Mcp Pve

Name: Mcp Pve
Author: Samik081

by Samik081communityv0.6.0

MCP PVE is a server for managing Proxmox VE resources such as virtual machines, containers, and networking through natural language interfaces. It supports multiple access tiers and offers a variety of tools for interacting with the Proxmox VE REST API.

From the registry: Manage Proxmox VE through AI assistants

GitHub Repository

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
Proxmox VE API token
Create API token in PVE UI: Datacenter > Permissions > API Tokens

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `mcp-pve` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Proxmox VE API token** — Create API token in PVE UI: Datacenter > Permissions > API Tokens

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","@samik081/mcp-pve"]
- required environment variables:
  - `PVE_BASE_URL`: URL of your PVE instance (example: `https://pve.example.com:8006`)
  - `PVE_TOKEN_ID`: API token ID (user@realm!tokenname) (example: `root@pam!mcp`)
  - `PVE_TOKEN_SECRET`: API token UUID secret (example: `<your-token-secret>`)
- optional environment variables:
  - `PVE_ACCESS_TIER`: read-only, read-execute, or full (example: `full`)
  - `PVE_CATEGORIES`: Comma-separated category allowlist (example: `qemu,lxc`)
  - `PVE_VERIFY_SSL`: Verify SSL certificates (example: `false`)
  - `MCP_TRANSPORT`: Transport mode: stdio or http (example: `stdio`)

Note: Also supports HTTP transport via MCP_TRANSPORT=http.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: Also supports HTTP transport via MCP_TRANSPORT=http.