create_vm

MCP tool from MCP Proxmox by antonio-mello-ai

Create a QEMU VM with configurable CPU, memory, disk, ISO, and network

How to use it

create_vm is exposed by the MCP Proxmox MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the create_vm tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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Other tools in MCP Proxmox (33)

add_firewall_rule

Add a firewall rule (action, direction, protocol, port, source/dest)

Clone a VM or CT (full or linked clone, cross-node support)

configure_cloud_init

Set user, password, SSH keys, IP config, and DNS on a VM

Create a vzdump backup (snapshot/suspend/stop modes, zstd/lzo/gzip)

create_container

Create an LXC container from a template

create_snapshot

Create a new snapshot

create_template

Convert a stopped VM into a template (requires confirmation, irreversible)

delete_firewall_rule

Delete a firewall rule by position (requires confirmation)

Permanently delete a stopped VM or CT (requires confirmation)

delete_snapshot

Delete a snapshot (requires confirmation)

Run a command inside a QEMU VM via guest agent

get_guest_metrics

CPU, memory, network, disk I/O over time

get_guest_status

Detailed VM/CT status by VMID (auto-detects type and node)

get_node_status

Detailed node info: CPU model, memory, disk, versions

List backup files (filter by node, storage, or VMID)

list_containers

List LXC containers (filter by node or status)

list_firewall_rules

List firewall rules for a VM/CT, node, or the cluster

List bridges, bonds, and physical interfaces on a node

List all cluster nodes with CPU, memory, and uptime

List all snapshots for a VM/CT

list_storage_content

Browse ISOs, templates, backups, and disk images

List storage pools with capacity and usage (filter by node)

Recent tasks on a node (backups, migrations, etc.)

List all VM templates available for cloning

List QEMU VMs (filter by node or status)

Live or offline migrate a VM/CT to another node (requires confirmation)

Reboot (requires confirmation)

Resize CPU, memory, and/or disk of a VM or container (requires confirmation)

Restore a VM or CT from a backup file (requires confirmation)

rollback_snapshot

Rollback to a snapshot (requires confirmation)

Graceful ACPI/init shutdown

Start a stopped VM or container

Force-stop (requires confirmation)