How do I install Proxmox VE?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Proxmox VE need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: MCP_TRANSPORT, PROXMOX_URL, PROXMOX_API_TOKEN, PROXMOX_USERNAME, PROXMOX_PASSWORD, PROXMOX_TLS_FINGERPRINT, PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL, PROXMOX_DEFAULT_NODE, PROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITES, PROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETES, PROXMOX_ALLOW_EXEC, PROXMOX_TOOLSETS, PROXMOX_AUDIT_LOG.

What transport does Proxmox VE use?

Proxmox VE runs locally over stdio.

When was Proxmox VE last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-15. Monitor and manage Proxmox VE clusters: VMs, containers, storage and backups. Read-only by default.

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Local command

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mattoddie/proxmox-mcp:0.5.2

Credentials from the publisher

MCP_TRANSPORT — Runs the server over stdio. The image defaults to HTTP.
PROXMOX_URL — Address of any node in the cluster, with the port.
PROXMOX_API_TOKEN — Recommended. The whole API token as user@realm!tokenid=secret. Leave empty to use a username and password.
PROXMOX_USERNAME — Used instead of an API token, as user@realm (e.g. mcp@pve).
PROXMOX_PASSWORD — The user's password, used with the username.
PROXMOX_TLS_FINGERPRINT — Recommended for Proxmox's self-signed certificate: its SHA-256 fingerprint. An https URL needs this or PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL.
PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL — Leave empty when you set a fingerprint. true: the certificate is publicly trusted. false: skip the check (insecure).
PROXMOX_DEFAULT_NODE — Node used when a request doesn't name one. Not needed on a single-node install.
PROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITES — Allow changes: start and stop guests, edit configuration, create VMs, snapshots and backups.
PROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETES — Also allow deleting guests, volumes, snapshots, backups and configuration. Needs writes.
PROXMOX_ALLOW_EXEC — Also allow commands and file access inside VMs through the guest agent. Needs writes.
PROXMOX_TOOLSETS — Optional comma-separated toolsets, to expose fewer tools. Empty means all (except raw).
PROXMOX_AUDIT_LOG — Optional. stderr, or a file path inside the container, to log every change as a JSON line.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1MCP_TRANSPORT=<value> PROXMOX_URL=<value> PROXMOX_API_TOKEN=<secret> PROXMOX_USERNAME=<value> PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<secret> PROXMOX_TLS_FINGERPRINT=<value> PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=<value> PROXMOX_DEFAULT_NODE=<value> PROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITES=<value> PROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETES=<value> PROXMOX_ALLOW_EXEC=<value> PROXMOX_TOOLSETS=<value> PROXMOX_AUDIT_LOG=<value> claude mcp add io.github.mattoddie-proxmox-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mattoddie/proxmox-mcp:0.5.2

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.mattoddie-proxmox-mcp": {4      "command": "docker",5      "args": [6        "run",7        "-i",8        "--rm",9        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/proxmox-mcp:0.5.2"10      ],11      "env": {12        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<value>",13        "PROXMOX_URL": "<value>",14        "PROXMOX_API_TOKEN": "<secret>",15        "PROXMOX_USERNAME": "<value>",16        "PROXMOX_PASSWORD": "<secret>",17        "PROXMOX_TLS_FINGERPRINT": "<value>",18        "PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL": "<value>",19        "PROXMOX_DEFAULT_NODE": "<value>",20        "PROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITES": "<value>",21        "PROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETES": "<value>",22        "PROXMOX_ALLOW_EXEC": "<value>",23        "PROXMOX_TOOLSETS": "<value>",24        "PROXMOX_AUDIT_LOG": "<value>"25      }26    }27  }28}

claude_desktop_config.json

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