Claude + xCloud

Manage servers with Claude on xCloud

Managing servers with Claude means asking Anthropic's chat assistant, in the browser or the Claude Desktop app, to check your xCloud servers and change them through a connector, with every risky step put to you as a question in the conversation.

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

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YouWhich of my servers has the least free disk, and does any show Reboot Required?

servers_indexread-only

servers_monitoringread-only

Agentstaging-fra has the least room: 86% of the disk is used. It also shows Reboot Required. prod-fra is at 41%. Want me to reboot staging-fra? It will take its 3 sites offline briefly.

YouNot yet. Install Redis on prod-fra first.

servers_services_installneeds approval

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 Claude to Manage servers on xCloud?

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

1
Add xCloud as a custom connector
In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors, and choose Add custom connector. Name it xcloud, paste this URL as the remote MCP server URL and finish the setup. Claude shows the xCloud sign-in page; choose the teams and Read-only or Full access.
URL
```
https://app.xcloud.host/mcp
```
2
Check the connection
Start a new chat, check that the xcloud connector is enabled for it, and ask this. Claude calls xCloud and names your account and the teams you approved.
Prompt
```
Who am I on xCloud?
```
3
On Team or Enterprise, add it as an owner
Members cannot add custom connectors on a Team plan. An Owner or Primary Owner adds it under Organization settings, then Connectors, with the same URL. On Enterprise, a custom role with Manage access to Libraries can add it too.
URL
```
https://app.xcloud.host/mcp
```

Check it worked

Then ask Claude for the job itself, for example:

Prompt

Which of my xCloud servers has the least free disk space right now, and is any of them showing a Reboot Required status?

In practice

How Does Server management Work from Claude?

You are in a chat window here, not a terminal, and nothing on your own machine takes part. The xcloud connector you added under Customize, then Connectors, belongs to your Claude account, so the same conversation works from claude.ai on a laptop or in the desktop app. That makes it the lightest way to ask a server question when you are away from your desk. Type which of my servers is closest to running out of disk and Claude calls servers_index and servers_monitoring, then answers with a short ranked list. Before you ask, check that the xcloud connector is switched on for the chat. A chat without it answers in general terms and cannot see your servers.

Claude works in sentences, so an approval reads like a conversation. Ask it to install Redis on the Frankfurt server and it replies with what it is about to do: which server, which service, install then enable, and any impact. After your yes it calls servers_services_install and servers_services_enable, then reads servers_tasks until the task settles, and only then tells you the result. It does not report that the work was queued. A reboot goes the same way, with servers_reboots_store followed by servers_reboots_show. If the reply says the result is unconfirmed, read it rather than asking Claude to try again, because the agent investigates and does not reboot twice.

One thing is different in a chat. Claude connects to xCloud from Anthropic's cloud, so xCloud sees the request arriving from there and not from your machine. When you want a firewall rule or a Fail2Ban unban for your own address, type the address instead of saying my IP. Claude repeats the address, the port and the allow or deny back to you before it calls servers_firewallRules_create, and that is your chance to catch a typo that would lock you out of ssh.

Claude specific: The access level is fixed when you sign in to xCloud from the connector. If you chose Read-only, Claude can answer every server question but is refused when it tries a service change, a firewall rule or a reboot. Reconnect the connector and approve Full access when you want it to act. On a Team plan only an Owner can add the connector, and on the Free plan the xcloud connector uses your one custom connector slot.

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 Claude 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 Claude 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 Claude 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

Which of my xCloud servers has the least free disk space right now, and is any of them showing a Reboot Required status?

Prompt

Install Redis on my Frankfurt server and enable the service. Tell me what it affects before you start.

Prompt

Add a firewall rule on the staging server that allows ssh from 203.0.113.10 only. Show me the rule before you create it.

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.

Claude and Server management: Frequently Asked Questions

What people ask before they let Claude manage servers through xCloud.

Can I check on my servers from Claude on my phone or another computer?

Yes, where your Claude account has the xcloud connector. The connector belongs to the account, not to one device, and Claude talks to xCloud from Anthropic's cloud. Start a new chat, make sure the xcloud connector is enabled for it, and ask your question.

Why should I type an IP address instead of saying my IP?

Because the request reaches xCloud from Anthropic's cloud, not from your computer, so my IP would not mean your address. Type the address you want allowed or unbanned and check that Claude repeats it back correctly before you approve.

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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