How to Use the Hetzner MCP in Claude Code

Q: How to use Claude Code for Hetzner CI/CD automation?

In your pipeline script, you can execute commands like claude mcp exec hetzner-mcp createserver .... You can parse the JSON output to get the new server's ID and use it in subsequent steps, like running Ansible or other provisioning tools.

Q: What's the command to connect Claude Code to the Hetzner MCP server?

Run claude mcp add --transport http hetzner-mcp -- . After that, your connection is saved in /.claude.json and you can start executing tool calls immediately.

Q: How do I list all my Hetzner servers using Claude Code?

The command is claude mcp exec hetzner-mcp listservers. It returns a JSON array of all your server objects, which you can pipe to tools like jq for filtering and formatting.

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Infrastructure as a Shell Script

Stop clicking around in a web UI. With this MCP server, you can pipe commands to Claude Code to manage your infrastructure. A one-liner in your shell can `create_server`, grab its ID, and then `create_firewall` to secure it. It's built for CI/CD. Your GitHub Action can spin up a fresh server with `create_server`, run a test suite, and then call `delete_server` when it's done. Everything is headless, automated, and logged to stdout.

Control Your Fleet from the CLI

You need to manage servers, not just create them. Use Claude Code to query your entire fleet with `list_servers`, then pipe the IDs to another script to `poweron_server` or `rebuild_server` in batches. This is for real systems administration. Build scripts to check server health with `get_server`, rotate access with `create_ssh_key`, or attach persistent storage with `create_volume`. It’s raw control, right from your terminal.

Manage Hetzner with Your Claude Code MCP Server

It's not just about compute. You can script your entire network setup. Use Claude Code to `create_network`, attach servers to it, and assign a `create_floating_ip` for a high-availability endpoint. This extends all the way to DNS. A simple script can call `create_zone` to add a new domain to your Hetzner account. You can fully automate your infrastructure from top to bottom, and it all runs from the command line.

Setup guide

Set up Hetzner MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see hetzner-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Hetzner transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Hetzner tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hetzner-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Hetzner MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hetzner-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Hetzner MCP in Claude Code

In your pipeline script, you can execute commands like `claude mcp exec hetzner-mcp create_server ...`. You can parse the JSON output to get the new server's ID and use it in subsequent steps, like running Ansible or other provisioning tools.

Not in a single command, but you can chain them in any shell script. Run `create_server` first, then use a tool like `jq` to extract the server ID from the output and pass it to your `create_firewall` command.

Run `claude mcp add --transport http hetzner-mcp -- `. After that, your connection is saved in `~/.claude.json` and you can start executing tool calls immediately.

The command is `claude mcp exec hetzner-mcp list_servers`. It returns a JSON array of all your server objects, which you can pipe to tools like `jq` for filtering and formatting.

Your Hetzner API key is stored and managed by the Vinkius service, not in your local Claude Code configuration. All server requests only touch infrastructure data—server IDs, IP addresses, datacenter locations—and the server has no access to data stored on your actual Hetzner volumes.

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