InstaPods MCP server

InstaPods SDK

Tools and integrations for deploying and managing apps on InstaPods with AI assistants.

InstaPods is app hosting for developers — real Linux servers, one command. Deploy Node.js, Python, PHP, and static apps in seconds. This SDK provides two ways to integrate InstaPods with Claude:

Integration Paths

Claude Code (CLI Skill)

A skill that teaches Claude Code how to deploy and debug apps using the instapods CLI.

Setup:

1. Install the CLI:

curl -fsSL https://instapods.com/install.sh | sh
   instapods auth login

1. Copy the skill to your project:

mkdir -p .claude/skills/instapods-cli
   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/instapods/sdk/main/skills/instapods-cli/SKILL.md \
     -o .claude/skills/instapods-cli/SKILL.md

1. Ask Claude Code to deploy:

> deploy my app to instapods
   > my app is returning 502, help me debug
   > add a PostgreSQL database to my pod

Claude Desktop / Claude.ai (MCP Skill)

Two options — use the MCP skill for guided workflows, or connect directly via MCP.

Option A: MCP Skill (recommended)

Copy the skill to your project:

mkdir -p .claude/skills/instapods-mcp
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/instapods/sdk/main/skills/instapods-mcp/SKILL.md \
  -o .claude/skills/instapods-mcp/SKILL.md

Option B: Direct MCP connection

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapods": {
      "url": "https://app.instapods.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

On first use, Claude will walk you through OAuth authentication. See mcp/README.md for the full setup guide.

The MCP server includes built-in prompts:

• deploy-app — Guided deployment workflow
• debug-pod — Systematic pod diagnosis
• getting-started — Overview of available tools and resources

What's in This Repo

sdk/
├── README.md                              # This file
├── server.json                            # MCP Registry manifest (see below)
├── skills/
│   ├── instapods-cli/
│   │   └── SKILL.md                       # Skill for Claude Code (uses CLI)
│   └── instapods-mcp/
│       └── SKILL.md                       # Skill for Claude Desktop/Claude.ai (uses MCP tools)
├── mcp/
│   └── README.md                          # MCP server setup guide
└── cli/
    └── README.md                          # CLI quick reference

MCP Registry

InstaPods is listed in the official MCP Registry as com.instapods/instapods. server.json in this repo is the source of truth for that listing:

curl -s "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=instapods"

To publish an update, bump version in server.json, then push a matching tag:

git tag mcp-v1.1.0 && git push origin mcp-v1.1.0

That runs .github/workflows/publish-mcp-registry.yml, which publishes via mcp-publisher. The registry rejects a version that already exists, so every publish needs a new version.

Authentication is domain-based: the registry namespace com.instapods/ is proved by the Ed25519 public key served at https://instapods.com/.well-known/mcp-registry-auth. The workflow signs with the matching private key from the MCPREGISTRYPRIVATEKEY repo secret. GitHub OIDC is not an option here — it only grants the io.github.* namespace.

Links

• InstaPods Dashboard
• Documentation
• CLI Releases
• MCP Registry listing

License

MIT