# Dagu (MCP server)

> Dagu is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Self-hostable workflow orchestrator for teams whose main work isn't orchestration. It has 4,289 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/dagucloud/dagu.

Docs · CLI · API · Examples · Live demo (username/password: demouser) · Discord Dagu is a local-first workflow engine for operations and internal automation. It is open source and self-hostable: a single binary with a built-in Web UI, no external database or message broker, running on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Define DAGs in a declarative YAML format. It natively supports shell commands, Docker containers, Kubernetes Jobs, remote commands via SSH, and more through Dagu Actions.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/dagucloud/dagu |
| GitHub stars | 4,289 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Language | Go |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | docker: ghcr.io/dagucloud/dagu |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v2.18.2 (Oct 4, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dagu": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/dagucloud/dagu"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio dagu -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/dagucloud/dagu
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dagu": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/dagucloud/dagu"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "dagu": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/dagucloud/dagu"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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