Ceph MCP Server
About
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Ceph storage clusters through natural language. It bridges AI tools and Ceph infrastructure, making storage management more accessible and intuitive.
Details
- Author
- rajmohanram
- Downloads
- 347
- Categories
- Other
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- Health Monitoring – comprehensive cluster health status and diagnostics
- Host Management – monitor and manage cluster hosts and services
- Detailed Analysis – access health checks for troubleshooting
- Secure Communication – authenticated access to Ceph Manager API
- Structured Responses – AI-friendly output formatting
- Async Architecture – non-blocking operations for better performance
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Ceph MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, set up a UV project with Python 3.11, add dependencies (mcp httpx pydantic python-dotenv structlog asyncio-mqtt), configure a .env file with Ceph Manager credentials, then start the server with uv run python -m ceph_mcp.server. The server provides four MCP tools for health monitoring, host status, and detailed analysis.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ceph mcp server": {
"ceph-mcp-server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"init",
"--python",
"3.11"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"ceph-mcp-server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"init",
"--python",
"3.11"
]
}
}
Ceph MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Ceph storage clusters through natural language. This server provides a bridge between AI tools and your Ceph infrastructure, making storage management more accessible and intuitive.
🚀 Features
- Health Monitoring: Get comprehensive cluster health status and diagnostics
- Host Management: Monitor and manage cluster hosts and their services
- Detailed Analysis: Access detailed health checks for troubleshooting
- Secure Communication: Authenticated access to Ceph Manager API
- Structured Responses: AI-friendly output formatting for clear communication
- Async Architecture: Non-blocking operations for better performance
📋 Prerequisites
- Python 3.11 or higher
- UV package manager
- Access to a Ceph cluster with Manager API enabled
- Valid Ceph credentials with appropriate permissions
🛠️ Installation
1. Clone and setup the project:
```bash
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