Can my agent scale my Dokku processes automatically?

Yes. Use the 'ps_scale' tool. You can specify the application name and the target replica count for processes like 'web' or 'worker'. The agent will manipulate the explicit counts within your Dokku cluster instantly.

How do I update environment variables via chat?

Use the 'set_config' tool. Provide the app name, key, and value. The agent will inject the pair into the Docker environment mapping, which typically triggers a rolling deployment to apply the new configuration safely.

Can I run database migrations through the agent?

Absolutely. Use the 'run_command' tool. It boots an ephemeral isolated container cloning your production image, allowing you to run maintenance commands like 'rake db:migrate' or custom scripts without affecting live traffic.

Dokku MCP Server for Mastra AI 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Dokku
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

docs.mastra.ai/docs/agents/mcp-tools

Built by Vinkius GDPR 10 Tools SDK

Mastra AI is a TypeScript-native agent framework built for modern web stacks. Connect Dokku through Vinkius and Mastra agents discover all tools automatically. type-safe, streaming-ready, and deployable anywhere Node.js runs.

Get MCP Server for AI Agents

ASK AI ABOUT THIS MCP SERVER

Open in ChatGPT Open in Claude Open in Perplexity

Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.

typescript

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core/agent";
import { createMCPClient } from "@mastra/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

async function main() {
  // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
  const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
    servers: {
      "dokku": {
        url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
      },
    },
  });

  const tools = await mcpClient.getTools();
  const agent = new Agent({
    name: "Dokku Agent",
    instructions:
      "You help users interact with Dokku " +
      "using 10 tools.",
    model: openai("gpt-4o"),
    tools,
  });

  const result = await agent.generate(
    "What can I do with Dokku?"
  );
  console.log(result.text);
}

main();

Fully ManagedVinkius Servers

60%Token savings

High SecurityEnterprise-grade

IAMAccess control

EU AI ActCompliant

DLPData protection

V8 IsolateSandboxed

Ed25519Audit chain

<40msKill switch

Stream every event to Splunk, Datadog, or your own webhook in real-time

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure

About Dokku MCP Server

Connect your Dokku instance to any AI agent and take full control of your self-hosted PaaS and container orchestration through natural conversation.

Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and Dokku tool infrastructure. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and use Mastra's built-in workflow engine to chain tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution. deployable to any Node.js host in one command.

What you can do

Application Lifecycle — List all managed apps and retrieve the overarching directory of deployments on your own infrastructure bypassing standard PaaS fees
Provisioning & Deallocation — Barely instantiate new application repositories or irreversibly dismantle all bound containers and DNS routing records
Environment Auditing — Retrieve the exact .env dictionary bound dynamically via the config plugin to observe runtime inputs and SQL credentials
Configuration Mutation — Inject or remove sensitive environment variables securely, triggering rolling app deployments natively across your cluster
Process Scaling — Manipulate explicit replica counts dynamically, determining whether web or worker containers spool up to meet demand
Live Log Streaming — Pull precise system execution tails to investigate explicit request stack traces and crashing node backtraces without SSH
One-off Executions — Launch raw commands inside ephemeral isolated containers for maintenance tasks like DB migrations or custom scripts

The Dokku MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Mastra AI in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Dokku to Mastra AI via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Dokku MCP Server with Mastra AI.

Install dependencies

Run npm install @mastra/core @mastra/mcp @ai-sdk/openai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts

Explore tools

Mastra discovers 10 tools from Dokku via MCP

Why Use Mastra AI with the Dokku MCP Server

Mastra AI provides unique advantages when paired with Dokku through the Model Context Protocol.

Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and tool infrastructure. add Dokku without touching business code

Built-in workflow engine chains MCP tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution for complex automation

TypeScript-native: full type inference for every Dokku tool response with IDE autocomplete and compile-time checks

One-command deployment to any Node.js host. Vercel, Railway, Fly.io, or your own infrastructure

Dokku + Mastra AI Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Mastra AI combined with the Dokku MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build multi-step agents that query Dokku, process results, and trigger downstream actions in a typed pipeline

SaaS integrations: embed Dokku as a first-class tool in your product's AI features with Mastra's clean agent API

Background jobs: schedule Mastra agents to query Dokku on a cron and store results in your database automatically

Multi-agent systems: create specialist agents that collaborate using Dokku tools alongside other MCP servers

Dokku MCP Tools for Mastra AI (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Dokku to Mastra AI via MCP:

create_app

Performs the structural network allocations setting up reverse-proxy hooks (Nginx/Traefik) preceding the actual codebase transfer. Provision a root App boundary wrapper on the Dokku VM

destroy_app

Instantly shuts down bound running docker containers orchestrating web/worker traffic, detaches volumes seamlessly, and removes explicit DNS routing records from the local VHOST mappings. Deallocate an App and dismantle all bound containers completely

get_logs

Bypasses SSH to investigate explicit request stack traces, crashing node backtraces, or slow SQL queries happening inside the closed containers. Stream Dokku Application Docker stdout and stderr logs

list_apps

Determines exactly which Docker containers are orchestrated internally by Dokku Core scaling plugins. List self-hosted Git-push Apps deployed via Dokku

list_config

env` or `ENV` dictionary bound dynamically via the `dokku config` plugin. Used strictly to observe runtime inputs (SQL credentials, external REST API tokens, Node_ENV bindings) governing app execution. Extract internal Environment variables loaded into the App

ps_restart

Dokku tears down old running docker processes spanning the App UUID, allocating updated dynamic ports tied via standard proxies (Nginx), ensuring zero downtime deploys if multiple replicas are alive. Bounce the application container dynamically

ps_scale

Determines whether the "web" container spins zero replicas (suspension), or if "worker" background tasks spool up to 10 endpoints. Scale structural internal application containers

run_command

Boots a brand new isolated Docker container cloning the production image layers for a single execution cycle. Useful for running `rake db:migrate`, `npm run script` safely disconnected from web traffic. Launch a raw one-off command inside an ephemeral container

set_config

Triggers a mandatory rolling app deployment unless the `--no-restart` daemon flag applies natively to the process. Critical for updating expired API auth tokens. Inject Environment Variables into a running Dokku Application

unset_config

Immediately triggers the executing Docker cluster to orchestrate a rapid replacement cycle to strip out the revoked value. Removes stale credentials safely. Remove sensitive Environment Variables disrupting App config