# DigitalOcean Accounts MCP Server: Governed AI Access

DigitalOcean Accounts's MCP server includes 12 different actions available to any connected model or AI agent. When registered with Barndoor, you can ensure centralized governance, visibility, and control across every AI agent your team uses.

**Tools: 12**  
**Capabilities:** **[Create](/content/integration-capability/create/index.html), [Delete](/content/integration-capability/delete/index.html), [Read](/content/integration-capability/read/index.html)**  
**Category:** **[DevOps & Infrastructure](/content/integration-category/devops-infrastructure/index.html)**  
**Type:** Barndoor Hosted

## What can AI agents do with the DigitalOcean Accounts MCP server?

### Tools Available
- **account-get-information** (read)  
  Get DigitalOcean account details for the authenticated team.
- **balance-get** (read)  
  Get DigitalOcean account balance and billing totals.
- **billing-history-list** (read)  
  List DigitalOcean billing history entries for the account.
- **key-create** (create)  
  Create a DigitalOcean SSH key on the account.
- **key-list** (read)  
  List DigitalOcean SSH keys for the account.
- **key-delete** (delete)  
  Delete a DigitalOcean SSH key from the account.

[See full list →](https://docs.barndoor.ai/mcp-servers/digitalocean-accounts)

## Use cases for DigitalOcean Accounts
- **Account Management:**  
  Get account details and information, List regions available to account, Track account actions.
- **Billing & Invoices:**  
  View account balance and totals, List and retrieve invoices, Browse billing history.
- **SSH Key Management:**  
  Create and register SSH keys, List and retrieve key details, Delete SSH keys from account.
- **Account Monitoring:**  
  List recent account actions, Track action status by ID, Monitor account activity.

## What are the risks of using the DigitalOcean Accounts MCP without an AI gateway?
- **Uncontrolled reads** — AI agents can pull data out of DigitalOcean Accounts with no visibility into what was accessed.
- **Ungoverned writes** — agents can create or modify records in DigitalOcean Accounts with no approval step.
- **Destructive actions** — agents can delete or overwrite DigitalOcean Accounts data with no approval gate or audit trail.

## Why connect DigitalOcean Accounts with the Barndoor AI gateway?
Barndoor MCP Governance is the gateway between your AI agents and the tools they use.

| At a glance | Available? |
| --- | --- |
| Fine-grained access controls policies per agent, team, role, user, MCP server and tool call | Yes |
| Approval required before write/destructive actions | Yes (configurable per role) |
| Full audit log (reads and writes) | Yes |
| Sensitive data detection before it reaches a model or agent | Yes |
| Instant access revocation | Yes |
| SOC 2 Type II compliant | Yes |

- **Centralized MCP management** — One place to manage and control every MCP server across the organization so your team has an approved catalog of MCP servers that employees and AI agents connect through.
- **Universal connection** — One universal URL works across every AI provider your team uses.
- **Fine-grained access controls** — Set access policies based on identities, agent profiles, and data fields.
- **Protect sensitive data** — Keeps sensitive data from reaching a model or AI agent with various security measures.
- **Observability** — Real-time reporting gives visibility into AI activities.
- **Enterprise-grade security** — Stay compliant with audit trails and logging.

## Getting started with DigitalOcean Accounts in Barndoor
1. Connect the DigitalOcean Accounts MCP server once.
2. Define your policies.
3. Go live across every AI client.

[See the full setup guide →](https://docs.barndoor.ai/mcp-servers/digitalocean-accounts#setup-instructions)

## Frequently asked questions
- **What is MCP?**  
  MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI models connect to external tools and data sources through a common interface.
- **Is Barndoor secure?**  
  Yes. Barndoor is SOC 2 Type II compliant and enforces fine-grained access control.
- **Can I deploy custom-built MCP servers?**  
  Yes. Barndoor supports customer-built MCPs with full policy enforcement.

## Connect DigitalOcean Accounts to your AI agents with Barndoor.
Join AI-forward enterprises using Barndoor MCP Governance to manage and secure DigitalOcean Accounts integrations with AI and AI agents.