# Heroku MCP Server

> Lets AI assistants manage Heroku apps, dynos and databases

- Page on StartupList: https://startuplist.tech/launches/heroku-mcp-server
- Website: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-mcp-server
- Category: MCP Servers
- Price: Open source
- Company: Heroku MCP Server (https://startuplist.tech/companies/heroku-mcp-server)
- Used for: Host a web app, Store data

## About

The Heroku Platform MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that lets large language models read and operate Heroku Platform resources. It uses the Heroku CLI, so an AI client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, Zed or VS Code can list and inspect apps, scale dynos, manage add-ons, view logs, turn maintenance mode on or off, and run SQL against Heroku PostgreSQL databases.

It is for developers and teams who already run apps on Heroku and want to work with them through an AI assistant using natural language. The tools cover application management, process and dyno management, add-ons, maintenance and logs, pipelines, teams and spaces, and PostgreSQL administration.

Setup takes a configuration entry in the client. The recommended method runs heroku mcp:start, which uses your existing Heroku CLI login, so you do not need to store an API key. The alternative runs npx with a HEROKU_API_KEY environment variable. The Heroku CLI must be installed globally, version 10.8.1 or higher. The server works on Common Runtime, Cedar Private and Shield Spaces, and Fir Private Spaces.

The project is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. The page describes the server as being in early development, so the available tools may change. The repository includes instructions for debugging with the MCP Inspector and with VS Code. The page does not list a price for the server itself.

## Links

- [Heroku MCP Server on StartupList](https://startuplist.tech/launches/heroku-mcp-server)
- [Website](https://github.com/heroku/heroku-mcp-server)