MCP Server for Proxmox VE

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Proxmox Virtual Environment that enables AI assistants to manage virtual machines, containers, nodes, and resources through natural language interactions.

🚀 Features

• Node Management: List and monitor Proxmox cluster nodes
• VM Operations: Start, stop, and monitor virtual machines
• Container Management: Manage LXC containers
• Status Monitoring: Real-time status information for nodes, VMs, and containers
• Secure Authentication: Support for both password and API token authentication
• Multi-Node Support: Works with single nodes or full Proxmox clusters

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.0.0 or higher
• Proxmox VE 7.0+ with API access
• Valid Proxmox credentials (username/password or API token)

🛠️ Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/heybearc/mcp-server-proxmox.git
cd mcp-server-proxmox
npm install
npm run build

From NPM (Coming Soon)

npm install -g mcp-server-proxmox

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file or set the following environment variables:

# Proxmox Server Configuration
PROXMOX_HOST=your-proxmox-host.com
PROXMOX_PORT=8006
PROXMOX_USERNAME=root
PROXMOX_REALM=pam

# Authentication Method 1: Password
PROXMOX_PASSWORD=your-password

# Authentication Method 2: API Token (Recommended)
PROXMOX_TOKEN=your-api-token
PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME=your-token-name

# SSL Configuration
PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=true

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmox": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server-proxmox/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_HOST": "your-proxmox-host.com",
        "PROXMOX_USERNAME": "root",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN": "your-api-token",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "your-token-name"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

Refer to your MCP client's documentation for server configuration.

🔧 Available Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
list_nodes	List all Proxmox nodes	None
list_vms	List virtual machines	node (optional)
list_containers	List LXC containers	node (optional)
get_vm_status	Get VM status details	node, vmid
start_vm	Start a virtual machine	node, vmid
stop_vm	Stop a virtual machine	node, vmid
get_node_status	Get node status details	node

💡 Usage Examples

With AI Assistant

"Show me all VMs on my Proxmox cluster"
"Start VM 100 on node pve1"
"What's the status of my Proxmox nodes?"
"List all containers on node pve2"

Direct API Usage

# Start the server
npm start

# The server communicates via stdio using MCP protocol

🔐 Security

API Token Setup (Recommended)

1. Log into Proxmox web interface
2. Go to Datacenter → Permissions → API Tokens
3. Create a new token with appropriate permissions
4. Use the token in your configuration

Required Permissions

• VM.Audit - View VM information
• VM.PowerMgmt - Start/stop VMs
• Sys.Audit - View node information
• Datastore.Audit - View storage information

🧪 Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

# Lint code
npm run lint

# Format code
npm run format

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Related Projects

• Model Context Protocol
• MCP TypeScript SDK
• Proxmox VE API Documentation

📞 Support

• 🐛 Report Issues
• 💬 Discussions
• 📧 Contact