BorealHost MCP Server for Claude

Overview

BorealHost provides a Model Context Protocol server with 47 tools for hosting and infrastructure management. You can connect via the hosted remote endpoint at https://borealhost.ai/mcp/ or run locally with pip install borealhost-mcp over stdio. A BOREALHOST_API_KEY is optional but required for account-specific operations.

Source code is in alainsvrd/borealhost-mcp.

Features

• 47 hosting tools covering servers, domains, DNS, and deployment tasks.
• Remote HTTP MCP at https://borealhost.ai/mcp/.
• Local stdio server via pip install borealhost-mcp.
• Optional BOREALHOST_API_KEY for authenticated account actions.
• Works with Claude Connectors, Claude Code, and other MCP clients.

Use Cases

• List active servers and open support tickets from chat.
• Create DNS records for a staging subdomain before a release.
• Check SSL certificate status across managed domains.
• Spin up or tear down dev instances during QA cycles.
• Audit hosting spend and resource utilisation through natural language.

Installation

Remote HTTP (Claude Connectors)

1. Add a custom connector under Settings → Connectors.
2. Enter the MCP URL: https://borealhost.ai/mcp/.
3. Add API key headers if your tools require authentication.
4. Enable the connector in conversation.

Claude Code (remote)

claude mcp add --transport http borealhost https://borealhost.ai/mcp/
claude mcp list

Local stdio

pip install borealhost-mcp
export BOREALHOST_API_KEY=your_key_here
claude mcp add borealhost --env BOREALHOST_API_KEY=$BOREALHOST_API_KEY -- borealhost-mcp

Configuration

Remote HTTP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "borealhost": {
      "url": "https://borealhost.ai/mcp/",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}

Local stdio:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "borealhost": {
      "command": "borealhost-mcp",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "BOREALHOST_API_KEY": "${BOREALHOST_API_KEY}"
      },
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Examples

List servers

List all active BorealHost servers on my account and their regions.

DNS update

Add a CNAME record pointing staging.example.com to my BorealHost load balancer.

Certificate check

Check SSL certificate expiry for all domains in my BorealHost account.

Security

• Treat hosting tools as production-capable; confirm destructive actions explicitly.
• Rotate BOREALHOST_API_KEY if exposed and use least-privilege keys where supported.
• Avoid pasting server credentials returned by tools into public channels.

Troubleshooting

API key ignored (local)

Export BOREALHOST_API_KEY before starting Claude Code or set it in the MCP config env block.

Remote vs local tool mismatch

Some tools may only be available in one transport mode; consult the GitHub README for the current matrix.

pip command not found

Install Python 3.10+ and ensure borealhost-mcp is on PATH after pip install.

DNS propagation delays

Record creation succeeds before global propagation; wait and re-query rather than duplicating records.