OPS
About
OPS is a MCP server that allows you to build, deploy and orchestrate unikernels on any cloud from AWS to GCP or Azure. Unikernels are single application virtual machines with no users, no shells and no ability to run other programs.
Details
- Author
- nanovms
- Downloads
- 397
- Categories
- Cloud Service, Infrastructure
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- Lists available instances.
- Lists available images.
- Creates new instances from specified image names.
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
OPSCommand (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
Build the server normally, then configure it in claude_desktop_config.json with the correct path to the ops-mcp binary and necessary environment variables (HOME, LOGNAME, PATH, SHELL, USER). Use the tools List instances, List images, or Instance create <image_name> (e.g., Instance create redis-server).
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ops": {
"ops-mcp": {
"command": "/Users/eyberg/go/src/github.com/nanovms/ops-mcp/ops-mcp",
"args": [],
"env": {
"HOME": "/Users/eyberg",
"LOGNAME": "eyberg",
"PATH": "/bin:/Users/eyberg/.ops/bin",
"SHELL": "/bin/zsh",
"USER": "eyberg"
}
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"ops-mcp": {
"command": "/Users/eyberg/go/src/github.com/nanovms/ops-mcp/ops-mcp",
"args": [],
"env": {
"HOME": "/Users/eyberg",
"LOGNAME": "eyberg",
"PATH": "/bin:/Users/eyberg/.ops/bin",
"SHELL": "/bin/zsh",
"USER": "eyberg"
}
}
}
ops-mcp
mcp server for opsBuild like normally.
Put this in your Claud config:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Ensure your command is in the right path and more importantly the PATH
env is set to run.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ops-mcp": {
"command": "/Users/eyberg/go/src/github.com/nanovms/ops-mcp/ops-mcp",
"args": [],
"env": {
"HOME":"/Users/eyberg",
"LOGNAME":"eyberg",
"PATH":"/bin:/Users/eyberg/.ops/bin",
"SHELL":"/bin/zsh",
"USER":"eyberg"
}
}
}
}
Available tools:
List instances
List images
Instance create <image_name>
Instance create redis-server
Note: Very open to suggestions on how this all should work as this initial cut was done not having
ever used Claude or MCP.
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