# vllm-mcp-server

> MCP server for vLLM - expose vLLM capabilities to AI assistants

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/vllm-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- publisher: micytao
- homepage: https://github.com/micytao/vllm-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/micytao/vllm-mcp-server
- version: 0.1.4
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, llm, mcp, server, vllm
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:vllm-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# vLLM MCP Server

[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
[![License: Apache 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)

A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that exposes vLLM capabilities to AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients.

## Features

- 🚀 **Chat & Completion**: Send chat messages and text completions to vLLM
- 📋 **Model Management**: List and inspect available models
- 📊 **Server Monitoring**: Check server health and performance metrics
- 🐳 **Platform-Aware Container Control**: Supports both Podman and Docker. Automatically detects your platform (Linux/macOS/Windows) and GPU availability, selecting the appropriate container image and optimal settings (e.g., `max_model_len`)
- 📈 **Benchmarking**: Run GuideLLM benchmarks (optional)
- 💬 **Pre-defined Prompts**: Use curated system prompts for common tasks

## Demo

### Start vLLM Server

Use the `start_vllm` tool to launch a vLLM container with automatic platform detection:

![Start vLLM Server](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/micytao/vllm-mcp-server/main/assets/vllm-mcp-start.gif)

### Chat with vLLM

Send chat messages using the `vllm_chat` tool:

![Chat with vLLM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/micytao/vllm-mcp-server/main/assets/vllm-mcp-chat.gif)

### Stop vLLM Server

Clean up with the `stop_vllm` tool:

![Stop vLLM Server](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/micytao/vllm-mcp-server/main/assets/vllm-mcp-stop.gif)

## Installation

### Using uvx (Recommended)

```bash
uvx vllm-mcp-server
```

### Using pip

```bash
pip install vllm-mcp-server
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/micytao/vllm-mcp-server.git
cd vllm-mcp-server
pip install -e .
```

## Quick Start

### 1. Start a vLLM Server

You can either start a vLLM server manually or let the MCP server manage it via Docker.

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/vllm-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T15:23:47.021Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/vllm-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/vllm-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:vllm-mcp-server