VAST Admin MCP Server - MCP server for VAST Data administration tasks
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# VAST Admin MCP Server [](https://pypi.org/project/vast-admin-mcp/) [](https://pypi.org/project/vast-admin-mcp/) [](https://github.com/vast-data/vast-admin-mcp/blob/main/LICENSE) A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for VAST Data administration. Enables AI assistants to interact with VAST clusters for monitoring, management, and data protection operations. <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vast-data/vast-admin-mcp/main/static/vast-admin-mcp-fast.gif" alt="VAST Admin MCP Demo" width="70%"> ## Features - 🤖 **Full MCP Integration** - Native support for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VSCode, and other MCP clients - 🔧 **Cluster Management** - List and monitor VAST clusters, views, tenants, quotas, and more - 📊 **Performance Metrics** - Real-time performance data and graph generation - 🔐 **Secure Credentials** - Encrypted password storage using system keyring - 🛡️ **API Whitelist** - Security through endpoint and method restrictions - ✏️ **Read-Write Mode** - Optional write access for create operations (views, snapshots, quotas) - 🎨 **Customizable** - YAML-based templates for adding custom list functions ## Installation ```bash pip install vast-admin-mcp ``` **Requirements:** - Python 3.10+ - `jq` command-line tool (for JSON transformations) ### Installing jq **macOS:** ```bash brew install jq ``` **Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):** ```bash sudo apt-get install jq ``` **Linux (RHEL/CentOS):** ```bash sudo yum install jq ``` ## Quick Start ### 1. Configure VAST Cluster Connection ```bash vast-admin-mcp setup ``` This will prompt you for: - Cluster address (IP, FQDN, or URL) - Username and password - Tenant name (if applicable) ### 2. Configure Your AI Assistant Get setup instructions for your AI tool: ```bash # For Cursor vast-admin-mcp mc…
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