{"id":"uldyssian-sh-vmware-esxi-mcp","name":"vmware-esxi-mcp","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/uldyssian-sh/vmware-esxi-mcp","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","vmware","esxi","virtualization","hypervisor","automation","python","infrastructure","agent-tools"],"what_it_does":"Provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes VMware ESXi hypervisor management capabilities as MCP tools, including host operations, VM lifecycle actions, storage/network management, and resource monitoring.","use_cases":["Automating ESXi host operations via an agent-friendly MCP tool interface","Managing VM lifecycle tasks (create/clone/migrate/power/snapshots) programmatically","Monitoring ESXi resource metrics and health via MCP-exposed tools","Implementing auditable, RBAC-gated administrative workflows for ESXi"],"not_for":["Direct internet-exposed production management endpoints without strict network controls","Environments that require a managed SaaS offering (this appears to be a self-hosted server)","Use cases needing a ready-made OpenAPI/REST gateway or hosted API product"],"best_when":"You want an agent to call standardized MCP tools to orchestrate ESXi administration and monitoring from a controlled environment with valid ESXi credentials.","avoid_when":"You cannot ensure secure handling of ESXi credentials/tokens, or you lack operational controls (network segmentation, TLS validation policy, least-privilege ESXi accounts).","alternatives":["VMware vSphere/ESXi automation APIs (vSphere Automation / REST / SDKs)","Dedicated automation scripts using pyvmomi and your own orchestration layer","Other MCP servers for infrastructure management (if available) or generic tooling via SSH/REST wrappers"],"af_score":58.5,"security_score":59.5,"reliability_score":37.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:39:19.421965+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["MCP API key (configured as security.api_key)","ESXi credentials (username/password) for connecting to the ESXi host"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"README describes an API key and ESXi user permissions/RBAC; it also claims 'token refresh' and 'multi-factor authentication support' but does not provide concrete protocol details in the provided content."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source (MIT license) appears to be self-hosted; no commercial pricing information provided."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":58.5,"security_score":59.5,"reliability_score":37.5,"mcp_server_quality":60.0,"documentation_accuracy":55.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":55.0,"rate_limit_clarity":40.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":60.0,"scope_granularity":55.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"README claims TLS 1.3, RBAC, audit logging, input validation/sanitization, and 'strict parameter validation', plus configuration flags like ssl_verify. However, the provided content does not include concrete details about auth flows, token refresh implementation, TLS settings defaults, or dependency/SCA results.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":55.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["VM/host lifecycle operations are often not idempotent (power/reset/maintenance/snapshot/clone) and may require careful agent logic","Timeouts and connection failover are mentioned, but specific retry/idempotency semantics for each tool are not documented in the provided content","Credential handling and TLS verification policy (ssl_verify) must be configured correctly to avoid insecure or failing connections"]}}