ChatGPT dots + xCloud

Manage servers with ChatGPT dots on xCloud

Managing servers with a ChatGPT dot means asking your always-on OpenAI agent to read the health of your xCloud servers on a schedule and to change runtimes or the firewall or reboot only when you say yes, while a service restart follows your Custom rules because xCloud does not prompt for it.

Skill: xcloud:servers
Toolsets: servers, alerts, user
Free with every xCloud account

Set up ChatGPT dots All ChatGPT dots guides

YouWhich of my servers is above 80 percent disk?

servers_monitoringread-only

AgentFrankfurt is at 86 percent disk. The other two servers are below 60 percent. I changed nothing. Shall I read the 7-day history to see whether it is still growing?

YouYes.

servers_monitoringHistoryread-only

AgentDisk has risen steadily over the last seven days, so it is growing and not a one-off spike. I would look at logs and old backups first. Want me to list what is using the space?

Last updated: October 2026. Keep a human in the loop: xCloud stops and asks before anything that creates, deploys, updates, reboots, deletes or buys.

Setup

How Do You Set Up ChatGPT dots to Manage servers on xCloud?

Connect ChatGPT dots once; every job on this account uses the same connection. Then ask in plain words.

1
Create the xCloud MCP plugin in ChatGPT
Plugins are shared across your dot, ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex, so you set xCloud up once. In ChatGPT on the web, turn on Developer mode under Settings, Security and login, open the Plugins page, select the plus button and create an app named xcloud with this MCP server URL and OAuth as the authentication. Sign in with xCloud, tick the teams and choose Read-only or Full access. Then open your personal Plugins page, open xcloud and select the plus button to install it; until it is installed, your dot cannot see it. If ChatGPT already has the xcloud plugin installed, skip this step. That path is for a personal account. In a Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace the controls sit under Apps instead. On Business only an admin or owner can use Developer mode: they turn it on while creating the app from Workspace settings, Apps, Create, and publish it from Workspace settings, Apps. On Enterprise and Edu an admin or owner can also toggle Developer mode under Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, and a member granted developer access under Permissions and Roles turns it on there too and can create and test the app from their own Settings, Apps, Create, but only an admin or owner can publish it. An ordinary member cannot do this, so ask an admin to publish the xcloud app; then open Settings, Plugins, select xcloud, install it if offered and choose Connect, sign in to xCloud and pick the teams and access level, and only then start at the next step.
URL
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https://app.xcloud.host/mcp
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2
Check the plugin is connected for your dot
Open your dot's profile, then Customize and Plugins, and make sure xcloud is connected. The screen uses the shared ChatGPT plugin settings, so a plugin connected in ChatGPT appears here too. Then give your dot a first task that names xCloud.
Prompt
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Using xcloud, who am I on xCloud, and which servers and sites do I have?
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3
Add a custom rule for hosting changes
Under Customize, Custom rules, describe the action and choose Ask before taking action. Pre-approved means you asked for the action in your prompt. xCloud stops for confirmation on its own before it creates, deploys, updates, reboots or deletes anything, but a rule keeps the approval visible in your conversation and stops a scheduled task from proposing changes you did not ask for.
Prompt
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Ask before taking action: anything that creates, deploys, updates, reboots or deletes a server or site on xCloud.
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Check it worked

Then ask ChatGPT dots for the job itself, for example:

Prompt

Every morning at 8, list my xCloud servers with CPU, RAM and disk, flag any server above 80 percent disk or with a reboot required, and message me. Report only.

In practice

How Does Server management Work from ChatGPT dots?

A server is the thing you least want to hear about from a customer, and a dot can watch it while you work elsewhere. Ask in the ChatGPT desktop app: every morning at 8, list my xCloud servers with CPU, RAM and disk, flag anything above 80 percent disk or showing reboot required, and message me. It reads servers_index and servers_monitoring, and servers_services for what is running. Monitoring history through servers_monitoringHistory is a paid-plan feature, so on a free xCloud plan your dot should report a plan limit and not no data, and a trend question such as is the disk filling or just busy needs that history.

