Control Plane MCP server
Commit Oct 29, 2026Enables AI assistants to deploy, troubleshoot, secure, and migrate containerized workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI using verified commands.
Also known as controlplane-com/ai-plugin, mcp
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What is Control Plane MCP?
Control Plane enables AI assistants to deploy, troubleshoot, secure, and migrate containerized workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI using verified commands.
Summary generated from the project's README
About Control Plane MCP server
Managing containerized workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI becomes a natural language task for DevOps engineers using this MCP server. It integrates domain knowledge and production guardrails into AI clients like Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity CLI to execute verified cpln commands. Users can deploy, troubleshoot, secure, and migrate workloads by interacting with guided agents or specific skills.
Setup involves installing the plugin via marketplace commands or connecting a generic MCP client to the hosted server. Authentication uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, allowing you to scope the assistant's access to specific Control Plane organizations. While the hosted server provides core tools, clients can request the full toolset by appending specific parameters to the connection URL.
Security is maintained through explicit confirmation for destructive actions and a policy where secret values never pass through the chat interface. The server acts as a bridge to your existing infrastructure, utilizing tools like kubectl, helm, terraform, and pulumi to manage resources while respecting your existing RBAC and organization permissions.
What you can do with it
- 1Troubleshoot failing workloadsAsk the assistant to diagnose why a specific service in a production environment is repeatedly restarting.
- 2Migrate existing configurationsConvert Kubernetes or Compose files into Control Plane configurations and apply them to a staging environment.
- 3Configure secure networkingSet up a domain name in front of a workload with automatic TLS encryption.
- 4Provision managed infrastructureRequest the creation of a high-availability Postgres database with automated backups and S3 integration.
Written from the project's README. Every use case is checked against a quote from it.
How to install Control Plane MCP
Formats verified 10 Nov 2026Add to CursorAdd to GooseInstall Control Plane MCP in Claude Code
$ claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.cpln.io/mcpInstall Control Plane MCP in Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp"
}
}
}Install Control Plane MCP in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp"
}
}
}Install Control Plane MCP in VS Code CLI
$ code --add-mcp '{"name":"mcp","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp"}'Install Control Plane MCP in Codex
$ codex mcp add mcp --url https://mcp.cpln.io/mcpInstall Control Plane MCP in Codex config.toml
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp] url = "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp"
Install Control Plane MCP in Gemini CLI
$ gemini mcp add -s user --transport http mcp https://mcp.cpln.io/mcpInstall Control Plane MCP in Gemini settings.json
~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp",
"type": "http"
}
}
}Automated checks
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- Open source license (OSI)MITspdx.org/licenses/MIT.html ↗Pass
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- Package name not close to a popular packageNot checked
- No critical advisory in the package or its dependenciesNot checked
- No hidden instructions to the model0 tool descriptions and the README read; no override phrases, credential paths or hidden charactersPass
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- Remote endpoint answers the MCP handshakeHTTPS endpoint answered 401 (sign-in required)Pass
README
View on GitHubControl Plane AI Plugin
Run containerized workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, and your own hardware under one API. It loads Control Plane's domain knowledge, production guardrails, and live MCP tools into Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity CLI so your assistant can deploy, troubleshoot, secure, and migrate workloads with verified cpln commands.
Installation
Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/controlplane-com/ai-plugin.git
/plugin install cpln@controlplane
/reload-plugins
Update with /plugin marketplace update controlplane then /reload-plugins (third-party marketplaces don't auto-update unless you enable it in /plugin → Marketplaces).
Alternatively, install from Anthropic's community plugin marketplace, where every listing has passed Anthropic's review:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install cpln@claude-community
/reload-plugins
Codex
codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/controlplane-com/ai-plugin.git
Start Codex, open /plugins, and install cpln. The MCP handshake supplies the core rules. Local installations also include optional session hooks, which must be reviewed and trusted in Codex before they run.
Update with codex plugin marketplace upgrade controlplane, then restart Codex.
Antigravity CLI
Install the plugin with Antigravity CLI (agy):
agy plugin install https://github.com/controlplane-com/ai-plugin/plugins/cpln
Generic MCP client
Point any other MCP client at the hosted server:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cpln": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp"
}
}
}
The bare URL serves the default core tool set. A client that loads tools on demand can add ?toolsets=full for every tool.
