zabbix-mcp-server

Instructions

Args:
    eventids: List of event IDs to retrieve
    groupids: List of host group IDs to filter by
    hostids: List of host IDs to filter by
    objectids: List of object IDs to filter by
    output: Output format
    time_from: Start time (Unix timestamp)
    time_till: End time (Unix timestamp)
    limit: Maximum number of results
    
Returns:
    str: JSON formatted list of events

Implementation Reference

• src/zabbix_mcp_server.py:767-810 (handler)

  Handler function for the 'event_get' MCP tool. Decorated with @mcp.tool() for automatic registration. Fetches events from Zabbix API using the provided filters and returns JSON-formatted results.

  def event_get(eventids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
                groupids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
                hostids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
                objectids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
                output: Union[str, List[str]] = "extend",
                time_from: Optional[int] = None,
                time_till: Optional[int] = None,
                limit: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
      """Get events from Zabbix with optional filtering.
      
      Args:
          eventids: List of event IDs to retrieve
          groupids: List of host group IDs to filter by
          hostids: List of host IDs to filter by
          objectids: List of object IDs to filter by
          output: Output format (extend or list of specific fields)
          time_from: Start time (Unix timestamp)
          time_till: End time (Unix timestamp)
          limit: Maximum number of results
          
      Returns:
          str: JSON formatted list of events
      """
      client = get_zabbix_client()
      params = {"output": output}
      
      if eventids:
          params["eventids"] = eventids
      if groupids:
          params["groupids"] = groupids
      if hostids:
          params["hostids"] = hostids
      if objectids:
          params["objectids"] = objectids
      if time_from:
          params["time_from"] = time_from
      if time_till:
          params["time_till"] = time_till
      if limit:
          params["limit"] = limit
      
      result = client.event.get(**params)
      return format_response(result)

• src/zabbix_mcp_server.py:775-789 (schema)

  Docstring defining the input parameters and return type for the event_get tool, used by FastMCP for schema generation.

  """Get events from Zabbix with optional filtering.
  
  Args:
      eventids: List of event IDs to retrieve
      groupids: List of host group IDs to filter by
      hostids: List of host IDs to filter by
      objectids: List of object IDs to filter by
      output: Output format (extend or list of specific fields)
      time_from: Start time (Unix timestamp)
      time_till: End time (Unix timestamp)
      limit: Maximum number of results
      
  Returns:
      str: JSON formatted list of events
  """

• src/zabbix_mcp_server.py:767-767 (registration)

  FastMCP decorator that registers the event_get function as a tool named 'event_get'.

  def event_get(eventids: Optional[List[str]] = None,

• src/zabbix_mcp_server.py:91-100 (helper)

  Helper function used by event_get to format the API response as indented JSON.

  def format_response(data: Any) -> str:
      """Format response data as JSON string.
      
      Args:
          data: Data to format
          
      Returns:
          str: JSON formatted string
      """
      return json.dumps(data, indent=2, default=str)

• src/zabbix_mcp_server.py:38-80 (helper)

  Helper function to obtain authenticated ZabbixAPI client instance, used by event_get.

  def get_zabbix_client() -> ZabbixAPI:
      """Get or create Zabbix API client with proper authentication.
      
      Returns:
          ZabbixAPI: Authenticated Zabbix API client
          
      Raises:
          ValueError: If required environment variables are missing
          Exception: If authentication fails
      """
      global zabbix_api
      
      if zabbix_api is None:
          url = os.getenv("ZABBIX_URL")
          if not url:
              raise ValueError("ZABBIX_URL environment variable is required")
          
          logger.info(f"Initializing Zabbix API client for {url}")
          
          # Configure SSL verification
          verify_ssl = os.getenv("VERIFY_SSL", "true").lower() in ("true", "1", "yes")
          logger.info(f"SSL certificate verification: {'enabled' if verify_ssl else 'disabled'}")
          
          # Initialize client
          zabbix_api = ZabbixAPI(url=url, validate_certs=verify_ssl)
  
          # Authenticate using token or username/password
          token = os.getenv("ZABBIX_TOKEN")
          if token:
              logger.info("Authenticating with API token")
              zabbix_api.login(token=token)
          else:
              user = os.getenv("ZABBIX_USER")
              password = os.getenv("ZABBIX_PASSWORD")
              if not user or not password:
                  raise ValueError("Either ZABBIX_TOKEN or ZABBIX_USER/ZABBIX_PASSWORD must be set")
              logger.info(f"Authenticating with username: {user}")
              zabbix_api.login(user=user, password=password)
          
          logger.info("Successfully authenticated with Zabbix API")
      
      return zabbix_api