MCP Proxmox Server

Advanced Proxmox Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in Python exposing rich Proxmox utilities for discovery, lifecycle, networking, snapshots/backups, metrics, pools/permissions, and orchestration.

• Guide reference: MCP Quickstart (Python)
• Structure mirrors: bsahane/mcp-ansible

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/bsahane/mcp-proxmox.git
cd mcp-proxmox

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install -U pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

# (Optional) install the package locally
pip install -e .

.env configuration

• Copy .env.example to .env and edit values:

cp .env.example .env

.env keys:

PROXMOX_API_URL="https://proxmox.example.com:8006"
PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID="root@pam!mcp-proxmox"
PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET="<secret>"
PROXMOX_VERIFY="true"
PROXMOX_DEFAULT_NODE="pve"
PROXMOX_DEFAULT_STORAGE="local-lvm"
PROXMOX_DEFAULT_BRIDGE="vmbr0"

Notes:

• Use an API token with appropriate ACLs; for discovery, PVEAuditor at / is sufficient; for lifecycle, grant narrower roles (e.g., PVEVMAdmin) on a pool.
• Using .env avoids zsh history expansion issues with ! in token IDs.

Run the MCP server (stdio)

Preferred (module form):

source .venv/bin/activate
python -m proxmox_mcp.server

Or installed console script:

source .venv/bin/activate
proxmox-mcp

Configure in Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json (portable example):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmox-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "proxmox_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Configure in Claude for Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmox-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "proxmox_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Tools reference

All tools are available via MCP. Destructive tools accept confirm, and most write operations support dry_run, wait, timeout, poll_interval.

Format below per tool:

• Description
• Example question → Possible answer (shape)

Core discovery

• proxmox-list-nodes
  • List cluster nodes (name, status, CPU/RAM/disk summary)
  • Example: "List cluster nodes"
  • Answer: [ { "node": "pve", "status": "online", ... } ]
• proxmox-node-status
  • Detailed node health (load, uptime, versions)
  • Example: { "node": "pve" }
  • Answer: { "kversion": "...", "uptime": 123456, ... }
• proxmox-list-vms
  • List VMs (filter by node, status, name substring)
  • Example: { "node": "pve", "status": "running" }
  • Answer: [ { "vmid": 100, "name": "web01", ... } ]
• proxmox-vm-info
  • Get VM details by vmid or name (+optional node), includes config
  • Example: { "name": "web01" }
  • Answer: { "selector": {...}, "config": {...} }
• proxmox-list-lxc
  • List LXC containers (filterable)
  • Example: { "node": "pve" }
  • Answer: [ { "vmid": 50001, "name": "ct01", ... } ]
• proxmox-lxc-info
  • Get LXC details by vmid or name (+optional node)
  • Example: { "vmid": 50001 }
  • Answer: { "selector": {...}, "config": {...} }
• proxmox-list-storage
  • List storages (types, free/used)
  • Example: {}
  • Answer: [ { "storage": "local-lvm", "type": "lvmthin", ... } ]
• proxmox-storage-content
  • List storage content (ISOs, templates, images)
  • Example: { "node": "pve", "storage": "local" }
  • Answer: [ { "volid": "local:iso/foo.iso", ... } ]
• proxmox-list-bridges
  • List node bridges (vmbr...)
  • Example: { "node": "pve" }
  • Answer: [ { "iface": "vmbr0", ... } ]
• proxmox-list-tasks
  • Recent tasks (filter by node, user)
  • Example: { "node": "pve", "limit": 20 }
  • Answer: [ { "upid": "UPID:...", "status": "OK" }, ... ]
• proxmox-task-status
  • Check a task status
  • Example: { "upid": "UPID:..." }
  • Answer: { "status": "stopped", "exitstatus": "OK" }