Changes are separate, and each one gets its name, its item and its impact before it runs. Your dot tells you that a restart goes through servers_services_restart, that a new Node.js default through servers_node-versions_default affects every Node site on the server, and that disabling ssh, nginx or a database can lock you out or take sites offline. Those need your explicit yes immediately before the call, and a Custom rule of Ask before taking action for anything on your xCloud servers keeps the request visible in the conversation. A reboot starts a tracked operation with servers_reboots_store. The dot then reads servers_reboots_show and reports done only when reboot_verified is true, and an unconfirmed result is investigated, not repeated.

Buying a server is the one action with a bill. Your dot reads what you already have, the plans and the card on file, shows the plan, region and price, and waits for your yes before servers_store runs once with an idempotency key. Resizing or deleting a server, whole-server provider backups and databases stay in the dashboard, and the dot gives you the path for each. If your token reaches more than one team, tell the dot which team a task belongs to, because every call runs against exactly one team.

ChatGPT dots specific: Server changes are write actions, so your plan matters. OpenAI's help center says full MCP support with write actions is in beta on Business, Enterprise and Edu workspaces, and Pro accounts connect MCP apps with read and fetch permissions only. On Pro your dot is a good server watcher and nothing more: it reads, reports and recommends. On any plan, do not schedule a restart or a reboot as a recurring task, since a dot that restarts a service on a timer destroys the evidence you would want to read first.

What xCloud does for server management

xCloud lets the agent list your servers, read their monitoring, and manage services, Node.js and PHP versions, cron jobs, firewall rules, Fail2Ban and sudo users. Changes that can interrupt a server stop for your approval, and a reboot is only reported as done after xCloud verifies a new boot.

Pick the team and the server. The agent works on one team at a time and uses the server you name. If a name is missing or matches several servers, it lists them and asks. It always restates which server it is about to change before it changes it.
Read the state first. It reads the server's status, installed services, runtimes and monitoring figures. A status such as low disk space or reboot required is worth surfacing on its own. Monitoring history is a paid-plan feature, so a free plan answers 403.
Say what will change, then ask. For a service, runtime, cron, firewall or sudo change, the agent names the server, the item and the impact, for example that a Node.js default affects every Node site on the server. It waits for your approval when the change could interrupt a service.
Follow the task to the end. xCloud accepts server work and returns before it finishes. The agent reads the server's task list until the task settles and reports the real outcome, not the acceptance.
Reboot with proof. A reboot starts a tracked operation. The agent reads that operation until xCloud reports a verified new boot. If the result is unconfirmed it investigates and never repeats the reboot just to check.
Buy a server only after approval. A new server is billable. The agent checks what you already have, reads the plans and the card on file, shows the plan, region and price, and waits for a yes. It sends the purchase once with an idempotency key so a retry cannot buy a second server.

Reference

Server management Settings and Limits on xCloud

The facts ChatGPT dots works within when it manages servers. Where a row names the dashboard, that step stays yours to take there.

Setting or limit	What applies
Inventory	Every server on the team with its status, stack and the sites it hosts, plus the tasks, supervisor processes and site snapshots on a server
Monitoring	Current CPU, memory and disk are readable. Monitoring history is a paid-plan feature: xCloud answers 403 on the free plan, which is a plan limit and not a permission
Services	Install, enable, restart and disable. A restart runs without a server-side prompt; the agent still confirms the exact server, service and impact before any service change, because disabling ssh, nginx or a database can lock you out or cause downtime
Node.js versions	Read the installed versions and set the default. The default is server-wide and affects every Node site on the server
PHP versions	Install, uninstall, set the default, patch and toggle OPcache. The server default changes only the command-line php and the version new sites get; it does not change existing sites, and a single site's PHP version is a dashboard setting under Site > Site Settings
Cron jobs	List, create, update, delete, run now and read the last output for server cron jobs. Site cron is a separate resource
Firewall rules	List, create, delete, enable and disable rules with a name, protocol, allow or deny, port and optional source IP
Fail2Ban and IP access	List, ban and unban IP addresses, read the SSH restriction status, and whitelist your current IP or xCloud's own IPs
Sudo users	List, create or update and delete sudo users. A password is a secret and private keys are never returned
Verified reboots	Start a tracked reboot and read its operation; only a verified new boot proves it worked. An unconfirmed reboot can be rechecked without rebooting again
Buying a server	Billable, so it needs an approved plan, region and price, a card on file and an idempotency key. It buys xCloud-managed servers only
Dashboard-only	Resizing or deleting a server, a provider backup of the whole server (Server > Backup), bringing your own server, databases and database users, and PHP settings such as memory limit or upload size

