx @digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean --services apps,droplets 

You can combine multiple services by separating them with commas. For example, to enable both the Apps and Droplets services, you would use:

npx @digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean --services apps,droplets

For debugging purposes, you can also set the log level:

npx @digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean --services apps --log-level debug

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "digitalocean" '{"command":"npx","args":["@digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean","--services","apps"],"env":{"DIGITALOCEAN_API_TOKEN":"YOUR_API_TOKEN"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "digitalocean": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "@digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean",
                "--services",
                "apps"
            ],
            "env": {
                "DIGITALOCEAN_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "digitalocean": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "@digitalocean/mcp-digitalocean",
                "--services",
                "apps"
            ],
            "env": {
                "DIGITALOCEAN_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect