HostAfrica AI Connector
One tool. A world of possibilities.
Manage your HostAfrica account from the AI tool you already use.
Connected in about a minute.
Install once, then sign in through the browser the first time your assistant reaches for HostAfrica.
VS Code
One click registers the server natively. Confirm in VS Code, then sign in through the browser on first use.
Needs VS Code 1.101 or newer on this machine.
Cursor
One click opens Cursor’s MCP install. Confirm, then sign in through the browser the first time you ask.
Needs Cursor installed on this machine.
Every tool at once
One command connects them all: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Codex, Antigravity, Devin CLI and Junie.
npx @hostafrica/connect install
Prefer the usual way?Every tool is covered below
Prompt away in plain english
Do everything from managing your VPS, making backups and setting up security firewalls.
VPS
List services, check monitoring, reboot, reinstall, mount ISOs.
Backups and Snapshots
Snapshot before you deploy, restore, and schedule recurring backups.
DNS
Create and edit records, manage zones, DNSSEC and reverse DNS.
Domains
Availability checks, suggestions, contacts and nameservers.
Firewalls and access
Inbound and outbound rules, reverse DNS, console access.
Orders and billing
Catalogue, pricing, open orders and payment retries.
Your favourite coding agents. All covered.
Every path below registers the same hosted connector. Pick your tool, run one command or paste one URL, then sign in through the browser.
Claude Code
Run one command in the terminal where Claude Code lives.
Then run /mcp inside Claude Code and sign in through the browser. Your access stays scoped to your account, and you can revoke it anytime.
Claude Desktop
Paste one URL into Connectors on claude.ai, desktop or mobile.
Settings, then Connectors, then "Add custom connector". Sign in through the browser when your first prompt needs the connector. The free plan allows one custom connector.
ChatGPT
Add the connector as a remote MCP server.
Settings, then Connectors, then add a remote MCP server and paste the URL. Sign in to HostAfrica through the browser when asked.
Cursor
One-click install, straight into Cursor.
Cursor 1.0 or newer opens the browser and signs you in. Manual setup: add the URL to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.
VS Code
One click adds the server natively (VS Code 1.101 or newer).
Prefer the extension? Cursor, Windsurf and VSCodium install it from Open VSX (hostafrica.connector); VS Code Marketplace publishing is in progress, with the .vsix on GitHub releases meanwhile.
More tools
One installer command covers the rest.
The installer detects Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Codex, Antigravity, Devin CLI and JetBrains Junie and registers each one. Zed takes the connector URL in its settings; tools that only speak stdio can bridge with npx mcp-remote.
Secure by default.
The connector points your tool at our hosted MCP server. Your account stays in your control.
Nothing runs on your laptop
The server is hosted at HostAfrica. Connecting a tool writes one entry into that tool’s settings, and that is all.
You sign in, not your AI
Access runs on OAuth in your own browser. Grants are scoped to your account and revocable in the Client Area.
One connector, about 72 tools
VPS lifecycle, backups and snapshots, firewall, DNS, domains, orders and payments.
Clean uninstall
One command removes every registration and leaves your tool configs the way it found them.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers about the HostAfrica AI Connector, what it costs and how it keeps your account safe.
Is the connector free?
Yes. The connector and the hosted MCP server are free to use. You pay only for the HostAfrica services you already run, like your VPS servers and domains.
What do I need to use it?
Two things: a HostAfrica account and an AI tool that supports MCP connectors, like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code. There is nothing to install on your machine.
Which AI tools work with it?
The one-command installer registers Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Codex, Antigravity, Devin CLI and JetBrains Junie, and the VS Code extension registers the server natively. Chat apps like claude.ai and ChatGPT, plus Zed, take the connector URL as a paste-in setup - and any other tool that supports remote MCP servers works the same way.
Is it safe to let an AI tool touch my account?
You sign in to HostAfrica yourself, in your own browser. Your AI tool never sees your password. Access is scoped to your account and you can revoke it at any time in the Client Area. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is nothing to patch or babysit.
How do I install it?
One command: npx @hostafrica/connect install. It detects the AI tools on your machine and writes the connector into each one’s settings - nothing else installs. Prefer doing it by hand? Every tool’s manual path is in the picker above, and the source lives on GitHub.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. If you can paste a URL into your tool’s settings, you can connect. The prompts are plain language, like asking a colleague.