• INVENTORY
  • STATUS
  • TRIAGE
  • HUMAN

How to monitor cloud infrastructure health with your AI

Connect your DigitalOcean account to your AI client once. After that, you can query your entire stack through a single chat window.

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Short answer

How can I check my DigitalOcean status with AI?

Your AI client uses this MCP to pull real-time data from your Droplets, Kubernetes clusters, and managed databases. You get a unified view of your infrastructure without logging into the DigitalOcean dashboard. Here is how the data flows.

Infrastructure visibility.

Where your data lands.

The AI pulls specific resource lists to give you a clear picture of your environment.

INVENTORY

Resource visibility

The AI pulls lists of your active Droplets and clusters. You'll see exactly what's running in your account.

STATUS

Health snapshots

The AI checks the current state of your managed databases. It identifies which services are active or idle.

TRIAGE

Issue identification

The AI compares your cluster and droplet lists to find discrepancies. It highlights resources that need your attention.

HUMAN

Manual intervention

The AI identifies the problem but won't touch your settings. You decide when to scale or restart a resource.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your DigitalOcean resources.

  1. Scan Droplets

    The AI looks up your virtual machines to see what's currently online.

    list_droplets

  2. Check Clusters

    The AI pulls the current state of your Kubernetes environments.

    list_kubernetes_clusters

  3. Audit Databases

    The AI retrieves a list of your managed database instances.

    list_databases

  4. Summarize Health

    The AI combines the data from all three sources into a single report for you.

    list_dropletslist_kubernetes_clusterslist_databases

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin interacting with your infrastructure.

Starting points

These are basic starting lines. Swap out the resource names for your specific ones.

DigitalOcean Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_v3lxCXhpHkkNxWqP4fixEdLQHZjMEDJHdWrrSKM7/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — DigitalOcean capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "digitalocean-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_v3lxCXhpHkkNxWqP4fixEdLQHZjMEDJHdWrrSKM7/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • List all my Droplets and tell me if any are offline.

  • Show me my Kubernetes clusters and their current status.

  • Are any of my managed databases currently running?

  • Give me a summary of all my DigitalOcean resources.

  • Claude
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  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect DigitalOcean once, then ask.

Click the link to connect your account. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking questions in your preferred AI client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete my Droplets?

    No. This MCP only provides tools to list resources. It cannot create, modify, or delete anything in your account.

  • 02

    Can I restart a database through the chat?

    No. The current tools only allow the AI to list your databases. You must use the DigitalOcean dashboard to perform actions.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my database passwords?

    No. The AI only accesses the metadata provided by the list tools, such as names and status.

  • 04

    How often does the AI check my status?

    The AI only checks your status when you specifically ask it a question.

  • 05

    Can I use this with Cursor?

    Yes, as long as you are using an MCP-compatible client like Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude.

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