DigitalOcean integration for Claude and Codex

Connect DigitalOcean once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.

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Use DigitalOcean from Claude

Add the DigitalOcean connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use DigitalOcean from Codex

Add the DigitalOcean connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use DigitalOcean from Sidekick

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What the DigitalOcean connector can do

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure, covering droplets, managed databases, storage, and networking, through REST APIs typically reached with a personal access token. With a DigitalOcean connection in type.com, a platform team can ask Claude to provision a new database cluster, add a storage volume, or set up DNS for a new domain, all logged in the thread.

One connection, many Spaces

Connect DigitalOcean once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.

Use DigitalOcean from Claude Code, Codex, and automations

Use DigitalOcean from Claude Code or Codex

Once DigitalOcean is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.

Automate DigitalOcean on a schedule or webhook

In a Space with DigitalOcean connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.

What teams do with DigitalOcean in type.com

Provision a managed database

Spin up a new database cluster with a chosen engine, region, and size without opening the DigitalOcean console.

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Create a DigitalOcean PostgreSQL cluster in the NYC1 region with 2 nodes for our staging environment.

Add storage for a growing workload

Create a block storage volume sized for a specific need, like backups, after confirming the region supports it.

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Create a 100 GiB DigitalOcean volume named backup-store in our production region.

Set up DNS for a new domain

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Add our new domain to DigitalOcean DNS and create an A record pointing to our load balancer.

Representative actions

Create Custom Image
Imports a Linux VM disk image from a public URL to create a custom OS image for droplets.
Create Database Cluster
Provisions a managed database cluster with a chosen engine, version, region, size, and node count.
Create New Block Storage Volume
Provisions a persistent block storage volume in a region that supports it.
Create New Domain
Adds a domain to DigitalOcean's DNS management so its records can be configured.
Create Domain Record
Adds a new DNS record to an existing domain.

Connection

API and auth details

DigitalOcean exposes APIs for Droplets, Kubernetes, App Platform, load balancers, volumes, networking, databases, firewalls, monitoring, projects, registries, Spaces object storage, and Gradient AI services. Authentication commonly uses personal access tokens, with SDK and CLI support for infrastructure automation.

Source: type.com catalog metadata
Auth schemes: API key, OAuth
API docs: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api
API reference: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/reference/
Auth docs: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/create-personal-access-token/
Official site: https://www.digitalocean.com/

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FAQ

Questions people ask before connecting DigitalOcean

Can Claude provision DigitalOcean infrastructure from type.com?

Yes. With a DigitalOcean connection shared to a Space, Claude can create databases, volumes, images, and domain records in a thread, logged for the whole team to review.

How does DigitalOcean authenticate in type.com?

DigitalOcean supports a personal access token or OAuth. An admin sets this up once on the connection and controls which Spaces can use it.

Can infrastructure checks run on a schedule?

Yes. A type.com automation can ask Claude to check on DigitalOcean resources, like cluster status, at a set interval and post the result to a channel.

Can Claude Code or Codex use DigitalOcean?

Yes. Once DigitalOcean is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.

Can I automate DigitalOcean on a schedule?

Yes. In a Space with DigitalOcean connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.

Is this the same as an MCP server for DigitalOcean?

Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.

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