How to connect Digital ocean to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Digital ocean MCP. Spin up a droplet for staging environment, provision a new postgresql database cluster, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Digital ocean account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to spin up a droplet for staging environment, provision a new PostgreSQL database cluster, create a DNS A record for your domain, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Digital ocean to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

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Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Digital ocean account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Digital ocean or give it any Digital ocean-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

"Spin up a droplet for staging environment"
"Provision a new PostgreSQL database cluster"
"Create a DNS A record for your domain"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Digital ocean account is ready to use.

What is the Digital ocean Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Digital ocean MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your DigitalOcean account. It provides structured and secure access to your cloud infrastructure, so your agent can perform actions like creating droplets, managing domains and DNS, provisioning databases, and organizing resources on your behalf.

Automated droplet provisioning: Instantly spin up new virtual machines (droplets) by specifying name, region, size, and image to quickly scale your infrastructure.
Database and block storage management: Have your agent create managed database clusters or persistent block storage volumes with custom configurations for seamless backend scaling.
Domain and DNS record automation: Simplify domain setup and DNS management by letting your agent create new domains and add or update DNS records as needed.
Kubernetes and firewall setup: Easily deploy Kubernetes clusters and configure firewalls by defining rules, regions, and node pools—without manual dashboard work.
SSH key and resource tagging: Register new SSH keys for secure access or organize your infrastructure with custom tags, making resource management effortless and consistent.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Digital ocean?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Digital ocean conversation.

Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
Hover Connectors.
Turn on Composio.
Ask Claude to connect to Digital ocean again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Digital ocean connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Digital ocean.

Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Digital ocean.
If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Digital ocean authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Digital ocean account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Digital ocean connection.
Composio creates a fresh Digital ocean authorization link.
Open that link in your browser and finish the Digital ocean sign-in.

4. Why do Digital ocean actions fail after they worked before?

The Digital ocean connection can expire or lose permission.

Ask Claude to inspect the Digital ocean connection.
If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
Reconnect the Digital ocean account and retry the action.
If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Digital ocean.
If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Digital ocean itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Digital ocean account?

Claude can manage the Digital ocean connection for you.

Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Digital ocean account.
Ask Claude to connect Digital ocean again.
Open the new Composio authorization link for Digital ocean.
Sign in with the other Digital ocean account in the browser.
After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Digital ocean task.

6. Why is my Digital ocean connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Digital ocean connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
If Digital ocean tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Digital ocean.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Digital ocean action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Custom Image

Creates a custom image in DigitalOcean by importing a Linux VM disk image from a publicly accessible URL.

Create Database Cluster

Creates a new managed database cluster on DigitalOcean.

Create New Block Storage Volume

Tool to create a new block storage volume.

Create New Domain

Creates a new domain in DigitalOcean's DNS management system.

Create Domain Record

Tool to create a new DNS record for a domain.

Create New Droplet

Tool to create a new Droplet.

Create New Firewall

Creates a new cloud firewall with custom inbound and outbound rules.

Create New Kubernetes Cluster

Creates a new DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) cluster with managed control plane.

Create New Load Balancer

Tool to create a new load balancer.

Create New SSH Key

Registers a new SSH public key with your DigitalOcean account.

Create New Tag

Creates a new tag in DigitalOcean for organizing and grouping resources.

Create New VPC

Creates a new Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in a specified DigitalOcean region.

Delete Block Storage Volume

Permanently deletes a block storage volume by its unique ID.

Delete Database Cluster

Tool to delete a database cluster by UUID.

Delete Domain

Deletes a domain from DigitalOcean DNS.

Delete Domain Record

Tool to delete a DNS record by its record ID for a domain.

Delete Existing Droplet

Tool to delete a Droplet by ID.

Delete Firewall

Tool to delete a firewall by ID.

Delete Image

Deletes a user-created custom image or snapshot from your DigitalOcean account by its numeric ID.

Delete Load Balancer

Tool to delete a load balancer instance by ID.

Delete SSH Key

Tool to delete a public SSH key.

Delete Tag

Deletes a tag from your DigitalOcean account.

Delete VPC

Delete a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) by its unique identifier.

List All Databases

Tool to list all managed database clusters on your account.

List All Domains

Lists all DNS domains configured in your DigitalOcean account.

List All Droplets

Lists all Droplets (virtual machines) in your DigitalOcean account with pagination support.

List All Firewalls

List all cloud firewalls configured in your DigitalOcean account.

List All Images

Tool to list all images available on your account.

List All Kubernetes Clusters

Tool to list all Kubernetes clusters on your account.

List All Load Balancers

List all load balancers in your DigitalOcean account with pagination support.

List All Snapshots

Tool to list all snapshots available on your DigitalOcean account.

List All SSH Keys

Lists all SSH keys associated with your DigitalOcean account.

List All Tags

Tool to list all tags in your account.

List All Volumes

Tool to list all block storage volumes available on your account.

List All VPCs

Tool to list all VPCs on your account.

List Apps

Tool to list all App Platform apps in your DigitalOcean account.

List Database Options

Lists all available configuration options for DigitalOcean managed database clusters, including supported engines (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, OpenSearch), versions, regions, and cluster sizes/layouts.

List Domain Records

Tool to list all DNS records for a domain.

Retrieve Domain

Retrieves complete details about a specific domain including its TTL and DNS zone file configuration.

Retrieve Domain Record

Tool to retrieve a specific DNS record for a domain by its record ID.

Retrieve Existing Droplet

Retrieve detailed information about a specific DigitalOcean Droplet by its unique numeric ID.

Retrieve Existing Image

Tool to retrieve information about an image by ID or slug.

Retrieve Tag

Tool to retrieve an individual tag by name.

Retrieve VPC

Tool to retrieve details about a specific VPC by its ID.

Tag Resource

Tool to tag resources by name.

Untag Resource

Tool to untag resources by tag name.

Update Domain Record

Tool to update an existing DNS record for a domain.

Update VPC

Tool to update information about a VPC.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Digital ocean MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Digital ocean tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Digital ocean and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Digital ocean tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Digital ocean scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Digital ocean data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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