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MCP Heroku Server

Provides comprehensive Heroku application management through the Heroku Platform API for AI assistants using the Model Context Protocol. It enables users to scale dynos, view deployment history, access logs, and manage environment variables through natural language.

Updated
Feb 5, 2026

☁️ MCP Heroku Server

npm version License: MIT MCP

A complete Heroku management server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Provides comprehensive Heroku app management through the Heroku Platform API for AI assistants like Claude.

✨ Features

  • 📋 App Management - List, view, and manage your Heroku applications
  • 🚀 Deployment History - View releases and deployment timeline
  • 📊 Dyno Operations - Scale, restart, and monitor dynos
  • 📝 Log Access - Stream and filter application logs
  • 🔧 Configuration - Manage environment variables (config vars)
  • 📦 Add-on Management - List and monitor add-ons (databases, caches, etc.)
  • 🔒 Secure - Uses your Heroku API key with proper authentication

📋 Prerequisites

  • Heroku CLI (optional, for generating API keys)
  • Node.js 16+ for running the MCP server
  • Heroku API Key - Get from Dashboard Account Settings

🚀 Quick Start

Using with npx (recommended)

HEROKU_API_KEY=your-api-key npx @artik0din/mcp-heroku

Install globally

npm install -g @artik0din/mcp-heroku
export HEROKU_API_KEY=your-api-key
mcp-heroku

🔧 Environment Variables

Set your Heroku API key:

Option 1: Environment Variable

export HEROKU_API_KEY=your-heroku-api-key

Option 2: .env file

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your HEROKU_API_KEY

Getting Your API Key

  1. Visit Heroku Dashboard Account Settings
  2. Scroll to "API Key" section
  3. Click "Reveal" to show your key
  4. Or use CLI: heroku auth:token

🔧 MCP Client Setup

Add this server to your MCP client configuration:

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "heroku": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@artik0din/mcp-heroku"],
      "env": {
        "HEROKU_API_KEY": "your-heroku-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

{
  "name": "heroku",
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["@artik0din/mcp-heroku"],
  "env": {
    "HEROKU_API_KEY": "your-heroku-api-key-here"
  }
}

📚 Available Tools

App Management

  • heroku_list_apps - List all your Heroku apps

    • team (string, optional) - Filter apps by team name
  • heroku_get_app - Get detailed app information

    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app

Deployment & Releases

  • heroku_list_releases - View deployment history
    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app
    • limit (number) - Max releases to return (default: 10)

Dyno Management

  • heroku_restart - Restart app dynos

    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app
    • dyno (string, optional) - Specific dyno (e.g., "web.1"), or omit for all
  • heroku_scale - Scale dynos up or down

    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app
    • dyno (string, required) - Dyno type (e.g., "web", "worker")
    • quantity (number, required) - Number of dynos to run
    • size (string, optional) - Dyno size (eco, basic, standard-1x, etc.)

Logs & Monitoring

  • heroku_get_logs - Retrieve application logs
    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app
    • lines (number) - Number of log lines (default: 100)
    • dyno (string, optional) - Filter by dyno (e.g., "web.1")
    • source (string, optional) - Filter by source ("app" or "heroku")

Add-ons

  • heroku_list_addons - List attached add-ons
    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app

Configuration

  • heroku_config_vars - Manage environment variables
    • appName (string, required) - Name of the Heroku app
    • set (boolean) - Set to true to modify (default: false, just lists)
    • key (string) - Config var key name
    • value (string) - Config var value (use with set=true)

💡 Usage Examples

List all apps

// Use the heroku_list_apps tool
// Returns array of apps with basic info

Scale web dynos

// Use heroku_scale tool with:
// appName: "my-app"
// dyno: "web"
// quantity: 2
// size: "standard-1x"

Get recent logs

// Use heroku_get_logs tool with:
// appName: "my-app" 
// lines: 50
// source: "app"

Set environment variable

// Use heroku_config_vars tool with:
// appName: "my-app"
// set: true
// key: "DATABASE_URL"
// value: "postgres://..."

🔒 Security

This server uses the Heroku Platform API securely:

  • API key is read from environment variables only
  • No credential storage or caching
  • All requests use HTTPS
  • Sensitive config vars are masked in responses
  • Uses official Heroku API endpoints

🛠️ Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/artik0din/mcp-heroku.git
cd mcp-heroku

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set environment variable
export HEROKU_API_KEY=your-key

# Build and run
npm run build
npm start

# Development mode
npm run dev

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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