VMware NSX MCP Server

VMware NSX networking management: segments, gateways, NAT, routing, IPAM - 33 MCP tools, domain-focused. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with agent skills, ai skill 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 2026-09-15 · ★ 5 · #118 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install VMware NSX

before you install - you'll need

Set VMWARE_NSX_CONFIG before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add zw008-vmware-nsx -- uvx vmware-nsx-mgmt

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

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

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 no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

pypi package vmware-nsx-mgmt - 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 NSX can do

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

Latest releases

v1.9.1 · 2026-09-15

No CLI read wrote ~/.vmware/audit.db - only MCP calls and CLI writes (@guarded) did. A live · vmware-aria resource list left the audit row count unchanged while the same read over MCP added a row. · Every CLI command…

v1.9.0 · 2026-09-12

Tier-1 delete checks first and deletes nothing when it refuses. It removed the gateway's · default locale-service and then failed on the gateway itself when anything still depended on it, · leaving a gateway with no…

v1.8.16 · 2026-08-31

.env permissions are decided by vmware_policy.fsperms instead of POSIX mode · bits. On Windows a single command printed both a red "has permissions 0o666 · (should be 600). Run: chmod 600" from this hot path - where…

04 · Who maintains VMware NSX

VMware NSX 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.

  1. VMware AIops AI-powered VMware vCenter/ESXi VM lifecycle and deployment with 31 MCP tools. ★ 73
  2. VMware Monitor Read-only VMware vCenter/ESXi monitoring with 27 MCP tools. Code-level safety. ★ 12
  3. VMware VKS vSphere with Tanzu (VKS): Namespace and TanzuKubernetesCluster lifecycle. Requires vSphere 8.x+. ★ 5
  4. VMware NSX Security VMware NSX security: DFW policies, security groups, tags, Traceflow, IDPS - 21 MCP tools. ★ 4
  5. VMware Aria Operations VMware Aria Operations: metrics, alerts, capacity, anomaly detection - 18 MCP tools. ★ 2
  6. VMware Harden VMware compliance scanning (CIS, vSphere SCG, GB/T 22239, PCI-DSS) with drift detection. ★ 3

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/zw008/vmware-nsx
category
other - ranked #118 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-15)
registry
io.github.zw008/vmware-nsx (active, first published 2026-05-08 · 30 versions)
packages
pypi:vmware-nsx-mgmt

06 · VMware NSX FAQ

What is VMware NSX?

VMware NSX networking management: segments, gateways, NAT, routing, IPAM - 33 MCP tools, domain-focused. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is VMware NSX still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-15 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install VMware NSX?

Run `uvx vmware-nsx-mgmt`. The README documents one environment variable (VMWARE_NSX_CONFIG) to set first. Set VMWARE_NSX_CONFIG before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does VMware NSX 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 NSX

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