Is the xhost MCP server free to use?

Yes. xhost is listed on AllMCPs as a free, open Model Context Protocol server you can install into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Is the xhost MCP server free to use?

Yes. xhost is listed on AllMCPs as a free, open Model Context Protocol server you can install into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Xhost

Agent-first hosting: create apps, commit code, deploy, get HTTPS URLs. OAuth sign-in, no tokens.

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claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xhost": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xhost"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

Documentation Overview

xhost SDK

Claude Code plugin for xhost — deploy static sites and dynamic applications. Push code, get HTTPS URLs.

Install

Code

/plugin marketplace add xhostd/xhost-sdk
/plugin install xhost@xhost-sdk

Installing the plugin registers both the xhost skill and the remote MCP server (https://mcp.xhostd.com/mcp/).

After installing, reload plugins in your current session:

Code

/reload-plugins

Connect

Run /mcp, select xhost, and choose Authenticate. Your browser opens for Google sign-in — no token needed.

Usage

Just use /xhost — it handles everything:

Code

"deploy my website"          → signs up, creates app, pushes, deploys
"check my app status"        → shows apps, channels, URLs, deploy state
"create a preview for this branch" → pushes branch, creates preview URL

Or invoke it explicitly:

Code

/xhost

The single /xhost skill handles account setup, app creation, deploys, previews, and status checks. Claude figures out what you need from context.

What xhost supports

Static sites — nginx serves your HTML/CSS/JS
Node.js apps — Express, Next.js, Fastify, Vite (give install.sh + launch.sh)
Python apps — FastAPI, Flask, Django (give install.sh + launch.sh)
Docker apps — any runtime, from a Dockerfile that you write
Background workers — processes that run without end, not web servers

Recipes

https://docs.xhostd.com/guides holds one complete recipe for each shape of app: every file, the exact calls, and the failure modes of that shape. Read the recipe for your shape before you write the code. The plugin carries the same recipes offline, under plugins/xhost/skills/xhost/references/.

How it works

You push code to xhost's git server
You trigger a deploy (explicitly, via /xhost or the API)
xhost runs your install.sh (install the dependencies) then launch.sh (start the app on $XHOST_HTTP_PORT)
Your app is live over HTTPS with a wildcard cert

A Docker app runs the CMD in your Dockerfile in place of the two scripts. A static site needs no script, because nginx serves the committed files.

Requirements

Git installed locally
An API token (from console.xhostd.com/tokens) only if you push over git or call the API with raw curl — the MCP connection itself uses OAuth, no token

License

MIT

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Frequently Asked Questions about Xhost

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "xhost": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "xhost"] } }

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Documentation Overview

xhost SDK

Claude Code plugin for xhost — deploy static sites and dynamic applications. Push code, get HTTPS URLs.

Install

Code

/plugin marketplace add xhostd/xhost-sdk
/plugin install xhost@xhost-sdk

Installing the plugin registers both the xhost skill and the remote MCP server (https://mcp.xhostd.com/mcp/).

After installing, reload plugins in your current session:

Code

/reload-plugins

Connect

Run /mcp, select xhost, and choose Authenticate. Your browser opens for Google sign-in — no token needed.

Usage

Just use /xhost — it handles everything:

Code

"deploy my website"          → signs up, creates app, pushes, deploys
"check my app status"        → shows apps, channels, URLs, deploy state
"create a preview for this branch" → pushes branch, creates preview URL

Or invoke it explicitly:

Code

/xhost

The single /xhost skill handles account setup, app creation, deploys, previews, and status checks. Claude figures out what you need from context.

What xhost supports

Static sites — nginx serves your HTML/CSS/JS
Node.js apps — Express, Next.js, Fastify, Vite (give install.sh + launch.sh)
Python apps — FastAPI, Flask, Django (give install.sh + launch.sh)
Docker apps — any runtime, from a Dockerfile that you write
Background workers — processes that run without end, not web servers

Recipes

How it works

You push code to xhost's git server
You trigger a deploy (explicitly, via /xhost or the API)
xhost runs your install.sh (install the dependencies) then launch.sh (start the app on $XHOST_HTTP_PORT)
Your app is live over HTTPS with a wildcard cert

A Docker app runs the CMD in your Dockerfile in place of the two scripts. A static site needs no script, because nginx serves the committed files.

Requirements

Git installed locally
An API token (from console.xhostd.com/tokens) only if you push over git or call the API with raw curl — the MCP connection itself uses OAuth, no token

License

MIT