list_instances
Show VMs and containers
How to use it
list_instances is exposed by the TrueNasCoreMCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the list_instances tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install TrueNasCoreMCP
uvx truenas-mcp-serverOther tools in TrueNasCoreMCP (39)
Clone to new dataset
Create new dataset with options
Create iSCSI target
Create NFS export
Create Windows share
Create manual snapshot
Setup automated snapshots
Create new user account
Remove dataset
Remove snapshot
Remove user account
Get detailed app information
Get full app configuration
Get instance details
Get VM details
Detailed pool health and statistics
Get specific user information
Show all TrueNAS apps with status
List all datasets
Show attached devices
Show iSCSI targets
Show bhyve VMs
Show NFS exports
Show all storage pools
Show SMB/CIFS shares
Show snapshots
List all users with details
Redeploy after config changes
Restart an app
Restart an instance
Revert to snapshot
Start an app
Start an instance
Stop an app
Stop an instance
Update app configuration
Modify dataset properties
Update CPU/memory/autostart
Modify user properties