# Clone / open the project directory
cd VMwareMCP

# Create a virtual environment and install
uv venv
uv pip install -e .

# Configure the vmrest host (use your Windows credentials)
export VMREST_HOST=localhost
export VMREST_USERNAME=your_username
export VMREST_PASSWORD=your_password

# Run the server
uv run vmware-mcp

# Using a .env file (copy .env.example to .env)
VMREST_HOST=localhost
VMREST_PORT=8697
VMREST_USERNAME=Admin
VMREST_PASSWORD=secret

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vmware": {
      "url": "http://localhost:51001/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vmware": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "vmware-mcp", "--transport", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}

VMwareMCP/
├── src/vmware_mcp/
│   ├── server.py            # FastMCP server entry point
│   ├── vmrest_client.py     # HTTP client for vmrest host
│   ├── models.py            # Pydantic data models
│   ├── config.py            # Environment-based configuration
│   └── modules/
│       ├── vm.py            # VM list and detail tools
│       ├── power.py         # Power state query and control tools
│       └── snapshot.py      # Snapshot tools (placeholder)
├── pyproject.toml
└── README.md