zabbix-mcp-server

Instructions

Args:
    host: Template technical name
    groups: List of host groups (format: [{"groupid": "1"}])
    name: Template visible name
    description: Template description
    
Returns:
    str: JSON formatted creation result

Implementation Reference

• src/zabbix_mcp_server.py:632-661 (handler)

  Implements the template_create MCP tool handler. Creates a new Zabbix template using the ZabbixAPI client.template.create method. Validates read-only mode first and formats the response as JSON.

  @mcp.tool()
  def template_create(host: str, groups: List[Dict[str, str]],
                      name: Optional[str] = None, description: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
      """Create a new template in Zabbix.
      
      Args:
          host: Template technical name
          groups: List of host groups (format: [{"groupid": "1"}])
          name: Template visible name
          description: Template description
          
      Returns:
          str: JSON formatted creation result
      """
      validate_read_only()
      
      client = get_zabbix_client()
      params = {
          "host": host,
          "groups": groups
      }
      
      if name:
          params["name"] = name
      if description:
          params["description"] = description
      
      result = client.template.create(**params)
      return format_response(result)