• MONITOR
  • RECOVERY
  • RECOVERY
  • HUMAN

How to restart stalled dynos with your AI

Connect Heroku to your AI client to manage process health. Once connected, your agent can find and reboot specific dynos without you opening a terminal.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to restart stalled Heroku dynos?

Your AI checks your running processes and executes a restart on the specific dynos that are hanging or leaking memory. You get a direct way to fix process issues through chat. Here is how it works.

Process outcomes.

Where your fixes land.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of identifying and acting on specific process states.

MONITOR

Process visibility

The AI pulls a live list of your running dynos. You see exactly which web or worker processes are active.

RECOVERY

Targeted restarts

The AI reboots only the specific dynos that are failing. This keeps the rest of your application running smoothly.

RECOVERY

Full fleet resets

If a systemic issue hits everything, the AI can trigger a restart for all dynos at once.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

You decide when to pull the trigger. The AI identifies the problem, but you confirm the restart command.

The workflow

What your AI does when a process hangs.

The AI moves from observation to action based on your instructions.

  1. Scan processes

    The AI looks at your current Heroku environment to find all active dynos.

    list_dynos

  2. Identify leaks

    Your agent analyzes the list to find specific web or worker processes that are unresponsive.

    list_dynos

  3. Targeted reboot

    The AI restarts the specific problematic process to clear the memory leak or hang.

    restart_specific_dyno

  4. Global reset

    If the entire app is unstable, the AI can restart every process in the app.

    restart_all_dynos

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions in your chat interface.

Starting points

Swap out the process names like 'web.1' or 'worker.2' with your actual Heroku dyno identifiers.

Heroku Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HWnMOgL2zYPCutqVNumPjbm95CPIrkddpZrkVKOV/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 — Heroku capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "heroku-paas-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HWnMOgL2zYPCutqVNumPjbm95CPIrkddpZrkVKOV/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • List all my current Heroku dynos so I can see what's running.

  • Restart the web.1 dyno because it's hanging.

  • Check my dynos and restart any worker processes that look stuck.

  • Restart all my dynos to clear out memory issues.

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Start here

Connect Heroku once, then ask.

Just link your Heroku account. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start managing processes through your AI client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI deploy new code to Heroku?

    No. This MCP only handles dyno management like listing and restarting processes.

  • 02

    Will the AI delete my dynos?

    No. There are no tools available to delete or remove dynos.

  • 03

    Can I restart just one specific worker?

    Yes, you can tell the AI to restart a specific dyno by its name.

  • 04

    Does the AI need my Heroku password?

    No. You connect via the Vinkius platform, and your login stays encrypted.

  • 05

    Can the AI change my environment variables?

    No. The available tools are limited to listing and restarting dynos.

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