Helipod MCP server and skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other AI agents
概览
Use Helipod from AI coding tools: deploy apps and databases, run VPS servers, buy domains and edit DNS, and send email, by asking in plain language. - (helipod-mcp): 263 tools over the Container, Database, VPS, Domain, Email, Account and AI APIs. Works in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Desktop and any MCP client. - (skills/): step-by-step playbooks so the agent deploys, prices and confirms the way Helipod expects (price first, confirm before deleting, read build logs on failure): containers, VPS and apps on a VPS, databases, domains, email, the AI gateway, end-to-end launches (app + database + domain + email) and reselling. Step-by-step guides for each tool (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, opencode, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Cline and others): Add the hosted server and sign in to Helipod in the browser; you choose which products (Container, VPS, Domain API) and which project the tool may use, and can disconnect it any time in .
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Helipod MCP server and skills
Use Helipod from AI coding tools: deploy apps and databases, run VPS servers, buy domains and edit DNS, and send email, by asking in plain language.
- MCP server (
helipod-mcp): 263 tools over the Container, Database, VPS, Domain, Email, Account and AI APIs. Works in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Desktop and any MCP client. - Skills (
skills/): step-by-step playbooks so the agent deploys, prices and confirms the way Helipod expects (price first, confirm before deleting, read build logs on failure): containers, VPS and apps on a VPS, databases, domains, email, the AI gateway, end-to-end launches (app + database + domain + email) and reselling.
Step-by-step guides for each tool (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, opencode, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Cline and others): https://docs.helipod.io/docs/helipod/ai-agents
Quick start: sign in (no key)
Add the hosted server and sign in to Helipod in the browser; you choose which products (Container, VPS, Domain API) and which project the tool may use, and can disconnect it any time in Settings → API keys → Connected apps.
| Tool | Add | Sign in |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | /plugin marketplace add helipodapp/mcp then /plugin install helipod@mcp (or claude mcp add --transport http helipod https://api.helipod.io/mcp) |
/mcp → helipod → Authenticate |
| Codex | [mcp_servers.helipod] url = "https://api.helipod.io/mcp" in ~/.codex/config.toml |
codex mcp login helipod |
| Cursor | {"mcpServers":{"helipod":{"url":"https://api.helipod.io/mcp"}}} in ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
Settings → MCP → Needs login |
| opencode | {"mcp":{"helipod":{"type":"remote","url":"https://api.helipod.io/mcp"}}} |
opencode mcp auth helipod |
| Gemini CLI | {"mcpServers":{"helipod":{"httpUrl":"https://api.helipod.io/mcp"}}} |
/mcp auth helipod |
| VS Code | {"servers":{"helipod":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.helipod.io/mcp"}}} in .vscode/mcp.json |
prompted when the server starts |
| Claude.ai, ChatGPT | Add a custom connector with the URL https://api.helipod.io/mcp |
prompted when connecting |
Prefer a key, a local server, or a tool not listed? Read on.
1. Get a key
In the dashboard open a project, then Settings → API keys. Choose the products (Container API, Database API, VPS API, Domain API) and the reach (one project, or the whole account; the Domain API needs a whole-account key). The key starts with hel_.
For the email tools, enable Email API on the key (or sign in with it ticked). An email key from the project’s Email section also still works, as HELIPOD_EMAIL_API_KEY.
export HELIPOD_API_KEY=hel_...
export HELIPOD_EMAIL_API_KEY=... # optional: only if you use a separate email key
Start with a key limited to one project while you try things out.
2. Connect your tool
安装
npx -y helipod-mcp配置
{
"mcpServers": {
"helipod": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "helipod-mcp"],
"env": { "HELIPOD_API_KEY": "${env:HELIPOD_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}