Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) Connector for AI agents.

33 live capabilities

Manage cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters through natural language.

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Why people use Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API)

Civo for Automated Kubernetes Scaling

With this Connector, that entire process collapses into a single conversation. You tell your agent to provision a new K3s cluster or recycle a node, and it handles the API calls for you. You get a confirmed deployment and a working environment without ever leaving your workspace.

What Vinkius changes

You get a conversational interface for your entire Civo cloud stack.

Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.

One account · 5,900+ Connectors

Real-world use case 01

Scaling a production K3s cluster

An engineer needs to add capacity.
Real-world use case 02

Rapid dev environment setup

A developer needs a sandbox.
Real-world use case 03

Emergency firewall adjustment

An SRE detects an issue.

Complete set · 33capabilities

The complete Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

Capability set01 / 09

01—04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

01 Capability
Create domain
Create a DNS domain. Use this to start managing your custom web addresses.
02 Capability
Attach volume
Attach a volume to an instance. Connect a storage disk to a specific virtual machine.
03 Capability
Create instance
Create a new compute instance. Launch virtual machines to run your applications.
04 Capability
Create webhook
Create a webhook. Connect Civo events to your external services.

Capability set02 / 09

05—08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

05 Capability
Create cluster
Create a new Kubernetes cluster. This lets you set up K3s environments quickly.
06 Capability
Create domain record
Create a DNS record. Point your domain names to specific IP addresses.
07 Capability
Create firewall rule
Create a firewall rule. This helps you define specific traffic permissions for your network.
08 Capability
Create firewall
Create a firewall. Set up a dedicated security perimeter for your cloud resources.

Capability set03 / 09

09—12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

09 Capability
Create network
Create a private network. Build isolated environments for your internal services.
10 Capability
Create team
Create a team. Organize your account users into specific groups.
11 Capability
Create volume
Create a volume. Provision block storage for your data needs.
12 Capability
Detach volume
Detach a volume. Remove a storage disk from a running instance.

Capability set04 / 09

13—16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

13 Capability
Get charges
Get hourly usage report for chargeable resources. Track your spending in real time.
14 Capability
Get quota
Get account quota and usage. See how much of your resource limit you have left.
15 Capability
List clusters
List Kubernetes clusters. See all your active K3s environments at once.
16 Capability
List disk images
List disk images. Browse the available OS images for your instances.

Capability set05 / 09

17—20

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

17 Capability
List domains
List DNS domains. View all the domains currently managed in your account.
18 Capability
List firewall rules
List rules for a firewall. Check the specific permissions for your security groups.
19 Capability
List networks
List private networks. See all your existing private network segments.
20 Capability
List regions
List available regions. Find out where you can deploy your infrastructure.

Capability set06 / 09

21—24

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

21 Capability
List sizes
List available instance sizes. Check the hardware specs for your compute options.
22 Capability
Reboot instance
Hard reboot an instance. Force a restart on a virtual machine that is unresponsive.
23 Capability
Recycle cluster node
Recycle a node in a Kubernetes cluster. Refresh a K3s node to fix configuration issues.
24 Capability
Resize instance
Upgrade or resize an instance. Change the hardware specs of your running VM.

Capability set07 / 09

25—27

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

25 Capability
Retag instance
Retag an instance. Update the metadata labels on your compute resources.
26 Capability
Soft reboot instance
Soft reboot an instance. Perform a graceful restart of your virtual machine.
27 Capability
Start instance
Start an instance. Power on your compute resources.

Capability set08 / 09

28—30

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

28 Capability
Stop instance
Stop an instance. Shut down your compute resources to save on costs.
29 Capability
Test webhook
Test a webhook. Verify that your Civo webhooks are sending data correctly.
30 Capability
Update team member status
Update team member status. Keep track of your internal team's availability.

Capability set09 / 09

31—33

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 33 available through Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API).

31 Capability
Upload ssh key
Upload an SSH key. Add new keys for secure remote access to your instances.
32 Capability
Add team member
Add a member to a team. Grant new users access to specific group resources.
33 Capability
List ssh keys
List SSH keys. View the public keys currently authorized in your account.

Set up in minutes

One URL. Then ask Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) to work.

Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) from the conversation.

Choose your client

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Advanced clients IDE · CLI

Claude · Web + desktop

Official guide ↗

Connector URL · ready to paste

Streamable HTTP

https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp

Step 01

Open Connectors

In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
Step 02

Add the URL

Choose Add custom connector, name it Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API), and paste the URL above.
Step 03

Turn it on in chat

Select +, open Connectors, and enable Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) for the conversation.

ChatGPT · Web + desktop

Official guide ↗

Connector URL · ready to paste

Streamable HTTP

https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp

Step 01

Open MCP settings

On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
Step 02

Add the URL

Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) URL.
Step 03

Save and start

Save the connection and enable Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API) in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.

