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url: https://docs.hostly.ninja/connect-mcp.md
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# Connect to MCP

Hostly provides an MCP server, so you can manage your workspaces and services from an AI assistant
such as ChatGPT or Claude. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets assistants
use tools provided by external services.

Once connected, you can ask the assistant to, for example:

* list your workspaces, services, and their current status
* deploy a new service or update an existing one
* start, stop, pause, or restart a service
* read service logs and health information to diagnose problems
* manage secrets, registry images, external registries, and domains
* check the resource usage of a workspace

## Server URL

All assistants use the same server URL:

```text
https://api.hostly.ninja/mcp
```

## Sign-in and permissions

You sign in with your Hostly account when you connect the assistant. The assistant then acts on
your behalf and can do exactly what your account is allowed to do in each workspace. It cannot
access workspaces you are not a member of.

Actions that change or delete something, such as deleting a service or a secret, cannot be undone
by the assistant. Review what the assistant is about to do before you approve a tool call.

## Choose your assistant

Hostly is not yet listed in the app or connector directories of the assistants. Add it as a custom
connection instead:

* [ChatGPT and Codex CLI](./chatgpt.md)
* [Claude and Claude Code](./claude.md)
* [LM Studio](./lmstudio.md)

Want to use Hostly with an MCP client that is not listed here? Contact us directly and we will find
a solution.