The Deployer

The Deployer MCP server

Use The Deployer from Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and other AI coding tools. Ask whether a repository will deploy, plan a deploy, see where your projects stand, read the latest deployment log, or put your latest code live, without leaving the editor.

The Deployer runs your app in your own DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud or Azure account, so the cloud bills you directly.

Tools

Tool	What it does	Key
check_repo	Will a public repository deploy? What it found, what's missing, and what it would cost on each cloud	Not needed
plan_deploy	The check, plus your connected accounts and projects, and the next step to take	Needed
status	Your projects, their live addresses and their latest deployment	Needed
logs	The latest deployment's log for a project, with secrets removed	Needed
redeploy	Pulls the latest code on a live project's branch and restarts it	Needed
request_done_for_you	Asks for a done-for-you Launch or Move; you finish the order in The Deployer	Needed

To create a key, sign in to The Deployer, open Profile, and use API keys and AI coding tools. The page also shows these setups with your key filled in.

Setup

The hosted server needs nothing installed. Replace dpl_your_key with your key.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http thedeployer https://app.thedploy.com/api/v1/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer dpl_your_key"

Cursor, in ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in one project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thedeployer": {
      "url": "https://app.thedploy.com/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer dpl_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code, in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "thedeployer": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.thedploy.com/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer dpl_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI, in ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thedeployer": {
      "httpUrl": "https://app.thedploy.com/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer dpl_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Tools that start a local command (Cline, Windsurf and others). This package; needs Node.js 18 or newer:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thedeployer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "thedeployer-mcp"],
      "env": { "THEDEPLOYER_API_KEY": "dpl_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

If your tool's configuration looks different, its MCP documentation has the equivalent fields: a URL with an Authorization header, or a command with an environment variable.

What a key can and can't do

A key can check repositories, read your projects' status and deployment logs, and redeploy a live project. It can't see or change your cloud or git credentials, your environment variables, your billing or your account, and it can't create more keys. The Deployer stores only a hash of it. Revoke a key on the Profile page at any time; use one key per tool or machine, so you can revoke one without touching the rest.

Tool answers come from your repositories and deployments. Treat them like any other text your agent reads.

How this package works

index.mjs is a bridge with no dependencies. It reads MCP messages from stdin, sends each one to The Deployer's hosted endpoint over HTTPS with your key, and writes the answers to stdout. The tools run on The Deployer, so this package doesn't change when they do.

Variable	Meaning
THEDEPLOYER_API_KEY	Your personal API key. Without it, only check_repo works
THEDEPLOYER_MCP_URL	The endpoint, if not https://app.thedploy.com/api/v1/mcp
THEDEPLOYER_TIMEOUT_MS	How long to wait for one answer, in milliseconds (default 120000)

npm test

License

MIT