VM lifecycle

• proxmox-clone-vm
  • Clone template VM to new VMID/name (supports target node, storage)
  • Example: { "source_vmid": 101, "new_vmid": 50009, "name": "web01", "storage": "local-lvm", "confirm": true, "wait": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:...", "status": {...} }
• proxmox-create-vm
  • Create new VM from ISO/template (minimal config)
  • Example: { "node": "pve", "vmid": 200, "name": "web02", "iso": "debian.iso", "confirm": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:..." }
• proxmox-delete-vm
  • Delete VM (confirm, purge)
  • Example: { "name": "web01", "purge": true, "confirm": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:..." }
• proxmox-start-vm / proxmox-stop-vm / proxmox-reboot-vm / proxmox-shutdown-vm
  • Manage power state (stop supports hard and timeout)
  • Example: { "name": "web01", "wait": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:...", "status": {...} }
• proxmox-migrate-vm
  • Live/offline migrate to another node
  • Example: { "name": "web01", "target_node": "pve2", "live": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:..." }
• proxmox-resize-vm-disk
  • Grow disk (GB) on target disk (e.g., scsi0)
  • Example: { "name": "web01", "disk": "scsi0", "grow_gb": 10, "confirm": true, "wait": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:...", "status": {...} }
• proxmox-configure-vm
  • Set whitelisted params (cores, memory, balloon, netX, agent, etc.)
  • Example: { "name": "web01", "params": { "memory": 4096, "cores": 4 }, "confirm": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:..." } or { "result": null }

LXC lifecycle

• proxmox-create-lxc
  • Create container from template (CPU/mem, rootfs size, net, storage)
  • Example: { "node": "pve", "vmid": 50050, "hostname": "ct01", "ostemplate": "debian-12.tar.zst", "confirm": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:..." }
• proxmox-delete-lxc / proxmox-start-lxc / proxmox-stop-lxc / proxmox-configure-lxc
  • Manage container lifecycle and config

Cloud-init & networking

• proxmox-cloudinit-set
  • Set CI params (ipconfig0, sshkeys, ciuser/cipassword)
  • Example: { "name": "web01", "ipconfig0": "ip=192.168.1.50/24,gw=192.168.1.1", "confirm": true }
  • Answer: { "upid": "UPID:..." } or { "result": null }
• proxmox-vm-nic-add / proxmox-vm-nic-remove
  • Add/remove NICs (bridge, model, VLAN)
• proxmox-vm-firewall-get / proxmox-vm-firewall-set
  • Get/set per-VM firewall state and rules

Images, templates, snapshots, backups

• proxmox-upload-iso / proxmox-upload-template
  • Upload ISO or LXC template to storage
• proxmox-template-vm
  • Convert VM to template
• proxmox-list-snapshots / proxmox-create-snapshot / proxmox-delete-snapshot / proxmox-rollback-snapshot
  • Manage snapshots; rollback supports wait
• proxmox-backup-vm / proxmox-restore-vm
  • Run vzdump and restore archives

Metrics and monitoring

• proxmox-vm-metrics
  • RRD metrics for VM (timeframe, cf)
• proxmox-node-metrics
  • RRD metrics for node

Pools, users, permissions

• proxmox-list-pools / proxmox-create-pool / proxmox-delete-pool / proxmox-pool-add / proxmox-pool-remove
• proxmox-list-users / proxmox-list-roles / proxmox-assign-permission

Orchestration helpers

• proxmox-wait-task
  • Poll a task until done/timeout
• proxmox-register-vm-as-host
  • Emit JSON/INI snippet for Ansible inventory (hostname, IP, SSH user/key)
• proxmox-guest-exec (optional)
  • Run a command via QEMU Guest Agent (requires agent in guest)

Examples

• List nodes: {} for proxmox-list-nodes
• VMs on node pve: { "node": "pve" } for proxmox-list-vms
• Clone a template: { "source_vmid": 101, "new_vmid": 50009, "name": "web01", "storage": "local-lvm", "confirm": true, "wait": true }
• Configure Cloud-init IP: { "name": "web01", "ipconfig0": "ip=192.168.1.50/24,gw=192.168.1.1", "confirm": true }

Notes

• Server uses stdio transport; prints only MCP protocol to stdout. Logs go to stderr.
• Authentication uses your environment variables and/or .env file.
• Name collisions across nodes return clear errors unless you specify node.

Development

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License

MIT