Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the Hetzner MCP Server?
Connect your Hetzner Cloud account to any AI agent to orchestrate your infrastructure through natural language.
What you can do
- Server Management — List all active servers, fetch specific details, and create or delete instances on demand.
- Power Control — Remotely power on servers or rebuild them from specific images using simple commands.
- Networking & Security — Manage private networks, configure firewalls, and handle floating IPs to ensure connectivity.
- Load Balancing — List and create load balancers to distribute traffic across your infrastructure efficiently.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Hetzner Cloud API Token
- Start managing your cloud resources from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual navigation through the cloud console for routine checks. Your AI acts as a cloud engineer, providing instant visibility into your VPS fleet.
Who is this for?
- DevOps Engineers — quickly audit server states and firewall rules without leaving the terminal or IDE
- System Administrators — automate power cycles and resource monitoring through conversation
- Developers — spin up or rebuild development environments directly from a coding assistant
Built-in capabilities (38)
Create a new certificate
Create a new firewall
Create a new floating IP
Create a new load balancer
Create a new network
Create a new server
Create a new SSH key
Create a manual snapshot for a Storage Box
Create a subaccount for a Storage Box
Create a new volume
Create a new DNS zone
Delete a load balancer
Delete a server
Get details of a specific action
Get details of a specific server
Get details of a specific Storage Box
List all certificates
List all datacenters
List all firewalls
List all floating IPs
List all images
List all ISOs
List all load balancers
List all locations
List all networks
List all placement groups
List all primary IPs
List all server types
List all servers
List all SSH keys
List snapshots for a Storage Box
List subaccounts for a Storage Box
List all Storage Boxes
List all volumes
List all DNS zones
Power on a server
Rebuild a server from an image
Update Storage Box settings (e.g., enable/disable protocols like SMB, WebDAV)
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Hetzner to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 38 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
Hetzner in Claude Desktop
Hetzner and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Hetzner to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Hetzner in Claude Desktop
The Hetzner 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. All 38 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

* 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
How Vinkius secures
Hetzner for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Hetzner MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see the status of all my cloud servers at once?
Yes, the list_servers tool retrieves a complete list of your instances, including their IDs, status, and labels.
Is it possible to turn on a server that is currently powered off?
Absolutely. Use the poweron_server tool with the specific Server ID to initiate the power-on sequence.
Can I manage security rules through this integration?
Yes, you can use list_firewalls to audit existing rules and create_firewall to set up new protection layers for your infrastructure.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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