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proxmox-mcp

by jmerelnyc

proxmox-mcp

license status python proxmox mcp openapi

Control Proxmox VE VMs via MCP and OpenAPI

table of contents

install

pip install proxmox-mcp

usage

from proxmox_mcp import ProxmoxMCP

# initialize client
client = ProxmoxMCP(
    host="proxmox.example.com",
    user="root@pam",
    password="your_password"
)

# list all vms
vms = client.list_vms()
for vm in vms:
    print(f"{vm.vmid}: {vm.name} - {vm.status}")

# start a vm
client.start_vm(vmid=100)

# get vm status
status = client.get_vm_status(vmid=100)
print(f"VM 100 is {status}")

# create snapshot
client.create_snapshot(vmid=100, snapname="backup-2024")

# clone vm
client.clone_vm(vmid=100, newid=101, name="clone-vm")

api

Method

Description

Parameters

list_vms()

Get all VMs across all nodes

none

get_vm_status(vmid)

Get current VM status

vmid: int

start_vm(vmid)

Start a VM

vmid: int

stop_vm(vmid)

Stop a VM

vmid: int

restart_vm(vmid)

Restart a VM

vmid: int

shutdown_vm(vmid)

Graceful shutdown

vmid: int

create_snapshot(vmid, snapname)

Create VM snapshot

vmid: int, snapname: str

delete_snapshot(vmid, snapname)

Delete VM snapshot

vmid: int, snapname: str

clone_vm(vmid, newid, name)

Clone a VM

vmid: int, newid: int, name: str

get_vm_config(vmid)

Get VM configuration

vmid: int

update_vm_config(vmid, config)

Update VM settings

vmid: int, config: dict

MCP integration

The library exposes Proxmox operations through the Model Context Protocol, allowing AI assistants to manage VMs directly.

# mcp server mode
from proxmox_mcp.server import run_mcp_server

run_mcp_server(
    host="proxmox.example.com",
    user="root@pam",
    password="your_password",
    port=8080
)

OpenAPI schema

OpenAPI 3.0 spec available at /openapi.json when running in server mode. Import into tools like Postman or generate clients in other languages.

contributing

prs welcome. open an issue first for big changes.

license

MIT

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license - permissive license
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quality - not tested
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maintenance

Maintenance

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Release cycle
2Releases (12mo)

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