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MCP Servers for Cloud, Containers and Deployment
Infrastructure servers tend to skip the API-token dance. AWS reuses the credential chain you already configured with the CLI, Fly.io and Railway generate the config from their own command line tools, and several platforms hand off to OAuth in the browser.
That convenience cuts both ways, since the assistant inherits whatever your local session can do. The AWS guide includes a read-only IAM policy for exactly this reason, and running a server inside a container is another way to draw a boundary around it.
15 guides in this collection.
Major clouds
AWS S3, Lambda and CloudWatch
Set up the AWS MCP server in Cursor IDE using your local AWS credential chain so your AI can query S3 buckets, read CloudWatch logs, and list Lambda functions from chat. Read-only IAM policy included.
Azure with Entra ID auth
Connect Cursor IDE to Microsoft's official Azure MCP Server: npx config, Azure CLI (az login) authentication via Entra ID, real role-assignment requirements, and no static API key to store.
Google Cloud toolbox
Google Cloud MCP server setup for Cursor IDE, 2026: install MCP Toolbox for Databases, define sources and tools in tools.yaml, and query Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner, or BigQuery from chat.
Firebase Firestore, Auth and deploys
Set up Google's official Firebase MCP server in Cursor IDE: one npx command, no API keys, and your AI can query Firestore, manage Auth users, and deploy — all using your existing firebase login.
Containers and infrastructure as code
Running MCP servers in Docker containers
Learn how to run MCP servers in Docker containers for isolated, reproducible AI agent environments. Includes Dockerfile examples, compose configs, and Cursor integration.
Kubernetes pods, logs and deployments
Connect Cursor IDE to a Kubernetes MCP server using your existing kubeconfig so your AI can list pods, tail logs, and check deployment status without kubectl. Setup, RBAC scoping, and safety notes.
Terraform registry lookups
Cursor Terraform provider MCP server enables live registry lookups for accurate HCL schemas, resources, and data sources without executing plans.
Hosting platforms
Vercel deployments
Connect Vercel MCP to Cursor IDE for deployment checks, build logs, environment variables. Complete 2026 setup guide with troubleshooting.
Netlify site management
Set up Netlify's official MCP server in Cursor IDE with one npx command — deploy sites, manage environment variables, and check build logs from chat, with an optional Personal Access Token for CI-style auth.
Cloudflare Workers
Connect Cursor IDE to Cloudflare's remote MCP servers to manage Workers, KV, R2, and DNS from your AI chat. No local install — setup via mcp-remote in under 5 minutes.
Fly.io via flyctl
Fly.io MCP server Cursor IDE setup 2026: one flyctl command registers the official MCP server, giving Cursor access to apps, machines, secrets, and logs. Experimental — here's what to lock down first.
Railway CLI auth and deploy tools
Connect Railway's official MCP server to Cursor IDE with railway mcp install --agent cursor: no API token to paste, since it reuses your railway login session. Covers the deploy, get-logs, and variable-management tools, and why delete operations are intentionally missing.
Render services and Postgres
Connect Render's official MCP server to Cursor IDE at https://mcp.render.com/mcp — OAuth in the browser or an API key from Account Settings. Manage web services, trigger deploys, tail logs, and run read-only Postgres queries from chat.
Heroku dynos and add-ons
Connect the official Heroku Platform MCP server to Cursor IDE two ways: heroku mcp:start (reuses your CLI login) or npx with a HEROKU_API_KEY. Manage apps, scale dynos, and run pg_psql queries from chat — plus why one-off dynos need a second look before you automate them.
DigitalOcean with a scoped services flag
Connect DigitalOcean's official MCP server to Cursor IDE: add a mcp.json entry running @digitalocean/mcp with DIGITALOCEAN_API_TOKEN, then scope it to only the services you need with --services. Covers apps, droplets, databases, and Kubernetes, plus why an unscoped server exposes more than most setups need.
Other kinds of MCP server
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