Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kinsta WordPress hosting
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kinsta WordPress hosting. That is what the kinsta mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
This server allows AI assistants (like Claude) to interact with your Kinsta sites and infrastructure securely via the Kinsta API.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
kinsta.tools.clear-cache — Clear the server cache for an environment (returns an operation_id)kinsta.tools.restart-php — Restart PHP for an environment (returns an operation_id)kinsta.tools.php-version — Change the PHP version for an environment (returns an operation_id)kinsta.tools.denied-ips — Get the list of denied (blocked) IP addresses for an environmentkinsta.tools.denied-ips.update — Update the list of denied (blocked) IP addresses for an environmentPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverCursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this serverTools — The Tools tool exposed by this serverConnectivity — The Connectivity tool exposed by this serverAuthentication — The Authentication tool exposed by this serverOperations — The Operations tool exposed by this serverCompany — The Company tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: KINSTA_API_KEY, KINSTA_COMPANY_ID, KINSTA_API_BASE_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Kinsta MCP's toolset — kinsta.tools.clear-cache, kinsta.tools.restart-php, kinsta.tools.php-version and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jacob-hartmann; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| kinsta.tools.clear-cache | Clear the server cache for an environment (returns an operation_id) |
| kinsta.tools.restart-php | Restart PHP for an environment (returns an operation_id) |
| kinsta.tools.php-version | Change the PHP version for an environment (returns an operation_id) |
| kinsta.tools.denied-ips | Get the list of denied (blocked) IP addresses for an environment |
| kinsta.tools.denied-ips.update | Update the list of denied (blocked) IP addresses for an environment |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Cursor | The Cursor tool exposed by this server. |
| Tools | The Tools tool exposed by this server. |
| Connectivity | The Connectivity tool exposed by this server. |
| Authentication | The Authentication tool exposed by this server. |
| Operations | The Operations tool exposed by this server. |
| Company | The Company tool exposed by this server. |
| Sites | The Sites tool exposed by this server. |
| Environments | The Environments tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"kinsta": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "kinsta-mcp"],
"env": {
"KINSTA_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
"KINSTA_COMPANY_ID": "your-company-id"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| KINSTA_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| KINSTA_COMPANY_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| KINSTA_API_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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