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Heroku MCP

Manage Heroku apps, dynos and add-ons from an agent

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Last verified: September 6, 2026

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Last code update: September 27, 2026License: Apache-2.0Checked September 28, 2026

How to Install Heroku MCP

$npx -y @heroku/mcp-server

Compatible with: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor.

Setup by client

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "heroku-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@heroku/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "heroku-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@heroku/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "heroku-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@heroku/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (terminal)

claude mcp add heroku-mcp -- npx -y @heroku/mcp-server

Add any API keys or environment variables the server's README lists.

About Heroku MCP

The Heroku MCP server lets AI tools operate the Heroku Platform directly: listing and scaling dynos, inspecting logs, managing add-ons and databases, and running one-off commands. It turns routine deploy and debugging chores into instructions rather than CLI recall.

Heroku MCP is a Developer Tools MCP server designed for professional engineers and engineering teams. It enables wiring AI assistants into the inner loop of writing and shipping code by exposing Git, package, build, and CLI operations as MCP tools. Key capabilities include git and github operations (status, blame, prs), package and dependency inspection, build and test runner integration, and structured tool calls that work cleanly inside an LLM context. It integrates with Git, GitHub, GitLab, npm, pnpm, Docker, and common build systems, and is best suited for professional engineers and engineering teams who need reviewing diffs and opening prs from chat.

Key Features

  • official
  • deployment
  • devops
  • paas
  • infrastructure

Pricing

Free: from Free (Heroku account required)

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Acts more like a pair programmer with real tools
  • Tight scoping (one repo, dry-run) limits blast radius
  • Keeps flow inside the editor

Cons

  • Write operations require explicit guardrails
  • Quality of output depends on repo hygiene
  • Larger monorepos may need extra filtering

Best For

  • Reviewing diffs and opening PRs from chat
  • Triaging CI failures
  • Scaffolding new packages or modules
  • Repo-wide refactors with verification

Our Take on Heroku MCP

Worth installing if Heroku is in your stack: log inspection and dyno scaling through an agent removes most day-to-day CLI friction. Scope credentials carefully since it can change running infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tags

#Developer Tools#official#deployment#devops#paas#infrastructure