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Proxmox VE

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Manage Proxmox VE nodes, VMs, containers, storage and snapshots. Read-only by default.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package proxmox-ve-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add proxmox-ve -e 'PROXMOX_HOST=<PROXMOX_HOST>' -e 'PROXMOX_PORT=8006' -e 'PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=false' -e 'PROXMOX_TIMEOUT=15' -e 'PROXMOX_USER=root@pam' -e 'PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME=<PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME>' -e 'PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=<your proxmox_token_value>' -e 'PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<your proxmox_password>' -e 'PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL=read' -e 'PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW=<PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW>' -e 'PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS=true' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_HOST=127.0.0.1' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_PORT=8000' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_PATH=/mcp' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE=true' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>' -e 'SENTRY_DSN=<your sentry_dsn>' -- uvx proxmox-ve-mcp==2.3.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "proxmox-ve": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "proxmox-ve-mcp==2.3.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PROXMOX_HOST": "<PROXMOX_HOST>",
                "PROXMOX_PORT": "8006",
                "PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL": "false",
                "PROXMOX_TIMEOUT": "15",
                "PROXMOX_USER": "root@pam",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "<PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME>",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "<your proxmox_token_value>",
                "PROXMOX_PASSWORD": "<your proxmox_password>",
                "PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL": "read",
                "PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW": "<PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW>",
                "PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS": "true",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT": "stdio",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_PORT": "8000",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_PATH": "/mcp",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE": "true",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS": "<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>",
                "SENTRY_DSN": "<your sentry_dsn>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • PROXMOX_HOST required Proxmox host IP or hostname.
  • PROXMOX_PORT Proxmox API port.
  • PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL Verify the TLS certificate. Proxmox self-signs by default.
  • PROXMOX_TIMEOUT Seconds to wait for each Proxmox API request.
  • PROXMOX_USER API user, including the realm.
  • PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME API token name. Use this plus PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE, or PROXMOX_PASSWORD.
  • PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE secret API token secret.
  • PROXMOX_PASSWORD secret Password, used only when no API token is set.
  • PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL Which tools exist: read-only, plus lifecycle, or everything.
  • PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW Comma-separated tool names to register, intersected with the risk level. Unset = all of them.
  • PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS Mask cipassword and sshkeys in every response.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT stdio (default) or streamable-http.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_HOST HTTP bind address. Anything but loopback also needs PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_PORT HTTP port.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_PATH Streamable HTTP endpoint path.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE Answer with JSON instead of an SSE stream.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS Comma-separated Host headers to accept over HTTP; '*' disables the check.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS Comma-separated browser origins allowed to call the endpoint. Empty = same-origin only.
  • SENTRY_DSN secret Optional: report tool traces and errors to Sentry. Unset disables it.
OCI package ghcr.io/akmalovaa/proxmox-mcp:2.3.0
Claude Code 
claude mcp add proxmox-ve -e 'PROXMOX_HOST=<PROXMOX_HOST>' -e 'PROXMOX_PORT=8006' -e 'PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=false' -e 'PROXMOX_TIMEOUT=15' -e 'PROXMOX_USER=root@pam' -e 'PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME=<PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME>' -e 'PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=<your proxmox_token_value>' -e 'PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<your proxmox_password>' -e 'PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL=read' -e 'PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW=<PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW>' -e 'PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS=true' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_HOST=127.0.0.1' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_PORT=8000' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_PATH=/mcp' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE=true' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>' -e 'SENTRY_DSN=<your sentry_dsn>' -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/akmalovaa/proxmox-mcp:2.3.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "proxmox-ve": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "ghcr.io/akmalovaa/proxmox-mcp:2.3.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PROXMOX_HOST": "<PROXMOX_HOST>",
                "PROXMOX_PORT": "8006",
                "PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL": "false",
                "PROXMOX_TIMEOUT": "15",
                "PROXMOX_USER": "root@pam",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "<PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME>",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "<your proxmox_token_value>",
                "PROXMOX_PASSWORD": "<your proxmox_password>",
                "PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL": "read",
                "PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW": "<PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW>",
                "PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS": "true",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT": "stdio",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_PORT": "8000",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_PATH": "/mcp",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE": "true",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS": "<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>",
                "SENTRY_DSN": "<your sentry_dsn>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • PROXMOX_HOST required Proxmox host IP or hostname.
  • PROXMOX_PORT Proxmox API port.
  • PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL Verify the TLS certificate. Proxmox self-signs by default.
  • PROXMOX_TIMEOUT Seconds to wait for each Proxmox API request.
  • PROXMOX_USER API user, including the realm.
  • PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME API token name. Use this plus PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE, or PROXMOX_PASSWORD.
  • PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE secret API token secret.
  • PROXMOX_PASSWORD secret Password, used only when no API token is set.
  • PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL Which tools exist: read-only, plus lifecycle, or everything.
  • PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW Comma-separated tool names to register, intersected with the risk level. Unset = all of them.
  • PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS Mask cipassword and sshkeys in every response.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT stdio (default) or streamable-http.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_HOST HTTP bind address. Anything but loopback also needs PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_PORT HTTP port.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_PATH Streamable HTTP endpoint path.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE Answer with JSON instead of an SSE stream.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS Comma-separated Host headers to accept over HTTP; '*' disables the check.
  • PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS Comma-separated browser origins allowed to call the endpoint. Empty = same-origin only.
  • SENTRY_DSN secret Optional: report tool traces and errors to Sentry. Unset disables it.

Frequently asked questions

What is Proxmox VE?

Manage Proxmox VE nodes, VMs, containers, storage and snapshots. Read-only by default.

How do I install Proxmox VE?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add proxmox-ve -e 'PROXMOX_HOST=<PROXMOX_HOST>' -e 'PROXMOX_PORT=8006' -e 'PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=false' -e 'PROXMOX_TIMEOUT=15' -e 'PROXMOX_USER=root@pam' -e 'PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME=<PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME>' -e 'PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=<your proxmox_token_value>' -e 'PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<your proxmox_password>' -e 'PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL=read' -e 'PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW=<PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW>' -e 'PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS=true' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_HOST=127.0.0.1' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_PORT=8000' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_PATH=/mcp' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE=true' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>' -e 'PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=<PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>' -e 'SENTRY_DSN=<your sentry_dsn>' -- uvx proxmox-ve-mcp==2.3.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Proxmox VE need an API key?

Yes. It expects PROXMOX_HOST, PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE, PROXMOX_PASSWORD, SENTRY_DSN, which you set in its configuration.

Is Proxmox VE open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Proxmox VE?

It is published by akmalovaa. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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