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Daytona MCP Server

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Daytona Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables AI agents to interact with Daytona Sandboxes programmatically. This guide covers how to set up and use the MCP server with various AI agents.

Install Daytona CLI

Section titled “Install Daytona CLI”

Install the Daytona CLI to manage the MCP server.

Terminal window
brew install daytonaio/cli/daytona

Authenticate with Daytona

Section titled “Authenticate with Daytona”

Authenticate with Daytona to enable MCP server access.

Terminal window
daytona login

Initialize MCP server

Section titled “Initialize MCP server”

Initialize the MCP server with your preferred AI agent. Supported agents include Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Terminal window
# Initialize with Claude
daytona mcp init claude


# Initialize with Cursor
daytona mcp init cursor


# Initialize with Windsurf
daytona mcp init windsurf

After initialization, open your AI agent application to begin using Daytona features.

Configure MCP server

Section titled “Configure MCP server”

Generate MCP configuration for integration with other AI agents.

Terminal window
daytona mcp config

This command outputs a JSON configuration that you can copy into your agent’s settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "daytona-mcp": {
      "command": "daytona",
      "args": ["mcp", "start"],
      "env": {
        "HOME": "${HOME}",
        "PATH": "${HOME}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/homebrew/bin"
      },
      "logFile": "${HOME}/Library/Logs/daytona/daytona-mcp-server.log"
    }
  }
}

Start MCP server

Section titled “Start MCP server”

Manually start the MCP server.

Terminal window
daytona mcp start

Available tools

Section titled “Available tools”

MCP server provides the following tools for interacting with Daytona Sandboxes: