Dokku MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Dokku through Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool. ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.
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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.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Dokku tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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
.envdictionary 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 Windsurf 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 Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Dokku MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using Dokku
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Dokku, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Dokku MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Dokku through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Dokku + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Dokku MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Dokku and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Dokku tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Dokku and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Dokku data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Dokku MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Dokku to Windsurf 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
Example Prompts for Dokku in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Dokku immediately.
"List all apps on my Dokku host"
"Scale the 'web' process of app 'api-server' to 3 replicas"
"Get the last 50 lines of logs for 'frontend-web'"
Troubleshooting Dokku MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Dokku to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Dokku + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Dokku MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.Connect Dokku with your favorite client
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Connect Dokku to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.