# proxmox_create_vm

A write tool on the MCP Proxmox Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `proxmox_create_vm`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-create-vm

## Facts

- Tool: `proxmox_create_vm`
- Server: MCP Proxmox Server (`bsahane/mcp-proxmox`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/bsahane/mcp-proxmox
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "proxmox_create_vm",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why proxmox_create_vm is rated Medium

Creating VMs is a Write operation—it creates new resources within the virtualization platform and is reversible (VMs can be deleted). It does not irreversibly destroy data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), or involve financial transactions (Financial).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'proxmox_create_vm' indicates creation of virtual machines in Proxmox infrastructure. Server description explicitly mentions 'VM/LXC lifecycle operations' and 'full access to Proxmox API functionality'."

## Use case

AI agents use proxmox_create_vm to create or update resources in MCP Proxmox Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your MCP Proxmox Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches MCP Proxmox Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "proxmox_create_vm": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "proxmox_create_vm_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on MCP Proxmox Server (123)

- `proxmox_delete_lxc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-delete-lxc.md
- `proxmox_delete_pool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-delete-pool.md
- `proxmox_delete_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-delete-snapshot.md
- `proxmox_delete_vm` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-delete-vm.md
- `proxmox_docker_service_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-docker-service-remove.md
- `proxmox_lxc_notes_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-lxc-notes-remove.md
- `proxmox_pool_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-pool-remove.md
- `proxmox_rollback_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-rollback-snapshot.md
- `proxmox_shutdown_vm` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-shutdown-vm.md
- `proxmox_vm_nic_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-vm-nic-remove.md
- `proxmox_vm_notes_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-vm-notes-remove.md
- `proxmox_ai_scaling` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-ai-scaling.md
- `proxmox_ansible_playbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-ansible-playbook.md
- `proxmox_api_gateway` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-api-gateway.md
- `proxmox_auto_optimize` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-auto-optimize.md
- `proxmox_create_docker_swarm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-create-docker-swarm.md
- `proxmox_create_docker_swarm_preset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-create-docker-swarm-preset.md
- `proxmox_deploy_openshift_cluster` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-deploy-openshift-cluster.md
- `proxmox_deploy_openshift_sno` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-deploy-openshift-sno.md
- `proxmox_deploy_vpn_server` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-deploy-vpn-server.md
- `proxmox_docker_execute_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-docker-execute-command.md
- `proxmox_docker_service_create` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-docker-service-create.md
- `proxmox_docker_service_scale` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-docker-service-scale.md
- `proxmox_docker_swarm_init` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-docker-swarm-init.md
- `proxmox_docker_swarm_join` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-docker-swarm-join.md
- `proxmox_gitops_sync` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-gitops-sync.md
- `proxmox_guest_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-guest-exec.md
- `proxmox_integrate_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-integrate-service.md
- `proxmox_migrate_storage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-migrate-storage.md
- `proxmox_migrate_vm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox/proxmox-migrate-vm.md
- …and 93 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/bsahane-mcp-proxmox.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=bsahane-mcp-proxmox · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/bsahane-mcp-proxmox