Manage Proxmox VE nodes, VMs, containers, storage and snapshots. Read-only by default.
To add Proxmox VE to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 19 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx proxmox-ve-mcp@2.3.0Environment variables
PROXMOX_HOSTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_PORTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_VERIFY_SSLSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_USERSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_TOKEN_NAMESet in your MCP configPROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUESet in your MCP configPROXMOX_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_RISK_LEVELSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOWSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETSSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_HOSTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_PORTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_PATHSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSESet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTSSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINSSet in your MCP configSENTRY_DSNSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add proxmox-ve --env PROXMOX_HOST=<YOUR_PROXMOX_HOST> --env PROXMOX_PORT=<YOUR_PROXMOX_PORT> --env PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL=<YOUR_PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL> --env PROXMOX_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_PROXMOX_TIMEOUT> --env PROXMOX_USER=<YOUR_PROXMOX_USER> --env PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME=<YOUR_PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME> --env PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=<YOUR_PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE> --env PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PROXMOX_PASSWORD> --env PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL=<YOUR_PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL> --env PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW=<YOUR_PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW> --env PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS=<YOUR_PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS> --env PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT> --env PROXMOX_MCP_HOST=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_HOST> --env PROXMOX_MCP_PORT=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_PORT> --env PROXMOX_MCP_PATH=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_PATH> --env PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE> --env PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS> --env PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=<YOUR_PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS> --env SENTRY_DSN=<YOUR_SENTRY_DSN> -- uvx proxmox-ve-mcp@2.3.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Proxmox VE exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
PROXMOX_HOST PROXMOX_PORT PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL PROXMOX_TIMEOUT PROXMOX_USER PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE PROXMOX_PASSWORD PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT PROXMOX_MCP_HOST PROXMOX_MCP_PORT PROXMOX_MCP_PATH PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS SENTRY_DSN
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Proxmox VE?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Proxmox VE to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Proxmox VE?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Proxmox VE as well.
Does Proxmox VE need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: PROXMOX_HOST, PROXMOX_PORT, PROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL, PROXMOX_TIMEOUT, PROXMOX_USER, PROXMOX_TOKEN_NAME, PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE, PROXMOX_PASSWORD, PROXMOX_RISK_LEVEL, PROXMOX_TOOLS_ALLOW, PROXMOX_REDACT_SECRETS, PROXMOX_MCP_TRANSPORT, PROXMOX_MCP_HOST, PROXMOX_MCP_PORT, PROXMOX_MCP_PATH, PROXMOX_MCP_JSON_RESPONSE, PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, PROXMOX_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS, SENTRY_DSN. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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