cursor-proxmox-mcp - Proxmox MCP Server for Cursor with OpenAPI (optional)

Cursor focused Python-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Proxmox virtualization platform with fixes and enhancements.

🆕 New Features and Improvements

All Tests Pass

• Previously tests would not complete so I fixed them up

Continued Support

• I need this to manage my own proxmox instances so I will continue to publish updates and changes as I see fit.

Major enhancements compared to the original version:

• ✨ Complete VM Lifecycle Management

  • Brand new create_vm tool - Support for creating virtual machines with custom configurations
  • New delete_vm tool - Safe VM deletion (with force deletion option)
  • Enhanced intelligent storage type detection (LVM/file-based)

• 🔧 Extended Power Management Features

  • start_vm - Start virtual machines
  • stop_vm - Force stop virtual machines
  • shutdown_vm - Graceful shutdown
  • reset_vm - Restart virtual machines

• 🐳 New Container Support

  • get_containers - List all LXC containers and their status

• 📊 Enhanced Monitoring and Display

  • Improved storage pool status monitoring
  • More detailed cluster health status checks
  • Rich output formatting and themes

• 🌐 Complete OpenAPI Integration

  • 11 complete REST API endpoints
  • Production-ready Docker deployment
  • Perfect Open WebUI integration
  • Natural language VM creation support

• 🛡️ Production-grade Security and Stability

  • Enhanced error handling mechanisms
  • Comprehensive parameter validation
  • Production-level logging
  • Complete unit test coverage

Built With

• Cursor
• Proxmoxer - Python wrapper for Proxmox API
• MCP SDK - Model Context Protocol SDK
• Pydantic - Data validation using Python type annotations

Features

• 🤖 Full integration with Cursor and Open WebUI
• 🛠️ Built with the official MCP SDK
• 🔒 Secure token-based authentication with Proxmox
• 🖥️ Complete VM lifecycle management (create, start, stop, reset, shutdown, delete)
• 💻 VM console command execution
• 🐳 LXC container management support
• 🗃️ Intelligent storage type detection (LVM/file-based)
• 📝 Configurable logging system
• ✅ Type-safe implementation with Pydantic
• 🎨 Rich output formatting with customizable themes
• 🌐 OpenAPI REST endpoints for integration
• 📡 11 fully functional API endpoints

Installation

Prerequisites

• UV package manager (recommended)
• Python 3.10 or higher
• Git
• Access to a Proxmox server with API token credentials

Before starting, ensure you have:

• Proxmox server hostname or IP
• Proxmox API token (see API Token Setup)
• UV installed (pip install uv)

Option 1: Quick Install (Recommended)

1. Clone and set up environment:

   # Clone repository
   git clone https://github.com/agentify-sh/cursor-proxmox-mcp.git
   cd ProxmoxMCP-Plus
   
   # Create and activate virtual environment
   uv venv
   
   # or force 3.11 (for mcpo dependency)
   python3.11 -m venv .venv
   
   # then activate it 
   source .venv/bin/activate  # Linux/macOS
   # OR
   .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1  # Windows
   

2. Install dependencies:

   # Install with development dependencies
   uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
   
   #or via pip
   pip install -e .
   pip install pytest pytest-asyncio black mypy ruff types-requests
   pip install mcpo #need python 3.11
   

3. Create configuration:

   # Create config directory and copy template
   mkdir -p proxmox-config
   cp proxmox-config/config.example.json proxmox-config/config.json
   

4. Edit proxmox-config/config.json:

   {
       "proxmox": {
           "host": "PROXMOX_HOST",        # Required: Your Proxmox server address
           "port": 8006,                  # Optional: Default is 8006
           "verify_ssl": false,           # Optional: Set false for self-signed certs
           "service": "PVE"               # Optional: Default is PVE
       },
       "auth": {
           "user": "USER@pve",            # Required: Your Proxmox username
           "token_name": "TOKEN_NAME",    # Required: API token ID
           "token_value": "TOKEN_VALUE"   # Required: API token value
       },
       "logging": {
           "level": "INFO",               # Optional: DEBUG for more detail
           "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
           "file": "proxmox_mcp.log"      # Optional: Log to file
       }
   }
   

