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Daytona MCP server
Local MCP server bundled with the Daytona CLI that lets AI agents create and manage Daytona sandboxes, work with sandbox file systems and Git, run processes and code, use computer use, and open previews. It runs locally from daytonaio/cli/daytona (homebrew); the notes below cover how it authenticates.
Last verified 4 sources
Install
Cursor
About Cursordaytona mcp init cursorGeneric
{
"mcpServers": {
"daytona-mcp": {
"command": "daytona",
"args": ["mcp", "start"],
"env": {
"HOME": "${HOME}",
"PATH": "${HOME}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/homebrew/bin"
},
"logFile": "${HOME}/Library/Logs/daytona/daytona-mcp-server.log"
}
}
}Notes and caveats
- Runs via the Daytona CLI (
daytona mcp start) afterdaytona login;daytona mcp configprints the generic JSON. - Docs also show
daytona mcp init claudeanddaytona mcp init windsurf(docs say "Claude" without specifying Desktop or Code, so no Claude Code snippet is recorded). - Docs list tool categories only (sandbox management, file system, Git, process and code execution, computer use, preview), not tool names.
- Windows CLI install: powershell -Command "irm https://get.daytona.io/windows | iex".
- The old daytonaio/daytona repo is no longer maintained (core moved private in June 2026); CLI/MCP source now lives in daytona/clients under cli/ (AGPL-3.0, rest of repo Apache-2.0).
- No status label found on vendor pages.
- Latest daytona/clients GitHub release v0.225.0 on 2026-10-16.
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FAQ
What does the Daytona MCP server do?
Local MCP server bundled with the Daytona CLI that lets AI agents create and manage Daytona sandboxes, work with sandbox file systems and Git, run processes and code, use computer use, and open previews.
How do I add the Daytona MCP server to Cursor?
Run daytona mcp init cursor, copied from Daytona's docs. This page also has snippets for Generic.
Does the Daytona MCP server need authentication?
It uses a scheme other than OAuth or an API key, such as the session of the app or instance it runs in; the notes on this page describe it. Transport: stdio. Status: Unlabelled, last checked October 17, 2026.
Sources
Last verified against 4 Daytona pages, then re-checked independently.
- daytona.iohttps://www.daytona.io/docs/en/mcp/
- github.comhttps://github.com/daytona
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/daytona/clients/main/README.md
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/daytonaio/daytona/main/README.md
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