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Add a New Database
An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add a New Database To add a new database to an existing cluster, send a POST request to /v2/databases/$DATABASE_ID/dbs. Note: Database management is not supported for Caching or Valkey clusters. The response will be a… [POST /v2/databases/{database_cluster_uuid}/dbs]
Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__databases_add · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
database_cluster_uuid required | string | A unique identifier for a database cluster. |
name required | string | The name of the database. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "digitalocean_api__databases_add",
"arguments": {
"database_cluster_uuid": "…",
"name": "…"
}
}Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-digitalocean-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/digitalocean-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the add a new database tool with database_cluster_uuid set to ….