Aliyun Cloud Operations MCP Server Engine

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The Aliyun Cloud Ops MCP Server functions as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint, engineered for fluid interoperability with Alibaba Cloud's programmatic interfaces. This integration empowers sophisticated AI agents to govern resources hosted on Alibaba Cloud, encompassing support for core offerings such as ECS, Cloud Monitor, OSS, and other frequently utilized cloud components.

Prerequisite Setup

Install the uv package manager utility:

bash

For Unix-like systems.

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Configuration Procedure

For initial setup, utilize VS Code paired with the Cline utility to configure the MCP Server.

Should you wish to integrate the aliyun-cloud-operations-mcp-host MCP Server with any alternative MCP Client implementation, the following configuration snippet can be manually inserted and the service subsequently restarted for the modifications to take effect:

{ "mcpServers": { "aliyun-cloud-operations-mcp-host": { "timeout": 600, "command": "uvx", "args": [ "alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest" ], "env": { "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "Your Access Key ID", "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "Your Access Key SECRET" } } } }

Refer to the MCP startup parameter documentation for exhaustive parameter descriptions

MCP Exchange Integration Points

Further Documentation

Functional Capabilities

Service Domain	Operation Name	Purpose Description	Execution Mechanism	Completion Status
ECS	RunCommand	Execute arbitrary scripts on compute instances	OSS Automation	Achieved
	StartInstances	Initiate stopped compute resources	OSS Automation	Achieved
	StopInstances	Terminate running compute resources	OSS Automation	Achieved
	RebootInstances	Cycle power for compute instances	OSS Automation	Achieved
	DescribeInstances	Retrieve inventory details of compute units	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DescribeRegions	Query available geographic deployment zones	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DescribeZones	Query availability zones within a region	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DescribeAvailableResource	Check current resource allocation availability	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DescribeImages	List available operating system images	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DescribeSecurityGroups	View network access control lists	Direct API Call	Achieved
	RunInstances	Provision new compute instances	OSS Automation	Achieved
	DeleteInstances	Decommission specified compute instances	OSS Automation	Achieved
	ResetPassword	Update login credentials for an instance	OSS Automation	Achieved
	ReplaceSystemDisk	Swap out the operating system drive	OSS Automation	Achieved
VPC	DescribeVpcs	List Virtual Private Clouds	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DescribeVSwitches	List subnet definitions	Direct API Call	Achieved
RDS	DescribeDBInstances	Enumerate relational database deployments	Direct API Call	Achieved
	StartDBInstances	Power on a database instance	OSS Automation	Achieved
	StopDBInstances	Power down a database instance	OSS Automation	Achieved
	RestartDBInstances	Perform a soft reset of a database instance	OSS Automation	Achieved
OSS	ListBuckets	Retrieve catalog of cloud storage containers	Direct API Call	Achieved
	PutBucket	Establish a new storage container	Direct API Call	Achieved
	DeleteBucket	Remove an existing storage container	Direct API Call	Achieved
	ListObjects	Browse contents (objects) within a container	Direct API Call	Achieved
CloudMonitor	GetCpuUsageData	Fetch instantaneous CPU utilization metrics for ECS	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetCpuLoadavgData	Retrieve 60-second average CPU load metric	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetCpuloadavg5mData	Retrieve 300-second average CPU load metric	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetCpuloadavg15mData	Retrieve 900-second average CPU load metric	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetMemUsedData	Fetch raw memory consumption data	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetMemUsageData	Fetch memory consumption percentage metric	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetDiskUsageData	Fetch disk partition space utilization metric	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetDiskTotalData	Fetch total capacity for disk partitions	Direct API Call	Achieved
	GetDiskUsedData	Fetch used capacity for disk partitions	Direct API Call	Achieved

Support Contact

For inquiries or technical discussions, please join the dedicated Aliyun Cloud Ops MCP User Community via DingTalk (Group ID: 113455011677).

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