From Prompt to App in Minutes - Introducing the DigitalOcean MCP Server

The DigitalOcean MCP Server for App Platform is now available.

https://github.com/digitalocean/digit...

In this video, Amit Jotwani, Developer Advocate at DigitalOcean, walks through how to use the new DigitalOcean MCP Server to build, deploy, and manage apps using natural language — right from your IDE.

Using a tool like Cursor, you’ll see how to:
Connect the MCP Server to your DigitalOcean account
Build a simple React app using AI agent mode
Deploy it to App Platform using the MCP tools
Push code to GitHub (automatically)
Redeploy with new changes and view logs — all through plain-language prompts

📖 Full walkthrough post: https://www.digitalocean.com/communit...

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Requirements & GitHub Repo Tour
01:12 - Generate DigitalOcean API Token
01:30 - Set Up MCP Server in Cursor
01:50 - Explore Available MCP Tools
02:06 - List All Active Apps
02:32 - Build a React App from Scratch
02:47 - Deploy to DigitalOcean with MCP
04:14 - View Deployment Logs
04:20 - Make Changes to the App
04:41 - Redeploy with Latest Changes
05:09 - Wrap Up & Next Steps

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