Linode MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Linode's API to manage cloud resources. This package enables Large Language Models (LLMs) like Claude to manage Linode instances through a standardized interface.

Features

• List Linode regions, instance types, and instances
• Create, view details, delete, and reboot Linode instances
• Secure and easy-to-use interface for LLMs to manage Linode resources
• Fully compatible with MCP-enabled AI assistants like Claude

Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install linode-mcp

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/linode-mcp.git
cd linode-mcp

# Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended)
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install the package in development mode
pip install -e .

Configuration

Set your Linode API key as an environment variable:

export LINODE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Or use a .env file in the project directory:

LINODE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

You can generate an API key from the Linode Cloud Manager.

Usage

As a Command Line Tool

# Run with default settings
linode-mcp

# Enable debug logging
linode-mcp --debug

# Specify API key on command line
linode-mcp --api-key your_api_key_here

With Claude for Desktop

1. Install the package:

   pip install linode-mcp
   

2. Manually edit your Claude Desktop configuration file:

   • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "linode": {
         "command": "linode-mcp",
         "args": ["--api-key", "your_api_key_here"]
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Restart Claude for Desktop

4. In a conversation with Claude, you can now ask it to:

   • List your Linode instances
   • Create a new Linode instance
   • Get details about a specific instance
   • Reboot or delete instances

Example prompts:

• "Show me all my Linode instances"
• "Create a new 2GB Linode in the Frankfurt region with Debian 11"
• "Reboot my instance with ID 12345"

Available Tools

The package provides these MCP tools:

• list_regions - List all available Linode regions
• list_instance_types - List all available Linode instance types and their pricing
• list_instances - List all existing Linode instances
• create_instance - Create a new Linode instance
• get_instance - Get details about a specific Linode instance
• delete_instance - Delete a Linode instance
• reboot_instance - Reboot a Linode instance

Development

Project Structure

linode-mcp/
├── bin/                  # Command-line scripts
├── src/                  # Source code
│   └── linode_mcp/       # Main package
│       ├── tools/        # MCP tool implementations
│       └── server.py     # MCP server implementation
├── tests/                # Test directory
├── setup.py              # Package setup file
└── README.md             # This file

Running Tests

# Install test dependencies
pip install pytest

# Run tests
pytest

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Linode API for providing the cloud infrastructure API
• Model Context Protocol for the standard interface specification
• Claude for AI assistant capabilities