Coolify MCP Server

MCP server for Coolify — the open-source self-hosted PaaS (Heroku alternative). Enables AI agents to manage Coolify deployments, applications, databases, services, servers, and teams — automating the deployment lifecycle of self-hosted applications without vendor lock-in.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

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⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Full infra control via API token. Production deployment access — secure token carefully. TLS recommended.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

A developer or team self-hosting their stack with Coolify wants AI agents to automate deployments, manage services, and operate their Coolify PaaS through the MCP interface.

Avoid When

You use managed PaaS services. Coolify requires your own server with Coolify installed and running.

Use Cases

• Deploying and managing applications on Coolify from CI/CD and DevOps agents
• Monitoring Coolify application status and deployment logs from operations agents
• Managing Coolify database instances and services from infrastructure agents
• Automating Coolify server provisioning and team management workflows

Not For

• Teams using AWS, Render, Railway, or other managed PaaS (Coolify is self-hosted only)
• Production deployments without proper Coolify server setup and backups
• Teams preferring fully managed infrastructure over self-hosting

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Yes

Authentication

Methods: api_key

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Coolify API token required. Generate in Coolify dashboard under Security > API Tokens.

Pricing

Model: free

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

Coolify self-hosted is free open source (Apache 2.0). MCP server is free open source.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

page

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Deployment operations affect production applications — agents should confirm before deploying
⚠ Coolify API is evolving — check API version compatibility with your Coolify version
⚠ Server-level operations (restart, rebuild) can cause downtime — use with care in production
⚠ Community MCP server — may lag behind Coolify API updates

Alternatives

railway-mcp-server render-mcp-server heroku-mcp-server

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.