Proxmox MCP Server

🚀 Proxmox Manager - Proxmox MCP Server

A Python-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Proxmox hypervisors, providing a clean interface for managing nodes, VMs, and containers.

🏗️ Built With

Cline - Autonomous coding agent - Go faster with Cline.
Proxmoxer - Python wrapper for Proxmox API
MCP SDK - Model Context Protocol SDK
Pydantic - Data validation using Python type annotations

✨ Features

🤖 Full integration with Cline
🛠️ Built with the official MCP SDK
🔒 Secure token-based authentication with Proxmox
🖥️ Tools for managing nodes and VMs
💻 VM console command execution
📝 Configurable logging system
✅ Type-safe implementation with Pydantic
🎨 Rich output formatting with customizable themes

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📦 Installation

Prerequisites

UV package manager (recommended)
Python 3.10 or higher
Git
Access to a Proxmox server with API token credentials

Before starting, ensure you have:

Proxmox server hostname or IP
Proxmox API token (see API Token Setup)
UV installed (pip install uv)

Option 1: Quick Install (Recommended)

Clone and set up environment:
# Clone repository cd ~/Documents/Cline/MCP # For Cline users # OR cd your/preferred/directory # For manual installation git clone https://github.com/canvrno/ProxmoxMCP.git cd ProxmoxMCP # Create and activate virtual environment uv venv source .venv/bin/activate # Linux/macOS # OR .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 # Windows
Install dependencies:
# Install with development dependencies uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
Create configuration:
# Create config directory and copy template mkdir -p proxmox-config cp config/config.example.json proxmox-config/config.json
Edit proxmox-config/config.json:
{ "proxmox": { "host": "PROXMOX_HOST", # Required: Your Proxmox server address "port": 8006, # Optional: Default is 8006 "verify_ssl": false, # Optional: Set false for self-signed certs "service": "PVE" # Optional: Default is PVE }, "auth": { "user": "USER@pve", # Required: Your Proxmox username "token_name": "TOKEN_NAME", # Required: API token ID "token_value": "TOKEN_VALUE" # Required: API token value }, "logging": { "level": "INFO", # Optional: DEBUG for more detail "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s", "file": "proxmox_mcp.log" # Optional: Log to file } }

Verifying Installation

Check Python environment:
python -c "import proxmox_mcp; print('Installation OK')"
Run the tests:
pytest
Verify configuration:
# Linux/macOS PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG="proxmox-config/config.json" python -m proxmox_mcp.server # Windows (PowerShell) $env:PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG="proxmox-config\config.json"; python -m proxmox_mcp.server
You should see either:
- A successful connection to your Proxmox server
- Or a connection error (if Proxmox details are incorrect)

⚙️ Configuration

Proxmox API Token Setup

Log into your Proxmox web interface
Navigate to Datacenter -> Permissions -> API Tokens
Create a new API token:
- Select a user (e.g., root@pam)
- Enter a token ID (e.g., "mcp-token")
- Uncheck "Privilege Separation" if you want full access
- Save and copy both the token ID and secret

🚀 Running the Server

Development Mode

For testing and development:

# Activate virtual environment first
source .venv/bin/activate  # Linux/macOS
# OR
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1  # Windows

# Run the server
python -m proxmox_mcp.server

Cline Desktop Integration

For Cline users, add this configuration to your MCP settings file (typically at ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github.com/canvrno/ProxmoxMCP": {
            "command": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP/.venv/bin/python",
            "args": ["-m", "proxmox_mcp.server"],
            "cwd": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP",
            "env": {
                "PYTHONPATH": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP/src",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP/proxmox-config/config.json",
                "PROXMOX_HOST": "your-proxmox-host",
                "PROXMOX_USER": "username@pve",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "token-name",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "token-value",
                "PROXMOX_PORT": "8006",
                "PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL": "false",
                "PROXMOX_SERVICE": "PVE",
                "LOG_LEVEL": "DEBUG"
            },
            "disabled": false,
            "autoApprove": []
        }
    }
}

To help generate the correct paths, you can use this command:

# This will print the MCP settings with your absolute paths filled in
python -c "import os; print(f'''{{
    \"mcpServers\": {{
        \"github.com/canvrno/ProxmoxMCP\": {{
            \"command\": \"{os.path.abspath('.venv/bin/python')}\",
            \"args\": [\"-m\", \"proxmox_mcp.server\"],
            \"cwd\": \"{os.getcwd()}\",
            \"env\": {{
                \"PYTHONPATH\": \"{os.path.abspath('src')}\",
                \"PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG\": \"{os.path.abspath('proxmox-config/config.json')}\",
                ...
            }}
        }}
    }}
}}''')"

Important:

All paths must be absolute
The Python interpreter must be from your virtual environment
The PYTHONPATH must point to the src directory
Restart VSCode after updating MCP settings

🔧 Available Tools

The server provides the following MCP tools for interacting with Proxmox:

get_nodes

Lists all nodes in the Proxmox cluster.

