Multipass

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to manage Multipass instances.

Usage

Claude

claude mcp add --transport stdio multipass -- uvx multipass-mcp

Or add the following to your Claude configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "multipass": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["multipass-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Gemini

gemini mcp add --transport stdio multipass uvx multipass-mcp

Codex

codex mcp add multipass -- uvx multipass-mcp

Available Tools

The server currently provides comprehensive support for all core Multipass CLI commands, categorized as follows:

Instance Management

• list_instances: List all instances with their current state and IP addresses.
• launch_instance: Create a new instance with optional CPU, memory, and disk specs.
• start_instance: Start a stopped instance.
• stop_instance: Stop a running instance.
• restart_instance: Restart running instances.
• suspend_instance: Suspend a running instance (saves state to disk).
• resume_instance: Resume a suspended instance.
• delete_instance: Delete an instance (with optional immediate purge).
• purge_instances: Cleanup all deleted instances permanently.
• recover_instance: Recover previously deleted instances.
• clone_instance: Create an exact copy of an existing instance.
• execute_command: Run shell commands inside an instance.
• get_instance_info: Get detailed specifications and resource usage (CPU, Memory, Disk).

Snapshots

• list_snapshots: List all available snapshots across instances.
• get_snapshot_info: Get detailed information about a specific snapshot.
• snapshot_instance: Take a new snapshot of an instance.
• restore_instance: Restore an instance from a previously taken snapshot.

Storage & Files

• mount_directory: Mount a local host directory inside an instance.
• umount_directory: Unmount a previously mounted directory.
• transfer_file: Transfer files or directories between the host and instances.

Aliases

• create_alias: Create an alias to run a specific command on an instance directly from the host.
• list_aliases: List all configured aliases in the current context.
• remove_alias: Remove one or more existing aliases.
• switch_alias_context: Switch to or create a new alias context.

System, Network & Config

• find_images: Find available images for launching new instances.
• list_networks: List host network devices available for instance bridging.
• get_config: Get global Multipass configuration settings.
• set_config: Set global Multipass configuration settings.
• get_version: Display version information for the Multipass client and daemon.
• authenticate: Authenticate with the Multipass service using a passphrase.