Proxmox VE

io.github.mattoddie/proxmox-mcp

Monitor and manage Proxmox VE clusters: VMs, containers, storage and backups. Read-only by default.

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmox-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/proxmox-mcp:0.5.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_URL": "<your PROXMOX_URL>",
        "PROXMOX_API_TOKEN": "<your PROXMOX_API_TOKEN>",
        "PROXMOX_PASSWORD": "<your PROXMOX_PASSWORD>",
        "PROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITES": "false",
        "PROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETES": "false",
        "PROXMOX_ALLOW_EXEC": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • PROXMOX_URLrequiredAddress of any node in the cluster, with the port.
  • PROXMOX_API_TOKENsecretRecommended. The whole API token as user@realm!tokenid=secret. Leave empty to use a username and password.
  • PROXMOX_PASSWORDsecretThe user's password, used with the username.
  • PROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITESAllow changes: start and stop guests, edit configuration, create VMs, snapshots and backups.
  • PROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETESAlso allow deleting guests, volumes, snapshots, backups and configuration. Needs writes.
  • PROXMOX_ALLOW_EXECAlso allow commands and file access inside VMs through the guest agent. Needs writes.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.5.1
Registry
active
Published
10/22/2026
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