Verifying Installation

1. Check Python environment:

   python -c "import proxmox_mcp; print('Installation OK')"
   

2. Run the tests:

   pytest
   

3. Verify configuration:

   # Linux/macOS
   PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG="proxmox-config/config.json" python -m proxmox_mcp.server
   
   # Windows (PowerShell)
   $env:PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG="proxmox-config\config.json"; python -m proxmox_mcp.server
   

Configuration

Proxmox API Token Setup

1. Log into your Proxmox web interface
2. Navigate to Datacenter -> Permissions -> API Tokens
3. Create a new API token:
   • Select a user (e.g., root@pam)
   • Enter a token ID (e.g., "mcp-token")
   • Uncheck "Privilege Separation" if you want full access
   • Save and copy both the token ID and secret

Running the Server

Development Mode

For testing and development:

# Activate virtual environment first
source .venv/bin/activate  # Linux/macOS
# OR
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1  # Windows

# Run the server
python -m proxmox_mcp.server

OpenAPI Deployment (Production Ready)

Deploy ProxmoxMCP Plus as standard OpenAPI REST endpoints for integration with Open WebUI and other applications.

Quick OpenAPI Start

# Install mcpo (MCP-to-OpenAPI proxy)
pip install mcpo

# Start OpenAPI service on port 8811
./start_openapi.sh

Docker Deployment

# Build and run with Docker
docker build -t proxmox-mcp-api .
docker run -d --name proxmox-mcp-api -p 8811:8811 \
  -v $(pwd)/proxmox-config:/app/proxmox-config proxmox-mcp-api

# Or use Docker Compose
docker-compose up -d

Access OpenAPI Service

Once deployed, access your service at:

• 📖 API Documentation: http://your-server:8811/docs
• 🔧 OpenAPI Specification: http://your-server:8811/openapi.json
• ❤️ Health Check: http://your-server:8811/health

Cline Desktop Integration

For Cline users, add this configuration to your MCP settings file (typically at ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ProxmoxMCP-Plus": {
            "command": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP-Plus/.venv/bin/python",
            "args": ["-m", "proxmox_mcp.server"],
            "cwd": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP-Plus",
            "env": {
                "PYTHONPATH": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP-Plus/src",
                "PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG": "/absolute/path/to/ProxmoxMCP-Plus/proxmox-config/config.json",
                "PROXMOX_HOST": "your-proxmox-host",
                "PROXMOX_USER": "username@pve",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME": "token-name",
                "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE": "token-value",
                "PROXMOX_PORT": "8006",
                "PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL": "false",
                "PROXMOX_SERVICE": "PVE",
                "LOG_LEVEL": "DEBUG"
            },
            "disabled": false,
            "autoApprove": []
        }
    }
}

Available Tools & API Endpoints

The server provides 11 comprehensive MCP tools and corresponding REST API endpoints:

VM Management Tools

create_vm

Create a new virtual machine with specified resources.

Parameters:

• node (string, required): Name of the node
• vmid (string, required): ID for the new VM
• name (string, required): Name for the VM
• cpus (integer, required): Number of CPU cores (1-32)
• memory (integer, required): Memory in MB (512-131072)
• disk_size (integer, required): Disk size in GB (5-1000)
• storage (string, optional): Storage pool name
• ostype (string, optional): OS type (default: l26)

API Endpoint:

POST /create_vm
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "node": "pve",
    "vmid": "200",
    "name": "my-vm",
    "cpus": 1,
    "memory": 2048,
    "disk_size": 10
}

Example Response:

🎉 VM 200 created successfully!

