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Update a dev server's state

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

Update a dev server's state [POST /sites/{site_id}/dev_servers/{dev_server_id}/state]

Name on the gateway: netlify_api__update_dev_server_state · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
site_id requiredstringsite_id parameter
dev_server_id requiredstringdev_server_id parameter
state requiredstarting | live | error | done
task_idstring
errorstring

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": "netlify_api__update_dev_server_state",
  "arguments": {
    "site_id": "…",
    "dev_server_id": "…",
    "state": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Netlify API server directly, which lists 188 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-netlify-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/netlify-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the update a dev server's state tool with site_id set to ….

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