Do I need to host Coolify myself?

Yes. Coolify is software you run on your own VPS; this MCP talks to that instance over its API. If you have no server yet, one of the managed hosts in this category is the faster start.

Is it Coolify's own MCP?

No — it is a community wrapper around the documented v4 API. Coolify does not publish a first-party MCP server.

How wide is the token?

Instance-wide. A Coolify API token reaches every project, server and application the instance manages, so treat it like a root credential rather than a per-app key.

Coolify

Name: Top MCPs — curated MCP directory
Creator: Top MCPs
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Deploy to your own server from an agent — the self-hosted answer to Vercel and Railway.

Score 67(?)Community (wrediam)MIT 46Verified Sep 17, 2026Top MCPs for Web Hosting →

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Quick answer

What it does

Exposes the Coolify v4 API as MCP tools across projects, servers, applications, databases and deployments — application creation in five source flavours, lifecycle control (`start_application`, `stop_application`, `restart_application`), and `get_application_logs`.

Best for

Deploying to your own VPS from an agent
Creating apps from a Dockerfile or Compose file
Restarting and reading logs without SSH
Self-hosted or EU-data-residency requirements

Not for

Teams with no server to run Coolify on
Workflows needing vendor support on the MCP

Source: top-mcps.com/mcp/coolify — verified Sep 2026

Setup recipe

Pick your client, then follow the three steps.

Install

claude_desktop_config.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
        "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste under mcpServers. Fully quit and reopen Claude after editing.

CLI or .mcp.jsonshell

# export COOLIFY_BASE_URL=https://coolify.example.com
# export COOLIFY_TOKEN=your_coolify_api_token
claude mcp add coolify -- npx -y coolify-mcp-server@latest

Run from your repo. Commit .mcp.json to share with your team.

.cursor/mcp.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
        "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Global path: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Reload window after editing.

.vscode/mcp.jsonjsonc

{
  "servers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
        "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code uses the "servers" key (not "mcpServers").

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
        "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open via Cascade → hammer icon → Configure.

cline_mcp_settings.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
        "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open via the Cline sidebar → MCP Servers → Edit.

~/.continue/config.jsonjson

{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": [
            "-y",
            "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
          ],
          "env": {
            "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
            "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Continue uses modelContextProtocolServers with a transport block.

~/.codex/config.tomlshell

# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.coolify]
command = "npx"
args = [
  "-y",
  "coolify-mcp-server@latest",
]
env = { COOLIFY_BASE_URL = "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}", COOLIFY_TOKEN = "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}" }

Codex uses TOML. Each server is a [mcp_servers.<name>] subtable.

~/.config/zed/settings.jsonjsonc

{
  "context_servers": {
    "coolify": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "coolify-mcp-server@latest"
        ]
      },
      "env": {
        "COOLIFY_BASE_URL": "${COOLIFY_BASE_URL}",
        "COOLIFY_TOKEN": "${COOLIFY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Zed calls them "context_servers". Settings live-reload on save.

ChatGPT → Apps directorynone

Coolify doesn't ship a hosted HTTPS endpoint today. ChatGPT supports remote MCP servers only — to use this server in ChatGPT you'll need to deploy it to a public HTTPS URL first (e.g. via Cloudflare Workers or Vercel) or wait for an official remote build.

2
Set required secrets
Set COOLIFY_BASE_URL, COOLIFY_TOKEN in your shell environment before launching your MCP client.
3
Try a minimum working prompt
Minimum working prompt pending verification. Try any prompt from the MCP’s README once installed.

Tools & permissions

Tool	Description	Args	Side effects
`create_public_application`	Create an application from a public Git repository.	—	Write
`create_private_github_app_application`	Create an application from a private repo via a GitHub App.	—	Write
`create_dockerfile_application`	Create an application from a Dockerfile, no Git required.	—	Write
`create_dockercompose_application`	Create an application from a Docker Compose file.	—	Write
`get_application`	Return one application by UUID.	—	Read
`update_application`	Update an application by UUID.	—	Write
`delete_application`	Delete an application by UUID.	—	Write
`start_application`	Start an application.	—	Write
`stop_application`	Stop a running application.	—	Write
`restart_application`	Restart an application.	—	Write
`get_application_logs`	Read application logs.	—	Read

Security & scope

Access scope: Read + write
Sandbox: No sandbox. The token addresses a live Coolify instance and everything it manages.
Gotchas: `delete_application` is immediate and takes only a UUID. There is no confirmation and no soft delete.
A Coolify API token is instance-wide — it reaches every project and server that instance controls, not one app.
Tool names and required arguments were read from a probe with placeholder credentials. A real instance may expose additional tools; treat this list as a lower bound.

Agent prompt pack

— copy into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT.

Paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT. Edit the [brackets] before sending.

Recommend the best MCP servers for [task: e.g. web hosting work] in [client: Claude].

Constraints:
- Prefer tools that are [official | open-source | read-only] — pick what matters for my use case.
- Exclude MCPs that require [e.g. a paid plan, OAuth-only flows, remote-only transport].
- Return at most 3 picks, ranked.

For each pick include:
1. One-sentence rationale.
2. The ready-to-paste install snippet for my client.
3. Any required secrets I need to create before installing.

Cross-check the top-mcps.com listing: https://top-mcps.com/top-mcps-for-web-hosting

Compare Coolify against a real alternative. Swap the second MCP in [brackets] if you want a different match.

Compare Coolify MCP vs [Railway MCP] for the following job: [describe the job, e.g. "let an agent create GitHub issues on bug triage"].

Judge them on:
- Setup time and complexity (what a new user hits first).
- Auth model (none / API key / OAuth 2.1) and credential risk.
- Transport (stdio / Streamable HTTP / SSE) and where the server runs.
- Required secrets and the blast radius if they leak.
- Operational risk in an unattended agent loop.
- Which one is "good enough" for a weekend prototype vs. production.

End with one sentence: which should I pick for my scenario, which is: [my scenario].

References:
- https://top-mcps.com/mcp/coolify
- top-mcps.com listing for Railway

Asks the agent to install and verify. Works inside Claude Code, Cursor Agent, Codex CLI.

Install the Coolify MCP server for my [client: Claude] at the default config path for that client.

Use the exact install snippet published at https://top-mcps.com/mcp/coolify (fetch https://top-mcps.com/mcp/coolify.json for the canonical server.json if you can read URLs).

Before finishing:
1. Create the required secrets (COOLIFY_BASE_URL, COOLIFY_TOKEN) and put them in the appropriate env block — do not hard-code them.
2. Restart or reload the client so it picks up the new server.
3. Verify the server is connected (green / running state) and at least one tool is listed.
4. If anything fails, read the client's MCP logs and report the exact error — do not silently retry.

Confirm when done and list the tools the server now exposes.

Frequently asked questions

What changed

— 1 update tracked.

Sep 17, 2026
Refreshed install snippets and fact sheet; verified for 2026.

At a glance

Maintainer: Community (wrediam)
Transport: stdio
Auth model: API key
Required secrets: COOLIFY_BASE_URLCOOLIFY_TOKEN
Supported clients: ChatGPT
Claude Desktop
Claude Code
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Cline
Continue
Zed
Codex CLI
License: MIT
Language: TypeScript
Latest version: latest
Last verified: Sep 17, 2026

GitHub repo Official website

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Quick answer

What it does

Best for

Not for

Setup recipe

Install

Set required secrets

Try a minimum working prompt

Tools & permissions

Security & scope

Agent prompt pack

Full details

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to host Coolify myself?

Is it Coolify's own MCP?

How wide is the token?

What changed

More Web Hosting MCPs

Cloudflare

Netlify

Render

Compared with Coolify