Parameters: None
Example Response:
🖥️ Proxmox Nodes 🖥️ pve-compute-01 • Status: ONLINE • Uptime: ⏳ 156d 12h • CPU Cores: 64 • Memory: 186.5 GB / 512.0 GB (36.4%) 🖥️ pve-compute-02 • Status: ONLINE • Uptime: ⏳ 156d 11h • CPU Cores: 64 • Memory: 201.3 GB / 512.0 GB (39.3%)

get_node_status

Get detailed status of a specific node.

Parameters:
- node (string, required): Name of the node
Example Response:
🖥️ Node: pve-compute-01 • Status: ONLINE • Uptime: ⏳ 156d 12h • CPU Usage: 42.3% • CPU Cores: 64 (AMD EPYC 7763) • Memory: 186.5 GB / 512.0 GB (36.4%) • Network: ⬆️ 12.8 GB/s ⬇️ 9.2 GB/s • Temperature: 38°C

get_vms

List all VMs across the cluster.

Parameters: None
Example Response:
🗃️ Virtual Machines 🗃️ prod-db-master (ID: 100) • Status: RUNNING • Node: pve-compute-01 • CPU Cores: 16 • Memory: 92.3 GB / 128.0 GB (72.1%) 🗃️ prod-web-01 (ID: 102) • Status: RUNNING • Node: pve-compute-01 • CPU Cores: 8 • Memory: 12.8 GB / 32.0 GB (40.0%)

get_storage

List available storage.

Parameters: None
Example Response:
💾 Storage Pools 💾 ceph-prod • Status: ONLINE • Type: rbd • Usage: 12.8 TB / 20.0 TB (64.0%) • IOPS: ⬆️ 15.2k ⬇️ 12.8k 💾 local-zfs • Status: ONLINE • Type: zfspool • Usage: 3.2 TB / 8.0 TB (40.0%) • IOPS: ⬆️ 42.8k ⬇️ 35.6k

get_cluster_status

Get overall cluster status.

Parameters: None
Example Response:
⚙️ Proxmox Cluster • Name: enterprise-cloud • Status: HEALTHY • Quorum: OK • Nodes: 4 ONLINE • Version: 8.1.3 • HA Status: ACTIVE • Resources: - Total CPU Cores: 192 - Total Memory: 1536 GB - Total Storage: 70 TB • Workload: - Running VMs: 7 - Total VMs: 8 - Average CPU Usage: 38.6% - Average Memory Usage: 42.8%

execute_vm_command

Execute a command in a VM's console using QEMU Guest Agent.

Parameters:
- node (string, required): Name of the node where VM is running
- vmid (string, required): ID of the VM
- command (string, required): Command to execute
Example Response:
🔧 Console Command Result • Status: SUCCESS • Command: systemctl status nginx • Node: pve-compute-01 • VM: prod-web-01 (ID: 102) Output: ● nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-02-18 15:23:45 UTC; 2 months 3 days ago
Requirements:
- VM must be running
- QEMU Guest Agent must be installed and running in the VM
- Command execution permissions must be enabled in the Guest Agent
Error Handling:
- Returns error if VM is not running
- Returns error if VM is not found
- Returns error if command execution fails
- Includes command output even if command returns non-zero exit code

👨‍💻 Development

After activating your virtual environment:

Run tests: pytest
Format code: black .
Type checking: mypy .
Lint: ruff .

📁 Project Structure

proxmox-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── proxmox_mcp/
│       ├── server.py          # Main MCP server implementation
│       ├── config/            # Configuration handling
│       ├── core/              # Core functionality
│       ├── formatting/        # Output formatting and themes
│       ├── tools/             # Tool implementations
│       │   └── console/       # VM console operations
│       └── utils/             # Utilities (auth, logging)
├── tests/                     # Test suite
├── proxmox-config/
│   └── config.example.json    # Configuration template
├── pyproject.toml            # Project metadata and dependencies
└── LICENSE                   # MIT License

📄 License

MIT License