esxi-mcp-server 0.2.0

VMware ESXi/vCenter Management MCP Server for AI assistants

ESXi MCP Server

A VMware ESXi/vCenter management server based on MCP (Model Context Protocol), enabling AI assistants like Claude, Gemini, GPT, and others to directly manage virtual machines via stdio JSON-RPC.

Features

• stdio transport for direct AI assistant integration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Gemini, etc.)
• ESXi and vCenter Server connections
• API key authentication
• Complete virtual machine lifecycle management
• Real-time performance monitoring
• SSL/TLS secure connection support
• Flexible configuration (YAML/JSON/Environment Variables)

Installation

Option 1: uvx (Recommended)

uvx esxi-mcp-server

MCP config (mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esxi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["esxi-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "VCENTER_HOST": "192.168.0.254",
        "VCENTER_USER": "[e-mail]",
        "VCENTER_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "VCENTER_INSECURE": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: pip

pip install esxi-mcp-server
esxi-mcp-server

MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esxi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "esxi-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "VCENTER_HOST": "192.168.0.254",
        "VCENTER_USER": "[e-mail]",
        "VCENTER_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "VCENTER_INSECURE": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Docker Hub

docker pull tai040502/esxi-mcp-server

MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esxi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "VCENTER_HOST=192.168.0.254",
        "-e", "VCENTER_USER=[e-mail]",
        "-e", "VCENTER_PASSWORD=your-password",
        "-e", "VCENTER_INSECURE=true",
        "tai040502/esxi-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
authenticate	Authenticate using API key (required if API key is configured)
list_vms	List all virtual machines
create_vm	Create a new virtual machine
clone_vm	Clone a VM from a template or existing VM
delete_vm	Delete a virtual machine
power_on_vm	Power on a virtual machine
power_off_vm	Power off a virtual machine
get_vm_performance	Get CPU, memory, storage, and network metrics

Configuration

All settings can be configured via environment variables:

Env Variable	Description	Required	Default
VCENTER_HOST	vCenter/ESXi server address	Yes	-
VCENTER_USER	Login username	Yes	-
VCENTER_PASSWORD	Login password	Yes	-
VCENTER_DATACENTER	Datacenter name	No	Auto-select first
VCENTER_CLUSTER	Cluster name	No	Auto-select first
VCENTER_DATASTORE	Storage name	No	Auto-select largest
VCENTER_NETWORK	Network name	No	-
VCENTER_INSECURE	Skip SSL verification	No	false
MCP_API_KEY	API access key	No	-
MCP_LOG_FILE	Log file path	No	stderr
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	Log level	No	INFO

Alternatively, use a YAML or JSON config file:

esxi-mcp-server -c config.yaml

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• pyvmomi >= 7.0
• pyyaml >= 6.0
• mcp[cli]

License

MIT License

Author

Bright8192