VMware Fusion MCP server for AI agents

The VMware Fusion MCP Server provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface to manage VMware Fusion virtual machines through its REST API. This server lets you control VMs with simple commands or integrate VM management capabilities into AI-powered applications.

Prerequisites

Before installing the VMware Fusion MCP Server, ensure you have:

VMware Fusion Pro (with REST API enabled)
Python 3.10 or higher
uv package manager (recommended) or pip
uvx (for VS Code/LLM integration)

Installation

You can install the VMware Fusion MCP Server using pip:

git clone https://github.com/yeahdongcn/vmware-fusion-mcp-server.git
cd vmware-fusion-mcp-server
make env

VMware Fusion Setup

Enable the REST API

Open VMware Fusion
Go to Preferences > Advanced
Check "Enable REST API"
Note the API port (default: 8697)

Start the REST API Service

Run the following command to start the VMware REST API service:

vmrest

The API will be available at http://localhost:8697 by default.

Configuration

The server connects to VMware Fusion's REST API at http://localhost:8697 by default. You must configure authentication using environment variables:

VMREST_USER: Username for the vmrest API
VMREST_PASS: Password for the vmrest API

Running the Server

Using Make

VMREST_USER=your-username VMREST_PASS=your-password make run

Using uvx (Recommended for VS Code/LLM)

VMREST_USER=your-username VMREST_PASS=your-password uvx vmware-fusion-mcp-server

VS Code / LLM Integration

To use this server as a tool provider in VS Code or any MCP-compatible client:

Install uvx:
```
uv pip install uvx
```

Add to your MCP server config (e.g., .vscode/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vmware-fusion": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["vmware-fusion-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "VMREST_USER": "your-username",
        "VMREST_PASS": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

list_vms

Lists all VMs registered in VMware Fusion.

Parameters: None

get_vm_info

Retrieves detailed information about a specific VM.

Parameters:

vm_id (string): The ID of the VM

power_vm

Performs a power action on a VM.

Parameters:

vm_id (string): The ID of the VM
action (string): One of: "on", "off", "suspend", "pause", "unpause", "reset"

get_vm_power_state

Gets the current power state of a specific VM.

Parameters:

vm_id (string): The ID of the VM

Example Usage

First, ensure the VMware REST API service is running:
```
vmrest
```

Start the MCP server:

VMREST_USER=your-username VMREST_PASS=your-password uvx vmware-fusion-mcp-server

You can now use the VMware Fusion tools in any MCP-enabled LLM or agent in VS Code to manage your virtual machines.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "vmware-fusion" '{"command":"uvx","args":["vmware-fusion-mcp-server"],"env":{"VMREST_USER":"your-username","VMREST_PASS":"your-password"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "vmware-fusion": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "vmware-fusion-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "VMREST_USER": "your-username",
                "VMREST_PASS": "your-password"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "vmware-fusion": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "vmware-fusion-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "VMREST_USER": "your-username",
                "VMREST_PASS": "your-password"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect