Can you manage hosting from Claude Code via MCP?

Step by step

1. 1

   Create an API key

   Dashboard → API Keys: create a key. Keys can be scoped per area (read or write on sites, databases, domains and so on), so a key for a CI job can be narrower than the one in your editor.

2. 2

   Add the server to Claude Code

   One command registers the hosted server. Nothing to install; whoami confirms the key works.

   Claude Code

   claude mcp add --transport http hostwares https://mcp.hostwares.com \
     --header "Authorization: Bearer hwk_your_key_here"

   Cursor / Claude Desktop (stdio bridge)

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "hostwares": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "hostwares-mcp"],
         "env": { "HOSTWARES_API_KEY": "hwk_your_key_here" }
       }
     }
   }

3. 3

   Open an approval session, then deploy

   Say "start an approval session" so one approval covers the session's actions on your account, invoice creation included. Then, in the project folder: "Deploy this repo to Hostwares as my-app". The deploy tool detects the framework, returns a price and an approval link, and the build starts once the invoice is paid; get_status reports when it is running.

   A project that is not on GitHub can be uploaded: create_upload returns a command to run, then deploy with the upload id.

4. 4

   Run the day-to-day from the chat

   "Set DATABASE_URL on my-app and redeploy" (set_env, redeploy_site). "Point app.example.com at my-app" (add_domain, then verify_ssl). "Create a Postgres database for my-app" (create_database, db_connection_info). "Why is my-app returning 502? Check the logs" (diagnose_site, get_logs). "Roll back my-app" (rollback_site).

5. 5

   Reach the rest of the account

   Dedicated Supabase: supabase_status, supabase_logs, supabase_restart. Cloud Instances: instance_power, site_terminal for one shell command per call. Backups: create_backup, list_backups. Billing: check_invoices. CI: configure_pipeline and run_pipeline. Everything is scoped to your own account; another account's resources are not found.

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