Cursor · IDE configuration

Official guide ↗

Advanced setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civo-cloud-native-kubernetes-cloud-provider-api": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Step 01

Open MCP Settings

Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
Step 02

Add the server config

Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
Step 03

Save the file

Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
Step 04

Start using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API)

Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API), help me...". 33 tools available

VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration

Official guide ↗

Advanced setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civo-cloud-native-kubernetes-cloud-provider-api": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Step 01

Create MCP config

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
Step 02

Add the server config

Paste the JSON configuration above
Step 03

Enable Agent mode

Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
Step 04

Start using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API)

Ask Copilot: "Using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API), help me...". 33 tools available

Windsurf · IDE configuration

Official guide ↗

Advanced setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civo-cloud-native-kubernetes-cloud-provider-api": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Step 01

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Step 02

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Step 03

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Step 04

Start using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API)

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API), help me...". 33 tools available

Cline · IDE configuration

Official guide ↗

Advanced setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civo-cloud-native-kubernetes-cloud-provider-api": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Step 01

Open Cline MCP Settings

Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
Step 02

Add remote server

Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
Step 03

Enable the server

Toggle the server switch to ON
Step 04

Start using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API)

Ask Cline: "Using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API), help me...". 33 tools available

Claude Code · Terminal command

Official guide ↗

Advanced setup

claude mcp add civo-cloud-native-kubernetes-cloud-provider-api --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a7IduwFKBKjmrz2yKnQEZJgs6RrkxvYzFXIeRgs0/mcp"

Step 01

Install Claude Code

Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
Step 02

Add the Connector

Run the command above in your terminal
Step 03

Verify the connection

Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
Step 04

Start using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API)

Ask Claude: "Using Civo (Cloud-native Kubernetes Cloud Provider API), show me...". 33 tools are ready

Where the request belongs

Work Civo can move forward.

Built around the request

This is for the ops engineer tired of clicking through dashboards at 2am, the developer who needs a dev environment in seconds, and the SRE monitoring quotas during an incident.

01

DevOps Engineer

Automates cluster provisioning and scaling without leaving the chat interface.

02

Software Developer

Spins up test instances or dev environments directly from the IDE.

03

SRE

Monitors resource limits and modifies firewall rules during live incidents.

Build the capability set

Each Connector adds new actions and data without changing how you work.

Browse Connectors

01 10 capabilities

Rancher

Equip your AI to manage Kubernetes environments directly through Rancher, overseeing clusters, namespaces, and active pods.

02 10 capabilities

Qovery

Bring effortless Kubernetes and cloud deployment management to your IDE. List environments, check application states, restart pods, and deploy exact Git commits via chat.

03 5 capabilities

Flystack

Manage cloud infrastructure. audit deployments, clusters, and metrics via AI.

04 9 capabilities

DigitalOcean

Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure with simple virtual servers, managed databases, and Kubernetes clusters built for developers.

05 10 capabilities

Fly.io

Manage edge infrastructure via Fly.io. monitor apps and machines, scale compute horizontally, handle persistent volumes, and run remote commands directly from any AI agent.

06 10 capabilities

Porter PaaS

Orchestrate Kubernetes clusters via Porter. manage apps, projects, container tags, and enforce rollouts directly with your AI.

Bring your own AI

Change the model, client or framework. Keep Civo connected.

Before you connect

Questions about Civo.

The practical details behind the request, access and result.

Can I use the Civo MCP to manage my K3s clusters?

Yes, this Connector allows you to create, list, and manage K3s clusters across various regions using natural language commands.

How do I set up the Civo MCP for my cloud account?

Just subscribe to the Connector and provide your Civo API Key in your AI client's configuration. From there, your agent can start managing your resources.

Can the Civo MCP help me manage my DNS records?

Absolutely. You can use it to create new DNS domains and manage specific records like pointing your domain to an IP address.

Is the Civo MCP good for monitoring my cloud spending?

Yes, it can pull your hourly usage reports and current charges so you can keep an eye on your costs without leaving your chat interface.

Can I use the Civo MCP to resize my VPS instances?

You can use it to upgrade or resize your compute instances on the fly, making it easy to scale resources up or down as needed.

How does the Civo MCP handle firewall rules?

It allows your agent to create and list firewall rules, helping you manage security permissions for your cloud infrastructure through simple conversation.

Can I add team members to my Civo account using the Civo MCP?

Yes, the Connector includes capabilities to add team members and organize them into groups, making it easy to manage your account permissions.

Can I create a Kubernetes cluster in a specific region?

Yes, you can use the create_cluster capability and specify the region parameter (e.g., 'lon1' or 'nyc1') along with the cluster name and network ID.

How do I restart a stuck compute instance?

You can use the reboot_instance capability for a hard reboot or soft_reboot_instance for a graceful restart by providing the Instance ID.

Can I check my current cloud spending and limits?

Absolutely. Use the get_charges capability to see your current billing details and get_quota to check your account resource limits.

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