Rules ChatGPT dots has to follow

A change that can interrupt a server stops for your approval, and the agent names the server, the service and the impact first.
Buying a server is billable: the agent shows the plan, region and price and waits for your yes, and it never retries a purchase without checking your server list first.
A reboot is only reported as done when xCloud verifies a new boot, and an unconfirmed reboot is investigated, not repeated.
Disabling ssh, nginx, a database or a runtime service needs your explicit confirmation immediately before the call, because it can lock you out or take sites offline.
Resizing or deleting a server, provider server backups, bringing your own server and per-site PHP versions are dashboard steps; the agent gives you the path and the dashboard link xCloud returned.

Example prompts

What Can You Ask ChatGPT dots to Do for Server management?

Type these as written and swap in your own repository, site and server names. Reads and routine actions such as backups, cache purges, PageSpeed scans and vulnerability scans run straight away; creating, deploying, updating, rebooting, deleting, buying or starting a broken-link scan stops and asks first.

Prompt

Every morning at 8, list my xCloud servers with CPU, RAM and disk, flag any server above 80 percent disk or with a reboot required, and message me. Report only.

Prompt

Switch the default Node.js on the Frankfurt server to the latest LTS. Tell me which sites it affects first, and wait for my yes before you change anything.

Prompt

Show me the smallest plan for a new server in Singapore, its price and which card is on file. Do not buy anything until I reply with the server name.

Prompt

List all my xCloud servers with CPU, RAM and disk usage, and flag any server above 80% disk.

Prompt

List the cron jobs on the Frankfurt server with their schedules.

Prompt

Create a server cron job for the WooCommerce Action Scheduler every five minutes. Show me the final command and schedule before creating it.

Prompt

Install Redis on the Frankfurt server and enable the service.

Prompt

Switch the Frankfurt server's default Node.js to the latest LTS major.

Prompt

Reboot the staging server and tell me when it is back.

Prompt

Show me the IP addresses Fail2Ban has banned on the Frankfurt server, and unban 203.0.113.10.

Prompt

Create a new xCloud server on the smallest plan in Singapore. Show me the plan and price first and wait for my approval.

ChatGPT dots and Server management: Frequently Asked Questions

What people ask before they let ChatGPT dots manage servers through xCloud.

Can my ChatGPT dot reboot a server on a schedule?

You should not ask it to. xCloud stops for an explicit confirmation before a reboot, and a timed restart hides the evidence behind a fault. Let the dot watch and report on a schedule, and give the reboot instruction yourself, in the conversation, when you want it.

Will my dot buy a new server without asking?

No. Buying is billable, so xCloud stops for an explicit confirmation, and your dot first shows you the plan, region and price. Add a Custom rule of Ask before taking action for purchases so the question always reaches you in the conversation.

Does the agent ask before it reboots a server?

Yes. A reboot stops for your explicit confirmation, then the agent starts a tracked reboot and reads the operation until xCloud reports a verified new boot. If the result stays unconfirmed it investigates rather than rebooting a second time.

Can an AI agent buy a new server for me?

Yes, but only after you approve it. A new server is billable, so the agent first checks your existing servers, reads the available plans and your card on file, then shows the plan, region and price and waits for your yes. It sends the purchase once, so a retry cannot buy a second server.

If the agent changes the server's PHP default, do my sites change version?

No. The server default changes the command-line php and the version new sites get, and it moves no existing site. Each site keeps its own PHP version, which you change in the dashboard under Site > Site Settings.

Can the agent resize or delete a server?

No. Resizing and deleting a server are dashboard-only, as are a provider backup of the whole server, databases and bringing your own server. The agent can tell you where the control is and give you the server's dashboard link.

Why did the agent say monitoring history is not available?

Monitoring history is a paid-plan feature, so xCloud answers 403 on the free plan. Current CPU, memory and disk readings are still available, and the agent will say that it is a plan limit, not a missing permission.

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