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list_snapshots

Retrieve a list of disk snapshots within a specified Google Cloud Platform (GCP) project to manage and review backup data efficiently.

Instructions

    List disk snapshots in a GCP project.
    
    Args:
        project_id: The ID of the GCP project to list snapshots for
    
    Returns:
        List of disk snapshots in the specified GCP project
    

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
project_idYes

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function for the 'list_snapshots' tool, decorated with @mcp.tool() for registration. It lists disk snapshots in a GCP project using the Google Cloud Compute API, formats them into a string response.
        @mcp.tool()
        def list_snapshots(project_id: str) -> str:
            """
            List disk snapshots in a GCP project.
            
            Args:
                project_id: The ID of the GCP project to list snapshots for
            
            Returns:
                List of disk snapshots in the specified GCP project
            """
            try:
                from google.cloud import compute_v1
                
                # Initialize the Snapshots client
                client = compute_v1.SnapshotsClient()
                
                # List snapshots
                request = compute_v1.ListSnapshotsRequest(project=project_id)
                snapshots = client.list(request=request)
                
                # Format the response
                snapshots_list = []
                for snapshot in snapshots:
                    size_gb = snapshot.disk_size_gb
                    status = snapshot.status
                    source_disk = snapshot.source_disk.split('/')[-1] if snapshot.source_disk else "Unknown"
                    creation_time = snapshot.creation_timestamp if snapshot.creation_timestamp else "Unknown"
                    
                    snapshots_list.append(f"- {snapshot.name} (Source: {source_disk}, Size: {size_gb} GB, Status: {status}, Created: {creation_time})")
                
                if not snapshots_list:
                    return f"No snapshots found for project {project_id}."
                
                snapshots_str = "\n".join(snapshots_list)
                
                return f"""
    Disk Snapshots in GCP Project {project_id}:
    {snapshots_str}
    """
            except Exception as e:
                return f"Error listing snapshots: {str(e)}"
  • The @mcp.tool() decorator registers the list_snapshots function as an MCP tool.
    @mcp.tool()

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