ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics MCP Server

by nicolasboattiniio.github.nicolasboattini/esxi-readonly-mcpv0.1.1

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

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Install ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics MCP server

claude mcp add esxi-readonly -e ESXI_HOST='<esxi-host>' -e ESXI_USER='<esxi-user>' -e ESXI_PASSWORD='<esxi-password>' -- uvx esxi-readonly-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esxi-readonly": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "esxi-readonly-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ESXI_HOST": "<esxi-host>",
        "ESXI_USER": "<esxi-user>",
        "ESXI_PASSWORD": "<esxi-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esxi-readonly": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "esxi-readonly-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ESXI_HOST": "<esxi-host>",
        "ESXI_USER": "<esxi-user>",
        "ESXI_PASSWORD": "<esxi-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "esxi-readonly": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "esxi-readonly-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ESXI_HOST": "<esxi-host>",
        "ESXI_USER": "<esxi-user>",
        "ESXI_PASSWORD": "<esxi-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esxi-readonly": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "esxi-readonly-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ESXI_HOST": "<esxi-host>",
        "ESXI_USER": "<esxi-user>",
        "ESXI_PASSWORD": "<esxi-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
ESXI_HOST	yes	—	ESXi host (or vCenter) IP or hostname
ESXI_USER	yes	—	ESXi user with a read-only role. Store its password with 'esxi-readonly-mcp --set-password'
ESXI_PASSWORD	—	yes	Optional: password in plain text if the OS keyring is not available (not recommended)
ESXI_PORT	—	—	API port (default 443)
ESXI_VERIFY_SSL	—	—	Set to 1 to verify the TLS certificate (default 0, accepts ESXi self-signed certs)

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-30 · 9d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-09-30 · 9d ago · GitHub · v0.1.1
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Registry entry updated
2026-09-30 · 9d ago · official registry · v0.1.1

FAQ

›How do I install the ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add esxi-readonly -e ESXI_HOST='<esxi-host>' -e ESXI_USER='<esxi-user>' -e ESXI_PASSWORD='<esxi-password>' -- uvx esxi-readonly-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics require an API key?

Yes. It expects ESXI_HOST, ESXI_USER, ESXI_PASSWORD, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is ESXi Read-Only Diagnostics in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.nicolasboattini/esxi-readonly-mcp.