Authentication
MCP uses OAuth 2.1 + PKCE. Sign in to let the assistant act on your Control Plane organizations — you choose which orgs it may operate on, and the token is scoped to those orgs and enforced server-side on every call. Sign in again to change the grant. Treat MCP access as production access to the orgs you grant. How to sign in:
- Claude Code —
/mcp, selectcpln, sign in (orclaude mcp login cpln). - Codex —
codex mcp login cpln. - Antigravity CLI —
/mcp, selectcpln, authenticate.
Environment variables
Optional — only for the cpln CLI workflows some skills generate (CI/CD, Terraform, Pulumi). See .env.example.
| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
CPLN_TOKEN |
Service-account token for cpln CLI calls (sensitive). |
CPLN_ORG |
Default organization. |
CPLN_GVC |
Default GVC. |
CPLN_PROFILE |
Local cpln CLI profile. |
Usage
Ask in natural language — the assistant routes to the right skill or agent:
- "Troubleshoot why my
payments-apiworkload inproductionkeeps restarting." - "Put
app.example.comin front of mywebworkload with auto-TLS." - "Give my
analyticsworkload credential-free read access to S3 bucketprod-event-logs— no IAM keys." - "Provision a production Postgres with HA failover and S3 backups."
- "Convert this
kustomization.yamlto Control Plane and apply it tostagingafter I confirm."
Two workflows also have slash commands in Claude Code — /cpln:troubleshoot WORKLOAD and /cpln:migrate-k8s FILE; in other clients, ask for the same workflows by name.
What's included
- Domain skills across CLI usage, access control, autoscaling, networking, observability, migration, templates, stateful storage, and security.
- Two guided agents: workload troubleshooting and Kubernetes / Compose / Helm migration.
- A short always-on rule set the assistant applies in every session, with the full operating guide as a skill read on demand.
- Pre-configured access to the hosted Control Plane MCP server.
Security
- MCP access is production access — scoped to the orgs you grant and your own RBAC.
- Destructive actions (deleting resources, shrinking/deleting volumes, replacing workloads, applying to production) require explicit confirmation.
- Secret values never pass through the chat: Control Plane generates the values nobody needs to know, the user types their own values into the Console, and tools return secret metadata only.
- The plugin stores no logs, secrets, prompts, or telemetry; your AI client and model provider process prompts per their own policies.
Report vulnerabilities per SECURITY.md.
Where data goes
The plugin's one declared connector is the hosted MCP server at https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp, which acts only on the orgs you grant when you sign in, with your own permissions.
When a task needs it, the skills also run these tools on your machine, each with your own credentials:
| Tool | Sends data to |
|---|---|
cpln CLI |
The Control Plane API (api.cpln.io), your org's image registry (ORG.registry.cpln.io), and the metrics endpoint (metrics.cpln.io), using your CLI profile or CPLN_TOKEN |
docker |
The image registries you push to and pull from |
kubectl, helm |
The Kubernetes cluster you point them at, when migrating from it or installing the Control Plane Kubernetes operator |
terraform, pulumi |
The Control Plane API, through the Control Plane provider |
gcloud and other cloud CLIs |
Your own cloud account, when connecting a private network or creating an agent VM |
curl |
Your own domain, to check it after setup |
The plugin itself stores nothing. Resources, app files, and invitations the assistant creates are stored in your Control Plane org until you delete them, and the org's audit trail records each change.
More
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Docs: docs.controlplane.com · Support:
support@controlplane.comor Slack - License: MIT — see LICENSE
Control Plane MCP questions
How do I add Control Plane MCP to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
How do I add Control Plane MCP to Cursor?
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json and add the server under mcpServers, using the Cursor config shown in the install section above.
How do I authenticate with the Control Plane MCP?
The server uses OAuth 2.1 + PKCE. You sign in through your specific client (Claude Code, Codex, or Antigravity CLI) to grant the assistant access to specific organizations.
Can the AI assistant perform destructive actions?
Yes, but destructive actions like deleting resources or workloads require your explicit confirmation.
Does the plugin store my secrets or chat history?
No, the plugin does not store logs, secrets, prompts, or telemetry; your AI client and model provider handle those according to their own policies.
What kind of workloads can I manage?
You can run containerized workloads across various cloud providers including AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, and your own hardware.