Plesk
This Plesk MCP server allows administrators and AI agents to manage Plesk web hosting servers programmatically via API interaction, shell command execution, and file management.
Explore Plesk APIs (
api_list_tags,api_list): Discover and browse available Plesk REST APIs, optionally filtered by tags.Get API Documentation (
api_help): Retrieve detailed usage instructions and expected parameters for any specific Plesk API endpoint.Call Plesk APIs (
api_call): Execute any Plesk REST API call (e.g., managing domains, users, subscriptions, DNS, email, WP Toolkit, etc.) with validated parameters.Execute Shell Commands (
exec): Run shell commands directly on the Plesk server, either in the root context or within a specific subscription's context, with support for environment variables and stdin input.Upload Files (
upload): Upload file content to a temporary location on the Plesk server for use in subsequent operations (e.g., configuration files, scripts).
Additional highlights: supports authentication via API keys or username/password, can manage multiple Plesk servers simultaneously, and runs locally to keep sensitive data within your environment.
Allows administrators to manage their Plesk servers via the Plesk REST API and WP Toolkit REST API, providing capabilities for core administration, shell commands, and file uploads.
Plesk MCP Server
This MCP server for Plesk allows administrators to manage their Plesk servers using various AI agents and apps. It builds on top of Plesk REST API and WP Toolkit REST API, and provides core administration capabilities, as well as ability to manage the server through shell commands and upload files to the server.
The MCP server runs locally on your machine, so important information doesn't leave your environment.
Plesk Requirements
The MCP server is expected to support any sufficiently recent Plesk version (there are no strict limitations) and any OS (Linux or Windows) that Plesk supports. However, it was tested only on Plesk Obsidian 18.0.76, so prefer using a supported Plesk version.
Obviously, API access must not be disabled on the server.
MCP Server Requirements
You will need uv Python package manager to run the server. Refer to the official documentation for installation instructions.
Usage
Configure the server in your VS Code mcp.json or equivalent (in other agents or apps) using a configuration like:
{
"servers": {
"plesk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"plesk-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
// Base URL of your Plesk server. May include port.
// If you don't have a valid TLS certificate or want to use HTTP,
// add the --insecure flag to the args above.
// However, this is not recommended as you credentials may be leaked as a result.
"PLESK_HOST": "https://plesk.example.net:8443",
// API key (recommended).
// Create via `plesk bin secret_key --create -description 'Plesk MCP'` on the server.
"PLESK_API_KEY": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
// Alternatively, you can use username and password.
"PLESK_USERNAME": "admin",
"PLESK_PASSWORD": "passwd"
}
}
}
}You may want to use env file (e.g. via "envFile" parameter) if your agent or app supports it. This will avoid putting credentials directly in the config file.
See uvx plesk-mcp@latest --help for details on available options and environment variables.
Recommended Usage
For better behavior, it's recommended to use this MCP server in combination with a documentation MCP server. Select either plesk-local-docs-mcp or plesk-remote-docs-mcp. This will allow the agent to get more accurate information about Plesk usage when needed.
You may also attach several Plesk servers at once if needed (e.g. for managing multiple servers).
Here's an example configuration:
{
"servers": {
"plesk-docs": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"plesk-local-docs-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-..."
}
},
"plesk1": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"plesk-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"PLESK_HOST": "https://plesk1.example.net:8443",
"PLESK_API_KEY": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
},
"plesk2": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"plesk-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"PLESK_HOST": "https://plesk2.example.net",
"PLESK_USERNAME": "admin",
"PLESK_PASSWORD": "passwd"
}
}
}
}Development
MCP server run command:
uv run plesk-mcp --log-level debug --insecureBefore commit:
uv run ruff format
uv run ruff check --fix
uv run mypy .
uv run pytestPublish:
uv build --clear
uv publish
mcp-publisher login github
mcp-publisher publishTesting
Using Plesk Docker Image
If you don't have a Plesk instance but want to test this MCP server, you may use Plesk Docker image instead:
docker run -d --rm --tmpfs /tmp --tmpfs /run --tmpfs /run/lock -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup --cgroupns host -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 8880:8880 -p 8443:8443 --name plesk plesk/pleskThe Docker image startup is not instant, so give it a minute or so before trying to connect.
And then configure the MCP server as:
{
"servers": {
"plesk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"plesk-mcp@latest",
"--insecure"
],
"env": {
"PLESK_HOST": "https://localhost:8443",
"PLESK_PASSWORD": "changeme1Q**"
}
}
}
}Without Plesk Server (Demo Mode)
Alternatively, run in demo mode from sources (with mocked responses):
{
"servers": {
"plesk": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"plesk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PLESK_HOST": "https://linux.demo.example.net",
"PLESK_API_KEY": "-"
}
}
}
}Automated tests
Unit tests run with uv run pytest (in the project root and in each sub-project). Smoke tests that exercise real services are skipped by default and selected via -m smoke:
# Plesk MCP smoke tests (against a reachable Plesk instance, e.g. from the Docker image described above)
PLESK_HOST=https://localhost:8443 PLESK_PASSWORD='changeme1Q**' PLESK_INSECURE=1 \
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