Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides AI agents direct access to VMware vSphere infrastructure, offering over 50 tools for VM lifecycle management, snapshot operations, datastore and networking configuration, and vSAN management.

How do I use VMWare MCP?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@VMWare MCP Power on the production-db-01 virtual machine" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

VMWare MCP

An MCP server that gives AI agents direct access to your VMware vSphere infrastructure. Built on top of govc, it exposes 55 typed tools covering VM lifecycle, snapshots, datastores, networking, and more.

Available Tools

Category	Tools
Navigation	`about`, `ls`, `find`, `tree`, `events`, `tasks`, `logs`, `logs.ls`
VM Lifecycle	`vm.create`, `vm.clone`, `vm.instantclone`, `vm.destroy`, `vm.register`, `vm.unregister`, `vm.upgrade`
VM Configuration	`vm.change`, `vm.customize`, `vm.info`, `vm.ip`, `vm.power`, `vm.migrate`, `vm.vnc`, `vm.question`
VM Disks	`vm.disk.create`, `vm.disk.attach`, `vm.disk.change`, `vm.disk.promote`
VM Networking	`vm.network.add`, `vm.network.change`
VM Options & Policies	`vm.option.info`, `vm.option.ls`, `vm.policy.ls`, `vm.target.info`, `vm.target.cap.ls`, `vm.guest.tools`
Snapshots	`snapshot.create`, `snapshot.remove`, `snapshot.export`, `snapshot.tree`
Datastore	`datastore.info`, `datastore.ls`, `datastore.cp`, `datastore.mv`, `datastore.tail`, `datastore.disk.info`, `datastore.cluster.info`, `datastore.cluster.change`, `datastore.maintenance.enter`, `datastore.maintenance.exit`
Session	`session.login`, `session.logout`, `session.ls`, `session.rm`
vSAN	`vsan.info`
Task	`task.cancel`

Plus 3 meta tools: govc_search (fuzzy search across all commands), govc_help (get help for any command), and govc_run (escape hatch for any govc command).

Quick Start — Docker

cp .env.docker.example .env.docker # fill in your credentials docker run --rm -i --name vmware-mcp --env-file .env.docker ghcr.io/2501-ai/vmware-mcp

Quick Start — From Source

git clone https://github.com/2501-ai/vmware-mcp.git cd vmware-mcp bun install cp .env.example .env # fill in your credentials bun run ui # opens MCP Inspector in your browser

To wire the server into an MCP client directly, see the Scripts section.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`GOVC_URL`	✅	vCenter / ESXi SDK URL (e.g. `https://vcenter.example.com/sdk`)
`GOVC_USERNAME`	✅	vSphere username
`GOVC_PASSWORD`	✅	vSphere password
`GOVC_INSECURE`		Set `1` to skip TLS verification
`GOVC_BIN`		Path to `govc` binary (default: `govc`)
`GOVC_TIMEOUT_MS`		Subprocess timeout in ms (default: `120000`)

SSH Tunnel

If vCenter is only reachable through an internal network:

ssh [-J jump_user@jump_host] -L 8443:vcenter_host:443 user@internal_host -N

Then use GOVC_URL=https://localhost:8443/sdk with GOVC_INSECURE=1.

Development

Prerequisites

Bun ≥ 1.0
govc in PATH

Scripts

Script	Description
`bun run start`	Run MCP server (stdio)
`bun run dev`	Run with `--watch`
`bun run ui`	Launch MCP Inspector (web UI)
`bun run check`	Biome + tsc (CI gate)
`bun run docker:build`	Build Docker image (native arch)
`bun run docker:build:ci`	Build Docker image (linux/amd64)