📋 VM Configuration:
  • Name: my-vm
  • Node: pve
  • VM ID: 200
  • CPU Cores: 1
  • Memory: 2048 MB (2.0 GB)
  • Disk: 10 GB (local-lvm, raw format)
  • Storage Type: lvmthin
  • Network: virtio (bridge=vmbr0)
  • QEMU Agent: Enabled

🔧 Task ID: UPID:pve:001AB729:0442E853:682FF380:qmcreate:200:root@pam!mcp

VM Power Management 🆕

start_vm: Start a virtual machine

POST /start_vm
{"node": "pve", "vmid": "200"}

stop_vm: Force stop a virtual machine

POST /stop_vm
{"node": "pve", "vmid": "200"}

shutdown_vm: Gracefully shutdown a virtual machine

POST /shutdown_vm
{"node": "pve", "vmid": "200"}

reset_vm: Reset (restart) a virtual machine

POST /reset_vm
{"node": "pve", "vmid": "200"}

delete_vm 🆕: Completely delete a virtual machine

POST /delete_vm
{"node": "pve", "vmid": "200", "force": false}

🆕 Container Management Tools

get_containers 🆕

List all LXC containers across the cluster.

API Endpoint: POST /get_containers

Example Response:

🐳 Containers

🐳 nginx-server (ID: 200)
  • Status: RUNNING
  • Node: pve
  • CPU Cores: 2
  • Memory: 1.5 GB / 2.0 GB (75.0%)

Monitoring Tools

get_nodes

Lists all nodes in the Proxmox cluster.

API Endpoint: POST /get_nodes

Example Response:

🖥️ Proxmox Nodes

🖥️ pve-compute-01
  • Status: ONLINE
  • Uptime: ⏳ 156d 12h
  • CPU Cores: 64
  • Memory: 186.5 GB / 512.0 GB (36.4%)

get_node_status

Get detailed status of a specific node.

Parameters:

• node (string, required): Name of the node

API Endpoint: POST /get_node_status

get_vms

List all VMs across the cluster.

API Endpoint: POST /get_vms

get_storage

List available storage pools.

API Endpoint: POST /get_storage

get_cluster_status

Get overall cluster status and health.

API Endpoint: POST /get_cluster_status

execute_vm_command

Execute a command in a VM's console using QEMU Guest Agent.

Parameters:

• node (string, required): Name of the node where VM is running
• vmid (string, required): ID of the VM
• command (string, required): Command to execute

API Endpoint: POST /execute_vm_command

Requirements:

• VM must be running
• QEMU Guest Agent must be installed and running in the VM

Open WebUI Integration

Configure Open WebUI

1. Access your Open WebUI instance
2. Navigate to Settings → Connections → OpenAPI
3. Add new API configuration:

{
  "name": "Proxmox MCP API Plus",
  "base_url": "http://your-server:8811",
  "api_key": "",
  "description": "Enhanced Proxmox Virtualization Management API"
}

Natural Language VM Creation

Users can now request VMs using natural language:

• "Can you create a VM with 1 cpu core and 2 GB ram with 10GB of storage disk"
• "Create a new VM for testing with minimal resources"
• "I need a development server with 4 cores and 8GB RAM"

The AI assistant will automatically call the appropriate APIs and provide detailed feedback.

Storage Type Support

Intelligent Storage Detection

ProxmoxMCP Plus automatically detects storage types and selects appropriate disk formats:

LVM Storage (local-lvm, vm-storage)

• ✅ Format: raw
• ✅ High performance
• ⚠️ No cloud-init image support

File-based Storage (local, NFS, CIFS)

