Proxmox VE MCP Server

mcp-proxmox

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MCP server for managing Proxmox VE clusters through AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and Cline.

Provision, manage, and monitor your entire Proxmox infrastructure through natural language. Create VMs and containers, manage snapshots, browse storage, and more.

Quick Start

# Run directly with uvx (no install needed)
uvx mcp-proxmox

# Or install with pip
pip install mcp-proxmox

Configuration

Set these environment variables (or create a .env file):

PROXMOX_HOST=192.168.1.100          # Your Proxmox VE host
PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID=user@pam!mcp       # API token ID
PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx  # API token secret

Optional:

PROXMOX_PORT=8006                   # Default: 8006
PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=false            # Default: false

Creating a Proxmox API Token

1. Log into your Proxmox web UI
2. Go to Datacenter > Permissions > API Tokens
3. Click Add and create a token for your user
4. Uncheck "Privilege Separation" for full access, or assign specific permissions:
   • VM.Audit — read VM/CT status and config
   • VM.PowerMgmt — start/stop/shutdown/reboot
   • VM.Snapshot — create/rollback/delete snapshots
   • VM.Allocate — create/delete/clone VMs and containers
   • VM.Clone — clone operations
   • Datastore.Audit — list storages and browse content
   • Datastore.AllocateSpace — allocate disk space for new VMs/CTs
   • Sys.Audit — read node status and tasks
   • VM.Config.Disk — resize disks
   • VM.Config.CPU — change CPU allocation
   • VM.Config.Memory — change memory allocation
   • VM.Monitor — access QEMU monitor (for metrics)
   • VM.Migrate — migrate VMs/CTs between nodes
   • Sys.Modify — manage firewall rules
   • VM.Config.Cloudinit — configure cloud-init parameters

Integration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmox": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-proxmox"],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_HOST": "192.168.1.100",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID": "user@pam!mcp",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-token-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to .claude/settings.json or ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmox": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-proxmox"],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_HOST": "192.168.1.100",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID": "user@pam!mcp",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-token-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to Cursor Settings > MCP with the same configuration as above.

Available Tools

Discovery

Tool	Description
list_nodes	List all cluster nodes with CPU, memory, and uptime
get_node_status	Detailed node info: CPU model, memory, disk, versions
list_vms	List QEMU VMs (filter by node or status)
list_containers	List LXC containers (filter by node or status)
get_guest_status	Detailed VM/CT status by VMID (auto-detects type and node)

Lifecycle

Tool	Description
start_guest	Start a stopped VM or container
stop_guest	Force-stop (requires confirmation)
shutdown_guest	Graceful ACPI/init shutdown
reboot_guest	Reboot (requires confirmation)

Storage

Tool	Description
list_storages	List storage pools with capacity and usage (filter by node)
list_storage_content	Browse ISOs, templates, backups, and disk images

Provisioning

Tool	Description
create_vm	Create a QEMU VM with configurable CPU, memory, disk, ISO, and network
create_container	Create an LXC container from a template
clone_guest	Clone a VM or CT (full or linked clone, cross-node support)
delete_guest	Permanently delete a stopped VM or CT (requires confirmation)

Backup & Restore

Tool	Description
list_backups	List backup files (filter by node, storage, or VMID)
create_backup	Create a vzdump backup (snapshot/suspend/stop modes, zstd/lzo/gzip)
restore_backup	Restore a VM or CT from a backup file (requires confirmation)

Command Execution

Tool	Description
exec_command	Run a command inside a QEMU VM via guest agent

Note: exec_command requires qemu-guest-agent installed and running inside the VM. Not supported for LXC containers (Proxmox API limitation).

Snapshots

Tool	Description
list_snapshots	List all snapshots for a VM/CT
create_snapshot	Create a new snapshot
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