Civo MCP Server

An MCP server implementation that integrates with the Civo cloud platform API, providing capabilities to manage cloud instances, networks, and Kubernetes clusters.

Demo

Or you can also view the details of each step through this public Amp thread.

Related MCP server: mcp-confluent

Getting Started

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or newer

• Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, or any other MCP client

• A Civo account with API key

Installation

First, install the Civo MCP server with your client. A typical configuration looks like this:

You can install the Civo MCP server using the VS Code CLI:

After installation, the Civo MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.

Follow Amp MCP documentation. Use following configuration:

Use the Claude Code CLI to add the Civo MCP server:

Then set your API key as an environment variable:

Follow the MCP install guide, use following configuration:

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP Server. Name to your liking, use command type with the command npx civo-mcp. You can also verify config or add command like arguments via clicking Edit.

Follow Windsurf MCP documentation. Use following configuration:

Follow the MCP install guide, use following configuration:

Features

• Instance Management: Create, manage, resize, start, stop, reboot, and delete cloud instances.

• Disk Image Operations: List and get details of available disk images.

• Network Management: Create, rename, and delete networks.

• Kubernetes Support: Create, list, and delete Kubernetes clusters and list available versions.

• Flexible Configuration: Set instance size, region, and other parameters.

• Rate Limiting: Built-in rate limiting to prevent API abuse.

Tools

Instance Management

• create_instance

  • Create new cloud instances on Civo

  • Inputs:

    • hostname (string): Fully qualified domain name

    • size (string): Instance size (e.g. 'g2.small')

    • template_id (string): Disk image ID

    • count (number, optional): Number of instances to create (default: 1)

    • region (string, optional): Region identifier (default: 'LON1')

• list_instances

  • List all instances on Civo

  • Inputs:

    • region (string, optional): Filter by region

    • page (number, optional): Pagination page (default: 1)

    • per_page (number, optional): Results per page (default: 20)

• reboot_instance

  • Reboot an existing instance

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Instance ID

    • region (string): Region identifier

• shutdown_instance

  • Shutdown an existing instance

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Instance ID

    • region (string): Region identifier

• start_instance

  • Start a stopped instance

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Instance ID

    • region (string): Region identifier

• resize_instance

  • Resize an existing instance

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Instance ID

    • size (string): New instance size

    • region (string): Region identifier

• delete_instance

  • Delete an existing instance

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Instance ID

    • region (string): Region identifier

Disk Images

• list_disk_images

  • List available disk images on Civo

  • Inputs:

    • region (string, optional): Region identifier

• get_disk_image

  • Get details of a specific disk image

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Disk image ID

    • region (string, optional): Region identifier

Network Management

• list_networks

  • List all available networks

  • Inputs: None

• create_network

  • Create a new network

  • Inputs:

    • label (string): Network label

    • region (string, optional): Region identifier

• rename_network

  • Rename an existing network

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Network ID

    • label (string): New network label

    • region (string, optional): Region identifier

• delete_network

  • Delete an existing network

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Network ID

    • region (string): Region identifier

Kubernetes Management

• list_kubernetes_clusters

  • List all Kubernetes clusters

  • Inputs:

    • region (string, optional): Filter by region

    • page (number, optional): Pagination page

    • per_page (number, optional): Results per page

• create_kubernetes_cluster

  • Create a new Kubernetes cluster

  • Inputs:

    • name (string): Cluster name

    • region (string): Region identifier

    • network_id (string): Network ID for the cluster

    • nodes (number): Number of worker nodes

    • node_size (string): Size of each node

    • kubernetes_version (string): Kubernetes version

• delete_kubernetes_cluster

  • Delete a Kubernetes cluster

  • Inputs:

    • id (string): Cluster ID

    • region (string): Region identifier

• list_kubernetes_versions

  • List available Kubernetes versions

  • Inputs: None

Resource Information

• list_sizes

  • List all available instance sizes

  • Inputs: None

• list_regions

  • List all available regions

  • Inputs: None

Configuration

Environment Variables

• CIVO_API_KEY: Your Civo API Key (required)

• NODE_ENV: Set to production to disable debug logging (optional)

Getting an API Key

1. Sign up for a Civo account if you don't have one.

2. Generate your API key following the API keys documentation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name

3. Make your changes and add tests

4. Run the test suite: npm run test:ci

5. Submit a pull request

Development Setup

Running Tests

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.