Dokku MCP Server

io.github.dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp · v0.5.0

MCP server for Dokku: let LLMs create, deploy, scale, configure and inspect Dokku apps.

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Terminal

claude mcp add dokku-mcp -e DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST=<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST> -e DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER=<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER> -e DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT=<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT> -e DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH=<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH> -- https://github.com/dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp/releases/download/v0.5.0/dokku-mcp.mcpb

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dokku-mcp": {
      "command": "https://github.com/dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp/releases/download/v0.5.0/dokku-mcp.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dokku-mcp": {
      "command": "https://github.com/dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp/releases/download/v0.5.0/dokku-mcp.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "dokku-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "https://github.com/dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp/releases/download/v0.5.0/dokku-mcp.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT>",
        "DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH": "<DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`DOKKU_MCP_SSH_HOST` Required	Hostname or IP address of the Dokku server
`DOKKU_MCP_SSH_USER` Optional	SSH user for Dokku commands
`DOKKU_MCP_SSH_PORT` Optional	SSH port of the Dokku server
`DOKKU_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH` Optional	Private key path; empty uses ssh-agent or ~/.ssh

Details

Package	`https://github.com/dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp/releases/download/v0.5.0/dokku-mcp.mcpb` (MCPB, stdio)
First published	8 Oct 2026
Last updated	8 Oct 2026
Registry name	`io.github.dokku-MCP/dokku-mcp`

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