• ✅ Format: qcow2
• ✅ Cloud-init support
• ✅ Flexible snapshot capabilities

Project Structure

ProxmoxMCP-Plus/
├── 📁 src/                          # Source code
│   └── proxmox_mcp/
│       ├── server.py                # Main MCP server implementation
│       ├── config/                  # Configuration handling
│       ├── core/                    # Core functionality
│       ├── formatting/              # Output formatting and themes
│       ├── tools/                   # Tool implementations
│       │   ├── vm.py               # VM management (create/power) 🆕
│       │   ├── container.py        # Container management 🆕
│       │   └── console/            # VM console operations
│       └── utils/                   # Utilities (auth, logging)
│
├── 📁 tests/                       # Unit test suite
├── 📁 test_scripts/                # Integration tests & demos
│   ├── README.md                   # Test documentation
│   ├── test_vm_power.py           # VM power management tests 🆕
│   ├── test_vm_start.py           # VM startup tests
│   ├── test_create_vm.py          # VM creation tests 🆕
│   └── test_openapi.py            # OpenAPI service tests
│
├── 📁 proxmox-config/              # Configuration files
│   └── config.json                # Server configuration
│
├── 📄 Configuration Files
│   ├── pyproject.toml             # Project metadata
│   ├── docker-compose.yml         # Docker orchestration
│   ├── Dockerfile                 # Docker image definition
│   └── requirements.in            # Dependencies
│
├── 📄 Scripts
│   ├── start_server.sh            # MCP server launcher
│   └── start_openapi.sh           # OpenAPI service launcher
│
└── 📄 Documentation
    ├── README.md                  # This file
    ├── VM_CREATION_GUIDE.md       # VM creation guide
    ├── OPENAPI_DEPLOYMENT.md      # OpenAPI deployment
    └── LICENSE                    # MIT License

Testing

Run Unit Tests

pytest

Run Integration Tests

cd test_scripts

# Test VM power management
python test_vm_power.py

# Test VM creation
python test_create_vm.py

# Test OpenAPI service
python test_openapi.py

API Testing with curl

# Test node listing
curl -X POST "http://your-server:8811/get_nodes" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{}"

# Test VM creation
curl -X POST "http://your-server:8811/create_vm" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "node": "pve",
    "vmid": "300",
    "name": "test-vm",
    "cpus": 1,
    "memory": 2048,
    "disk_size": 10
  }'

Production Security

API Key Authentication

Set up secure API access:

export PROXMOX_API_KEY="your-secure-api-key"
export PROXMOX_MCP_CONFIG="/app/proxmox-config/config.json"

Nginx Reverse Proxy

Example nginx configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;
    
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:8811;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Port already in use

   netstat -tlnp | grep 8811
   # Change port if needed
   mcpo --port 8812 -- ./start_server.sh
   

2. Configuration errors

   # Verify config file
   cat proxmox-config/config.json
   

3. Connection issues

   # Test Proxmox connectivity
   curl -k https://your-proxmox:8006/api2/json/version
   

View Logs

# View service logs
tail -f proxmox_mcp.log

# Docker logs
docker logs proxmox-mcp-api -f

Deployment Status

✅ Feature Completion: 100%

• VM Creation (user requirement: 1 CPU + 2GB RAM + 10GB storage) 🆕
• VM Power Management (start VPN-Server ID:101) 🆕
• VM Deletion Feature 🆕
• Container Management (LXC) 🆕
• Storage Compatibility (LVM/file-based)
• OpenAPI Integration (port 8811)
• Open WebUI Integration
• Error Handling & Validation
• Complete Documentation & Testing

Production Ready!

ProxmoxMCP Plus is now fully ready for production use!

When users say "Can you create a VM with 1 cpu core and 2 GB ram with 10GB of storage disk", the AI assistant can:

1. 📞 Call the create_vm API
2. 🔧 Automatically select appropriate storage and format
3. 🎯 Create VMs that match requirements
4. 📊 Return detailed configuration information
5. 💡 Provide next-step recommendations

Development

After activating your virtual environment:

• Run tests: pytest
• Format code: black .
• Type checking: mypy .
• Lint: ruff .

License

MIT License

Acknowledgments

This project is built upon the excellent open-source project ProxmoxMCP by @RekklesNA. Thanks to the original author for providing the foundational framework and creative inspiration! I will continue to update it specifically for usage with Cursor IDE.

Special Thanks

• Thanks to @RekklesNA for the enhancements
• Thanks to @canvrno for the excellent foundational project ProxmoxMCP
• Thanks to the Proxmox community for providing the powerful virtualization platform
• Thanks to all contributors and users for their support

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Ready to Deploy! 🎉 Your enhanced Proxmox MCP service with OpenAPI integration is ready for production use.