MCP overview
Coolify MCP connects compatible AI clients to your Coolify instance over Streamable HTTP. Read the pages below in order to learn how MCP works, set it up, and connect a client.
Self-hosted: enable MCP first
On a self-hosted instance, MCP is disabled by default. Open Settings > Advanced, and in the API and MCP section set MCP server to Enabled. On Coolify Cloud, MCP is already enabled. See Set up MCP.
Start here
- Read What is MCP? to understand tools, resources, prompts, and scope.
- Read How MCP works to understand authentication and team boundaries.
- Follow Set up MCP to enable the endpoint and create a token.
- Configure Claude Code, Cursor, or another MCP client.
Find capabilities
After connecting a client, use MCP capabilities to find tools by task. Start with coolify_help, get_infrastructure_overview, or search_resources.