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MCP Reference
Validated on 5 Dec 2025 • Last edited on 5 Dec 2025
App Platform is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering that allows developers to publish code directly to DigitalOcean servers without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
You can integrate App Platform with AI development tools using DigitalOcean’s local or remote MCP servers and App Platform’s llms.txt. Together, these components standardize how context is provided to large language models (LLMs):
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for providing structured context to LLMs. DigitalOcean MCP servers bridge your development tools and the DigitalOcean API, exposing tools and context that allow MCP clients to manage resources.
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llms.txt is a standardized Markdown file format that supplies LLMs with relevant product documentation and environment context. When included in an app, App Platform’s llms.txt helps LLMs better understand the structure, configuration, and workflows associated with your app.
MCP clients like Windsurf, Cursor, Claude, or VS Code Copilot can connect to MCP servers to access tools and context. When connected, these clients can reason about your infrastructure and perform API-backed operations on your behalf.
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