Name: Nexlayer MCP
Author: Nexlayer

LABSCO SUMMARY

Deploy, then debug the live pod, in the same conversation.

The debugging half is what separates this from a deploy button. An agent that just shipped a broken build can open a shell in the pod, read the file, edit it in place and restart — instead of a full redeploy cycle between every guess.

What it is

A hosted server at https://mcp.nexlayer.ai/api/mcp that hands a coding agent a production Kubernetes platform: deploy from one nexlayer.yaml, then read logs, open a shell in a pod, edit a file in place, or scale it.

What you get

Deployment: nexlayer_validate_yaml before it, nexlayer_deploy, then nexlayer_check_deployment_status, nexlayer_get_deployment_logs and nexlayer_get_deployment_events when something fails
Live debugging: nexlayer_debug_shell_open and send, nexlayer_debug_file_list, copy in and out, and nexlayer_debug_file_edit for an in-place change with no redeploy
Pods and network: describe, restart, scale, plus nexlayer_debug_proxy_http, nexlayer_debug_namespace_dns and nexlayer_debug_db_query against a database pod
Custom domains: nexlayer_get_domain_setup_guide, nexlayer_add_domain_to_profile, nexlayer_check_domain_configuration and nameserver verification
Account: API keys created, listed and revoked, plus nexlayer_check_credits, purchase, plan upgrade and coupons
Prebuilt agent templates deployed in one call — chatbot, code copilot, code reviewer, content guard, multi-agent and translation hub

Requirements

A Nexlayer account and one YAML file describing the deployment. Connect with npx @nexlayer/mcp-install, or add the endpoint to your editor's MCP config by hand. Billing runs on credits, and the agent can read the balance itself.

Setup effort

One command — npx @nexlayer/mcp-install

See installation options

USE CASES

01

Shipping an app your agent just built

Validate the YAML, deploy, then read status and events rather than guessing whether it came up.

nexlayer_validate_yamlnexlayer_deploynexlayer_check_deployment_status

02

Debugging a container that starts and dies

Describe the pod, read the deployment events, then open a shell and list the files that should be there.

nexlayer_get_deployment_logsnexlayer_get_deployment_eventsnexlayer_debug_pod_describe

03

Fixing a config typo in a running app

Edit the file inside the pod in place and restart that pod, instead of redeploying the whole application.

nexlayer_debug_file_listnexlayer_debug_file_edit

04

Pointing your own domain at it

Get the DNS instructions, register the domain on the account, then verify the nameservers resolved correctly.

nexlayer_get_domain_setup_guidenexlayer_add_domain_to_profilenexlayer_check_domain_configurationnexlayer_verify_name_servers_configuration

05

Chasing a service other pods cannot reach

Test HTTP to the internal address and DNS resolution from inside the cluster.

nexlayer_debug_namespace_infonexlayer_debug_namespace_dnsnexlayer_debug_proxy_http

57 tools

Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.

nexlayer_deploy

nexlayer_get_deployment_workflow

nexlayer_check_deployment_status

nexlayer_get_deployment_logs

nexlayer_get_deployment_events

nexlayer_delete_deployment

nexlayer_validate_yaml

nexlayer_get_schema

nexlayer_get_domain_setup_guide

nexlayer_check_domain_configuration

nexlayer_add_domain_to_profile

nexlayer_verify_name_servers_configuration

nexlayer_generate_api_key

nexlayer_list_api_keys

nexlayer_revoke_api_key

BEFORE YOU INSTALL

What to know first

Tools you get

57 tools named in the project's documentation.

Where it runs

All 4 documented clients connect to a hosted endpoint.

INSTALLATION

Connect your client

Server setup

npx

TERMINAL

npx @nexlayer/mcp-install

Hosted endpoint

ENDPOINT URL

https://mcp.nexlayer.ai/api/mcp

Add this hosted endpoint to your MCP client.

MCP Clients

Claude Code

CLAUDE CODE · JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nexlayer-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.nexlayer.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

CURSOR · JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nexlayer-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.nexlayer.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

VS CODE · JSON

{
  "servers": {
    "nexlayer-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.nexlayer.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

WINDSURF · JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nexlayer-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.nexlayer.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Nexlayer MCP