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Coolify

Coolify is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. 46 optimized tools for managing Coolify infrastructure, diagnostics, and docs search. It has 608 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @masonator/coolify-mcp.

github.com/StuMason/coolify-mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install Coolify

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@masonator/coolify-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio coolify -- npx -y @masonator/coolify-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coolify": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@masonator/coolify-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "coolify_access_token",
      "description": "COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "coolify": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@masonator/coolify-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:coolify_access_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKENsecretYesYour Coolify API access token
COOLIFY_BASE_URLNoYour Coolify instance URL

About Coolify

Manage Coolify from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client: 46 tools for deploying, debugging, and operating your self-hosted PaaS in plain English. Destructive operations ask a human first; secrets stay masked.

  • ai
  • claude
  • coolify
  • devops
  • mcp
  • model-context-protocol
  • self-hosted
  • typescript
  • deployment
  • infrastructure

FAQ

Coolify FAQ

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What is Coolify?

Coolify is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. 46 optimized tools for managing Coolify infrastructure, diagnostics, and docs search. It has 608 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @masonator/coolify-mcp. The source code is at github.com/StuMason/coolify-mcp.

How do I install the Coolify MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @masonator/coolify-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Coolify free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Coolify actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. The latest release is v3.9.0, published Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.