Monitor and manage Proxmox VE clusters: VMs, containers, storage and backups. Read-only by default.
To add Proxmox VE to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 13 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mattoddie/proxmox-mcp:0.5.1Environment variables
MCP_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_URLSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_USERNAMESet in your MCP configPROXMOX_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_TLS_FINGERPRINTSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_VERIFY_SSLSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_DEFAULT_NODESet in your MCP configPROXMOX_ALLOW_WRITESSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_ALLOW_DELETESSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_ALLOW_EXECSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_TOOLSETSSet in your MCP configPROXMOX_AUDIT_LOGSet in your MCP configWhat 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:
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
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?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for Proxmox VE, as submitted. 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. 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: 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. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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