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Hetzner DNS MCP Server

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Hetzner DNS runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 56 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Oct 2026.

Manage DNS zones and records (zonefiles, RRSets, TTL, protection) via the Hetzner Cloud API

Installs per day peak 28 · avg 10 · -18% w/w
a month agotoday
56
Installs / week
npm · hetzner-dns-mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
15 Oct 2026
Last commit
11 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules ccca72095570

Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

Reaches cloud metadata service src/hosts.ts:16
  'metadata.google.internal',

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We found things in this code

Code changes quietly between releases, and nobody reads the diff of a dependency. We do, on every release — watch Hetzner DNS and you get told the day something new turns up.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add hetzner-dns-mcp -- npx -y hetzner-dns-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hetzner-dns-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hetzner-dns-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.hetzner-dns-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "hetzner-dns-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hetzner-dns-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hetzner-dns-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hetzner-dns-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hetzner-dns-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: HETZNER_API_TOKEN (Hetzner Cloud API token (project-scoped, Cloud Console -> Security -> API tokens)), HETZNER_READ_ONLY (Set to true to register only the read-only tools (default: false)), HETZNER_ALLOW_TOOLS (Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)), HETZNER_DENY_TOOLS (Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever HETZNER_ALLOW_TOOLS left), HETZNER_API_BASE_URL (Override the Hetzner Cloud API base URL (default: https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Hetzner DNS — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Hetzner DNS?
Hetzner DNS runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package hetzner-dns-mcp was installed 56 times last week.
How do I connect Hetzner DNS?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls hetzner-dns-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Hetzner DNS?
The npm package hetzner-dns-mcp was installed 56 times in the last week. Week over week that is -18%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Hetzner DNS open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.