Alibaba Cloud Operations Management Protocol Server Endpoint

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This Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server functions as a specialized endpoint conforming to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification. It furnishes robust, direct integration capabilities with the Alibaba Cloud suite of APIs, empowering intelligent agents and AI assistants to execute operational tasks against cloud infrastructure, including but not limited to ECS, Cloud Monitor functionalities, OOS automation workflows, and other essential cloud services.

Prerequisites and Setup

It is recommended to install the uv package manager first.

bash

Installation command for Unix-like systems (macOS, Linux).

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

Configuration Procedures

Configuration is most conveniently handled using VS Code combined with the Cline utility.

For integration with any generic MCP Client implementation, users must append the following configuration block and subsequently restart the client application for the settings to become active:

{ "mcpServers": { "alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server": { "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 comprehensive MCP startup parameter documentation for detailed parameter explanations

MCP Ecosystem Integration Points

This server is readily available through various integration platforms:

Further Information and Resources

Explore these links for deeper insights and deployment guides:

Supported Operational Capabilities

Cloud Product Domain	Specific Function	Action Performed	Execution Mechanism	Implementation State
ECS	ExecuteRemoteCommand	Issue system commands remotely	OOS	Complete
ECS	InitiateInstanceStart	Power on virtual machines	OOS	Complete
ECS	InitiateInstanceStop	Power off virtual machines	OOS	Complete
ECS	InitiateInstanceReboot	Perform a system restart	OOS	Complete
ECS	RetrieveInstanceDetails	Query details of running instances	API	Complete
ECS	ListAvailableRegions	Obtain current operational regions list	API	Complete
ECS	ListAvailableZones	Query availability zones information	API	Complete
ECS	QueryResourceAvailability	Check current resource inventory status	API	Complete
ECS	FetchImageList	Retrieve available image definitions	API	Complete
ECS	GetSecurityGroupConfigs	View attached security configurations	API	Complete
ECS	ProvisionNewInstances	Create and launch new compute instances	OOS	Complete
ECS	DecommissionInstances	Terminate and remove instances	OOS	Complete
ECS	UpdateInstanceCredentials	Change administrative password	OOS	Complete
ECS	ReplaceBootVolume	Swap the primary operating system disk	OOS	Complete
VPC	ListVirtualPrivateClouds	Retrieve VPC definitions	API	Complete
VPC	ListVirtualSwitches	Obtain VSwitch configurations	API	Complete
RDS	QueryDatabaseInstances	List managed relational database instances	API	Complete
RDS	ActivateDatabaseInstance	Start a paused RDS instance	OOS	Complete
RDS	SuspendDatabaseInstance	Halt an active RDS instance	OOS	Complete
RDS	RebootDatabaseInstance	Cycle power on an RDS instance	OOS	Complete
OSS	ListStorageContainers	Enumerate existing OSS buckets	API	Complete
OSS	CreateStorageContainer	Provision a new OSS bucket	API	Complete
OSS	RemoveStorageContainer	Destroy an existing OSS bucket	API	Complete
OSS	EnumerateBucketContents	View objects stored within a bucket	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchCpuUtilizationMetrics	Retrieve CPU performance data for ECS hosts	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchCpuLoadAvg1Min	Obtain 1-minute average system load metric	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchCpuLoadAvg5Min	Obtain 5-minute average system load metric	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchCpuLoadAvg15Min	Obtain 15-minute average system load metric	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchMemoryConsumptionData	Retrieve memory usage statistics	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchMemoryUtilizationPercentage	Obtain memory utilization percentage metric	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchDiskUtilizationRates	Retrieve disk space consumption rates	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchTotalDiskCapacity	Obtain metric for total disk partition size	API	Complete
CloudMonitor	FetchUsedDiskCapacity	Retrieve metric for currently consumed disk space	API	Complete

Support and Community Engagement

For any inquiries or to participate in discussions, please utilize the dedicated Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP community channel (DingTalk Group Identifier: 113455011677).

Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP User Group English Channel

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=== Network Infrastructure ===

VPC – Virtual Private Cloud, establishing isolated network environments.