VMware AIops MCP Server

AI-powered VMware vCenter/ESXi VM lifecycle and deployment tool - 60 tools. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with agent skills, aiops and codex and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 73 · #7 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install VMware AIops

before you install - you'll need

Set VMWARE_AIOPS_CONFIG, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, DASHSCOPE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_BASE, OPENAI_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add zw008-vmware-aiops -- uvx vmware-aiops

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zw008-vmware-aiops": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "vmware-aiops"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package vmware-aiops - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.zw008 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What VMware AIops can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.9.7 · 2026-09-16

Found in a scenario test on 2026-09-16: asked for a VM's investigation bundle and to say where the data came · from, the answer named home-vcenter - but the tool result carried no target at all. The model had read the…

v1.9.5 · 2026-09-15

Measured in real Claude Code conversations against the lab vCenter 8.0.3 / ESXi 8.0.3 on 2026-09-15: · Claude Code stops a stdio MCP server with SIGINT and then SIGTERM about a millisecond later, with stdin still…

v1.9.4 · 2026-09-15

A family survey on 2026-09-15 found that the scanner daemon deleted VMs whose TTL had expired with no row in · either audit trail, on success or failure, and without the guard() that stops the same deletion over MCP or…

04 · Who maintains VMware AIops

VMware AIops is maintained by zw008. We track 13 MCP servers from zw008 - 13 actively maintained, 114 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from zw008.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/zw008/vmware-aiops
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #7 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry: io.github.zw008/vmware-aiops (active, first published 2026-03-08 · 39 versions)
packages: pypi:vmware-aiops

06 · VMware AIops FAQ

What is VMware AIops?

AI-powered VMware vCenter/ESXi VM lifecycle and deployment tool - 60 tools. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is VMware AIops still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install VMware AIops?

Run `uvx vmware-aiops`. The README documents 5 environment variables (VMWARE_AIOPS_CONFIG, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, DASHSCOPE_API_KEY…) to set first. Set VMWARE_AIOPS_CONFIG, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, DASHSCOPE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_BASE, OPENAI_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does VMware AIops run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to VMware AIops

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