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Create a New Vector Database

An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create a New Vector Database To create a vector database, send a POST request to /v2/vector-databases. The response body contains a JSON object with a vector_db key holding the newly created database. Its initial status is… [POST /v2/vector-databases]

Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__vector_databases_create · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
namestringRequired. Human-readable name for the database.
project_idstringRequired. ID of the project to create the vector database in.
regionstringRequired. Region slug where the database will be provisioned.
sizestringRequired. Resource tier: small, medium, or large.
tagsarrayA set of arbitrary tags to organize your vector 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:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "digitalocean_api__vector_databases_create",
  "arguments": {}
}

Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
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 create a new vector database tool with name set to ….

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