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ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics MCP Server

Name: ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics
Author: io.github.nicolasboattini

API key required

Read-only VMware ESXi diagnostics: CPU Ready, disk latency, snapshots, real space, hardware health.

To add ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics 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 5 environment variables, listed below.

DevTools

Install

uvx esxi-readonly-mcp@0.1.1

Environment variables

ESXI_HOSTSet in your MCP config

ESXI_USERSet in your MCP config

ESXI_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config

ESXI_PORTSet in your MCP config

ESXI_VERIFY_SSLSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal

claude mcp add esxi-read-only-diagnostics --env ESXI_HOST=<YOUR_ESXI_HOST> --env ESXI_USER=<YOUR_ESXI_USER> --env ESXI_PASSWORD=<YOUR_ESXI_PASSWORD> --env ESXI_PORT=<YOUR_ESXI_PORT> --env ESXI_VERIFY_SSL=<YOUR_ESXI_VERIFY_SSL> -- uvx esxi-readonly-mcp@0.1.1

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics 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:

ESXI_HOST
ESXI_USER
ESXI_PASSWORD
ESXI_PORT
ESXI_VERIFY_SSL

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics 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 ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics?

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 ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics as well.

Does ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: ESXI_HOST, ESXI_USER, ESXI_PASSWORD, ESXI_PORT, ESXI_VERIFY_SSL. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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