Hathora MCP for AI. Orchestrate Global Game Infrastructure Via Your Agent
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How this MCP server connects to your AI agent
Hathora MCP lets you manage your entire multiplayer game infrastructure using natural conversation. You can create, deploy, and monitor applications globally—from spinning up private player lobbies to managing complex builds across different regions.
Control everything related to your live game services directly through your AI agent.
What AI agents can do with Hathora Automation
Create application
Sets up a new service container within Hathora for your specific game logic.
Create build
Initiates a new process to prepare and compile server binaries for deployment.
Create deployment
Finalizes and launches a service version, assigning it resource limits like CPU and memory.
Create private or public player lobbies and spin up live game rooms across global regions.
Set up, inspect, and manage the core services that power your game using dedicated application IDs.
Start new builds and upload necessary server binaries to prepare for deployment.
Configure and execute deployments, setting resource limits like memory and CPU for specific environments.
List active server processes to track which applications are currently running and how healthy they are.
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What AI agents can do with Hathora: 9 Tools for Game Infrastructure
These tools let you control the full lifecycle of a multiplayer service—from creating applications to managing live game sessions across multiple continents.
Make your AI actually useful.
Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.
Start using Hathora on VinkiusCreate Application
Sets up a new service container within Hathora for your specific game logic.
Create Build
Initiates a new process to prepare and compile server binaries for deployment.
Create Deployment
Finalizes and launches a service version, assigning it resource limits like CPU and...
Create Lobby
Creates a new, temporary group space to facilitate player matchmaking and discovery.
Create Room
Spins up a dedicated game session or room in a specified global region.
Get Application
Retrieves detailed information about an existing application ID.
Get Room Connection Info
Retrieves the necessary network address and credentials for an active game room.
List Active Processes
Lists all running instances for an application so you can check its current...
Upload Build
Uploads the completed binary file (tarball) required for a specific build ID.
Security and governance baked right in.
Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.
Claude AI
Open Claude Settings
Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
Add Custom Connector
Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:
https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token
from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand
Advanced settings to add credentials.
Start a conversation
Open a new chat. The Hathora integration is available immediately — no restart needed.
Choose How to Get Started
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Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.
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The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.
This connection provides 9 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.
The pain of manual game deployment, Solved with Vinkius AI Gateway
Think about the current process. You finish a build, which means downloading tarballs, checking regional compatibility charts, logging into your cloud provider console, and then manually specifying CPU limits for London, Frankfurt, and Seattle. It's a dozen steps, each requiring different credentials and context switching.
With this MCP, you tell your agent the goal: 'Deploy version 4.2 to all active regions.' The system handles the build initiation, resource configuration, deployment execution, and status tracking automatically. You get back confirmation that every service is live, without touching a single dashboard.
Hathora MCP gives you full operational control.
The ability to check the health of your entire infrastructure means no more waiting for an on-call teammate at 3 AM. You can run `list_active_processes` and immediately know if a service is spiking CPU usage or has simply stalled out.
This isn't just about deploying; it's about continuous operational awareness. You control the entire system state, turning hours of manual dashboard work into a simple conversation with your agent.
What your AI can actually do with this
Managing a large-scale game isn't just about writing code; it's about keeping dozens of services running perfectly across multiple continents. This MCP gives you full command over that operational mess. Instead of jumping between deployment dashboards or SSHing into random machines, you talk to your AI agent and tell the system what needs to happen.
Need a new version deployed? You can initiate builds and configure deployments with specific resources like CPU and memory. Want players in London to connect right now? The MCP lets you spin up global game rooms and retrieve their connection info instantly. Need to check if everything is healthy? List and monitor active processes for any application, keeping tabs on your infrastructure’s health without logging into a single console.
This control over the entire service lifecycle means less downtime and faster testing cycles. Because it's hosted in the Vinkius catalog, you connect once from Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf, and instantly have access to this level of deployment automation.
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Here's how it actually works
The bottom line is that you manage complex, multi-region game deployments using simple, natural conversation.
Subscribe to this MCP within Vinkius, providing your Hathora Developer Token.
Directly ask your AI agent to perform an infrastructure task (e.g., 'Start a new game room in Frankfurt for app XYZ').
