Game server
Find the crash and restart
My Valheim server has been offline for an hour. What happened? The console shows the server crashed while saving the world. After your OK I restarted it and it is running again.
MCP · ChatGPT · Claude · Cursor
Manage your servers with ChatGPT & Claude
Control game servers, VPS, dedicated servers and domains from ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code or Cursor. You type, the AI does it.
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ZapX has its own MCP server. It connects ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and other AI clients to your ZAP-Hosting account. The AI can then read the status of your services, check logs, change settings, create Backups and restart servers, all in the chat without opening the dashboard. You set what the AI may do for each connection, and it only runs a change after you confirm it.
Use cases
You ask, the AI does it
Six everyday examples. The AI uses real tools of our MCP server for them, and you can see which ones below.
Game server
Change settings
Change the server name to “Friends Island” and set a server password. Both are saved. The change takes effect after the next restart. Should I restart the server now?
Game server
Backup before the update
Make a Backup, then update my server to the latest version. The Backup is done, then I installed the latest version. If you want to go back, I can restore the Backup.
VPS
Check the load
Why is my VPS so slow? Create a snapshot first. CPU has been at around 95% since 2 pm and memory is almost full. The snapshot is created, so you can roll back at any time.
Dedicated server
Keep an eye on DDoS attacks
Were there any attacks on my dedicated server this week? Yes, two short attacks on Tuesday. DDoS protection was active and filtered both.
Domain
Set a DNS record
Create the subdomain “play” for my domain, pointing to my game server. The A record for play is created. It can take a few minutes until it is visible everywhere.
What the AI can control
All your services, one chat
The MCP server covers every product you can book at ZAP-Hosting. The AI only sees the services in your account.
Game servers
Status, console and logs, settings, files, savegames, Backups and versions. Start, stop and restart.
VPS
Read load, traffic, firewall and DNS. Start, snapshots, Backups, schedules, rescue mode and reinstall.
Dedicated servers
Keep an eye on hardware, traffic and DDoS protection, set reverse DNS, enable remote management, mount ISOs and reinstall.
TeamSpeak servers
See connected clients and bans, create privilege keys, change settings, start and restart.
Discord bots
Status, console and logs, read and edit files, send console commands, start, stop and restart.
Domains
Create and change DNS records, set nameservers, manage the parking page and auto-renewal.
AI clients
Which client can do what
All clients use the same MCP server. The only difference is ordering, because the app directories of OpenAI and Anthropic do not allow purchases in chat.
In ChatGPT and Claude
- ChatGPT
- Claude
As a connector in ChatGPT or Claude (web, desktop and app) you manage all your booked services right in the chat.
- Ask for status, logs and load and have them explained
- Start, restart, change settings and DNS, each after your confirmation
- Create Backups and snapshots and restore them
Ordering and plan changes are hidden in ChatGPT and Claude on purpose, as the app directories of OpenAI and Anthropic require. For those, use the dashboard or a client from the right column.
In Claude Code, Cursor & your own agents
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Codex
- Gemini
- VS Code
Coding tools and your own agents use the same MCP server with all tools, with OAuth sign-in or an API key.
- Everything from the left column
- Order new servers once you enable the “Order” permission
- Plan changes with a price preview before anything is switched
Ideal if you want to build servers into scripts, deployments or your own automations.
Order new servers with AI
From Claude Code, Cursor or your own agent, the AI orders new game servers, VPS or TeamSpeak servers for you. This does not work in ChatGPT and Claude. For scripts, the same ordering is available through our REST API.
View the REST API- 1The AI puts the configuration together and shows you price and term as a preview.
- 2You confirm exactly that preview. If the price changes in the meantime, the order is cancelled.
- 3Payment uses your saved payment method, and you get the invoice like for any other order.
Ordering is a separate permission and off by default. A daily limit per account protects you from unwanted purchases, and larger orders go through the dashboard.
How it works
Connected in three steps
No code and nothing to install on your server. You only need your AI client and a ZapX Pass.
- 1
Activate ZapX Pass
MCP access is included in every ZapX Pass tier. Without a Pass, the AI cannot connect.
- 2
Add the connector
In ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and others, enter this address as a connector or MCP server.
Connector URL
https://zap-hosting.com/api/mcp - 3
Sign in and choose rights
You sign in with your ZapX account and decide what the AI may do. New connections can only read at first.
Security
You stay in control
The AI works with your account, but only within the limits you set.
- Sign-in with OAuth and your ZapX account. The AI never gets your password.
- New connections can only view your services. You grant starting, changing or deleting one by one.
- The AI only runs changing actions when you ask for them or confirm them in the chat.
- Risky actions like deleting or reinstalling are marked, and your AI app asks again there.
- You change or revoke the rights of each connection at any time in settings under API access.
- Ordering is a separate permission, off by default and only enabled with a confirmation code by email.
FAQ
FAQ: managing servers with AI
Everything about ChatGPT, Claude, MCP and safety at a glance.
Yes. You add ZapX to ChatGPT as a connector, sign in with your ZAP-Hosting account and can then manage game servers, VPS, dedicated servers, TeamSpeak servers, Discord bots and domains in the chat: check status, read logs, restart, change settings or create Backups.
A connector links Claude to an external service. The ZapX connector gives Claude access to the tools of our MCP server, so Claude can check and control your servers on your behalf. In Claude you enter the connector URL under “Connectors” and sign in with your ZAP-Hosting account.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI clients use external tools. The ZapX MCP server provides those tools for your services, from “read logs” to “restart server”. The server runs on our side, so you install nothing. More about the MCP server
ChatGPT, Claude (web, desktop and app), Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and VS Code, plus any other client that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth. Your own agents connect with an API key.
MCP access is included in every ZapX Pass tier, with no extra cost per request. For ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor, the terms of the respective provider apply. View ZapX Pass
No. New connections can only read at first. You grant further rights like starting, console or settings yourself, and the AI only runs a changing action when you ask for it or confirm it.
Not in ChatGPT and Claude: the app directories of OpenAI and Anthropic do not allow purchases in chat, so ordering and plan changes are hidden there. From Claude Code, Cursor or your own agent it works once you enable the “Order” permission. The AI shows you a preview with the price first, and the order is only placed after you confirm.
Every product you can book at ZAP-Hosting: game servers, VPS, dedicated servers, TeamSpeak servers, Discord bots and domains. The AI only sees the services in your own account.
In your settings under API access you see every connected AI app. There you change its rights or disconnect it with one click.
No. You just write in the chat what you want, for example “Restart my Rust server”. The AI picks the right tools itself.
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