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ProxmoxMCP-Plus

ProxmoxMCP-Plus is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Proxmox VE MCP server for VMs, LXCs, snapshots, backups, storage, and cluster operations. It has 619 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx proxmox-mcp-plus.

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Install ProxmoxMCP-Plus

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmoxmcp-plus": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "proxmox-mcp-plus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_HOST": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_USER": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env PROXMOX_HOST=your-value --env PROXMOX_USER=your-value --env PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME=your-value --env PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=your-value --transport stdio proxmoxmcp-plus -- uvx proxmox-mcp-plus

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proxmoxmcp-plus": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "proxmox-mcp-plus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_HOST": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_USER": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "proxmox_token_name",
      "description": "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "proxmox_token_value",
      "description": "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "proxmoxmcp-plus": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "proxmox-mcp-plus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROXMOX_HOST": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_USER": "your-value",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "${input:proxmox_token_name}",
        "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "${input:proxmox_token_value}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIGNoOptional path to a JSON config file. If set, file config is used before environment variable fallback.
PROXMOX_HOSTYesHostname or IP address of the Proxmox VE API endpoint.
PROXMOX_USERYesProxmox username with realm, for example root@pam.
PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAMEsecretYesName of the Proxmox API token.
PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUEsecretYesSecret value of the Proxmox API token.
PROXMOX_PORTNoProxmox API port. Defaults to 8006.
PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSLNoSet to true to verify TLS certificates, or false for self-signed lab environments.
PROXMOX_DEV_MODENoSet to true when using verify_ssl=false in a self-signed lab environment.
PROXMOX_SERVICENoProxmox service type. Defaults to PVE.
MCP_TOOL_ALLOWLISTNoOptional comma-separated exact tool names to expose. Do not set together with MCPTOOLDENYLIST.
MCP_TOOL_DENYLISTNoOptional comma-separated exact tool names to hide. Do not set together with MCPTOOLALLOWLIST.
LOG_LEVELNoServer log verbosity. Defaults to INFO.

About ProxmoxMCP-Plus

Operate Proxmox VE from MCP clients, AI agents, and OpenAPI tooling through one security-conscious control plane for VMs, LXCs, snapshots, backups, ISOs, container commands, and persistent long-running jobs.

  • ai-agent
  • automation
  • claude-desktop
  • homelab
  • llm
  • lxc
  • mcp
  • model-context-protocol
  • open-webui
  • openapi

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How do I install the ProxmoxMCP-Plus MCP server?

Add the command uvx proxmox-mcp-plus to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is ProxmoxMCP-Plus free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME and PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is ProxmoxMCP-Plus actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 22, 2026. The latest release is v0.6.6, published Oct 20, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.