Your agent executes the command, and you receive immediate confirmation, connection details, or process status.
Who is this actually for?
This MCP targets specialized technical teams. It's for the DevOps engineer who gets burned out on dashboard clicking at 2 AM; it’s for the Game Developer needing to test a room connection without leaving their IDE; and it’s for Studio Leads who need real-time visibility into global application health.
Uses this MCP daily to monitor active processes, manage deployments across multiple regions (Seattle, London, etc.), and ensure the entire infrastructure stays stable.
Routinely creates new applications and builds to test server versions. They use it to deploy services and verify room connectivity before pushing code live.
Quickly checks the status of core game applications across different regions, confirming that all necessary infrastructure is running correctly for a major launch.
What Changes When You Connect
Manage the full service lifecycle, from initial application creation using create_application to final deployment via create_deployment, all through conversation.
Instantly spin up temporary game sessions by calling create_room. You then use get_room_connection_info to get the exact address players need right now.
Eliminate manual build steps. Just tell your agent to start a new process using create_build, upload the files with upload_build, and it handles the rest.
Never wonder if a service is running or where it failed. Use list_active_processes to check the health of any application without logging into a dashboard.
Setup player discovery by having your agent execute create_lobby, making matchmaking setup as simple as asking a question.
See it in action
Launching Beta Regions
The dev team needs to test the new game build in both Seattle and London. The agent first runs create_build and upload_build, then uses create_deployment twice, specifying different regions for two separate live versions.
Debugging a Connection Issue
A player reports they can't connect. The agent first runs create_room in the player's nearest region and then uses get_room_connection_info to immediately give the client the correct, current address.
Post-Mortem System Check
After an incident, the ops engineer needs a full status report. They ask the agent to run list_active_processes against the main application ID to confirm every service is currently healthy and running.
Organizing Matchmaking Events
To run an organized tournament, the studio lead asks the agent to first use create_lobby, then waits for participants to join before finally initiating a dedicated match with create_room.
The honest tradeoffs
Treating it like simple scripting
Running a script that just calls get_application(app-xyz) to see if the app exists, but failing because you don't know how to check its current runtime status.
To confirm both existence and health, first use create_application (if needed), then use list_active_processes against that ID. This verifies it’s not just configured, but actively running.
Ignoring the deployment pipeline
Manually compiling a build and trying to run it directly without configuring resource limits or regional settings.
Always use create_build first, then upload_build. After that, you must finalize the setup using create_deployment so your service runs with proper CPU and memory allocations.
Assuming global availability
Requesting a room connection for 'Global' when the game requires regional failover or specific data centers.
You must specify the region (e.g., London, Frankfurt) when using create_room to ensure you get accurate and fast connection information via get_room_connection_info.
When It Fits, When It Doesn't
Use this MCP if your primary bottleneck is managing the full lifecycle of complex, distributed services. You need a single pane of glass view that lets you transition from 'I wrote the code' to 'The game is live and running in London' without clicking through six different dashboards.
Don't use it if you only need to perform one simple task—like just checking a database record or sending a pre-written notification. For those isolated tasks, a general messaging or data retrieval tool will do better. If your job involves constant resource scaling, building new versions, and monitoring multiple active instances across global regions, this MCP is exactly what you need.
Questions you might have
How do I start managing applications using Hathora MCP? +
You first use create_application to set up the core service container for your game. After that, you can run get_application to view its current details and status.
What if I need to test a new server version? +
Start by calling create_build to initiate the build process. Once complete, use upload_build with your binary file before running create_deployment to launch it.
Can I check if a game room is active? +
Yes. You first run create_room in the desired region, and then immediately follow up by calling get_room_connection_info to get the live network details.
Does Hathora MCP handle matchmaking setups? +
It handles it through two tools. You use create_lobby to set up the general group space, and then you can finally create a dedicated session using create_room for the actual match.
Is this MCP better than just running scripts? +
Yes. Running scripts is brittle. This MCP manages state across builds and deployments, allowing you to tell it what you want (e.g., 'make sure the service is deployed') rather than writing complex code that assumes every single prerequisite step was successful.
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