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name: latitude-sh description: Latitude.sh bare metal infrastructure management via API, MCP server, or CLI. Use when provisioning servers, managing VLANs, checking plans/regions, or automating bare metal deployments. agents: [bolt, rex] triggers: [latitude, bare metal, server provisioning, vlan, datacenter, mia2]

Latitude.sh Infrastructure

Manage bare metal servers on Latitude.sh via direct API, MCP server, or CLI.

Access Methods

Rust API Client (Primary)

The platform's native Latitude client lives in crates/metal/src/providers/latitude/.

Usage

Copyuse metal::providers::latitude::Latitude;

let client = Latitude::new(api_key, project_id)?;

// Create server
let server = client.create_server(CreateServerRequest {
    hostname: "node-1".to_string(),
    plan: "c2-small-x86".to_string(),
    region: "MIA2".to_string(),
    os: "ubuntu_22_04".to_string(),
    ssh_keys: vec!["key-id".to_string()],
}).await?;

// Wait for ready
let server = client.wait_ready(&server.id, 600).await?;

// Reinstall with iPXE (for Talos)
client.reinstall_ipxe(&server.id, ReinstallIpxeRequest {
    hostname: "node-1".to_string(),
    ipxe_url: "https://example.com/talos.ipxe".to_string(),
}).await?;

Available Operations

Lessons Learned (Baked Into Client)

• Stuck server detection: Servers can get stuck in "off"/"deploying" state. Client detects after 10 minutes.
• Post-ready buffer: 15-second delay after "on" status before operations (API lag).
• Reinstall retries: Automatic retry on "SERVER_BEING_PROVISIONED" errors (up to 6 attempts).

MCP Server (AI Agents)

For natural language infrastructure management in Cursor, Claude, or VS Code.

Installation

Copy# Cursor: Settings → Tools and Integrations → New MCP Server
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "latitudesh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["latitudesh", "start", "--bearer", "YOUR_API_TOKEN"]
    }
  }
}

# Claude Code CLI
claude mcp add latitudesh npx latitudesh start -- --bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN

Capabilities

• List and inspect servers, projects, SSH keys
• Create or delete bare-metal instances
• Manage networking and automation

Example Prompts

Copy"List all my Latitude servers"
"Create a c2-small-x86 server in MIA2 named test-node"
"What GPU plans are available in Dallas?"
"Delete server srv_xxx"

CLI (lsh)

For interactive exploration and debugging.

Installation

Copybrew install latitudesh/tools/lsh
# or
curl -fsSL https://cli.latitude.sh/install.sh | sh

Usage

Copylsh login API_KEY
lsh servers list
lsh servers create --hostname test --plan c2-small-x86 --site MIA2 --os ubuntu_22_04
lsh servers get srv_xxx
lsh servers delete srv_xxx
lsh plans list --json

API Reference

Base URL: https://api.latitude.sh

Authentication

CopyAuthorization: Bearer <API_KEY>

Key Endpoints

JSON:API Format

All requests use JSON:API specification:

Copy{
  "data": {
    "type": "servers",
    "attributes": {
      "hostname": "node-1",
      "plan": "c2-small-x86",
      "site": "MIA2"
    }
  }
}

Common Patterns

Provision Talos Cluster Node

Copy// 1. Create server with any OS
let server = client.create_server(req).await?;

// 2. Wait for ready
let server = client.wait_ready(&server.id, 600).await?;

// 3. Reinstall with Talos iPXE
client.reinstall_ipxe(&server.id, ReinstallIpxeRequest {
    hostname: server.hostname.clone(),
    ipxe_url: talos_ipxe_url,
}).await?;

// 4. Wait for reinstall to complete
let server = client.wait_ready(&server.id, 600).await?;

Check Plan Availability

Copylet plans = client.list_plans().await?;
for plan in plans {
    if let Some(regions) = &plan.attributes.regions {
        for region in regions {
            if region.stock_level.as_deref() == Some("high") {
                println!("{}: available in {:?}", 
                    plan.attributes.slug.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown"),
                    region.locations.as_ref().and_then(|l| l.in_stock.as_ref())
                );
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment Variables

Resources

• API Reference
• MCP Server
• CLI Source
• Terraform Provider