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github.com/ExpertVagabondCloud & Infra0Updated 32w ago

About ibmcloud

ibmcloud is an MCP server that wraps the IBM Cloud CLI for people managing IBM Cloud environments. Its tools span account access, cloud resources, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, IAM, catalog, and billing.

Key features

  1. 01IBM Cloud CLI authentication and targeting
  2. 02Resource and service instance management
  3. 03Cloud Foundry app operations
  4. 04Kubernetes cluster management
  5. 05IAM, catalog, and billing tools

Use cases

  1. 01Set an IBM Cloud region and resource group
  2. 02Manage Cloud Foundry applications
  3. 03Inspect or resize Kubernetes clusters
  4. 04Review account usage and billing

MCP support

Wraps the IBM Cloud CLI and exposes its operations as structured tools to MCP clients. Authentication state is managed by the CLI.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
"mcpServers": {
"expertvagabond-ibmcloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ibmcloud-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Run commandnpx -y ibmcloud-mcp-server

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npmibmcloud-mcp-server1.0.1

Tools

88

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
ssobooleanNoUse SSO for login
apikeystringNoIBM Cloud API key
regionstringNoTarget region (e.g., us-south)

Details

From the project README

ibmcloud-mcp-server

[!License: MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [!MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) [!TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org)

MCP server wrapping the IBM Cloud CLI. Provides 80+ tools covering authentication, resource management, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, Container Registry, IAM, catalog, and billing operations.

Tools (80+)

Authentication (8 tools)
ToolDescription
ibmcloud_loginLogin with API key or SSO
ibmcloud_logoutLogout from IBM Cloud
ibmcloud_targetSet target region and resource group
ibmcloud_apiView or set API endpoint
ibmcloud_regionsList available regions
ibmcloud_account_showShow current account details
ibmcloud_account_listList accessible accounts
ibmcloud_config_listList CLI configuration
Resource Management (14 tools)

ibmcloud_resource_groups, ibmcloud_resource_group_create, ibmcloud_resource_service_instances, ibmcloud_resource_service_instance, ibmcloud_resource_service_instance_create, ibmcloud_resource_service_instance_delete, ibmcloud_resource_service_instance_update, ibmcloud_resource_service_keys, ibmcloud_resource_service_key, ibmcloud_resource_service_key_create, ibmcloud_resource_service_key_delete, ibmcloud_resource_search, ibmcloud_resource_tags, ibmcloud_resource_tag_attach

Cloud Foundry (20 tools)

ibmcloud_cf_orgs, ibmcloud_cf_spaces, ibmcloud_cf_apps, ibmcloud_cf_app, ibmcloud_cf_push, ibmcloud_cf_start, ibmcloud_cf_stop, ibmcloud_cf_restart, ibmcloud_cf_delete, ibmcloud_cf_logs, ibmcloud_cf_env, ibmcloud_cf_set_env, ibmcloud_cf_scale, ibmcloud_cf_routes, ibmcloud_cf_services, ibmcloud_cf_marketplace, ibmcloud_cf_create_service, ibmcloud_cf_bind_service, ibmcloud_cf_unbind_service

Kubernetes (15 tools)

ibmcloud_ks_clusters, ibmcloud_ks_cluster, ibmcloud_ks_cluster_config, ibmcloud_ks_cluster_create, ibmcloud_ks_cluster_delete, ibmcloud_ks_workers, ibmcloud_ks_worker_pools, ibmcloud_ks_worker_pool_create, ibmcloud_ks_worker_pool_resize, ibmcloud_ks_zones, ibmcloud_ks_versions, ibmcloud_ks_flavors

Container Registry (5 tools)

ibmcloud_cr_namespaces, ibmcloud_cr_namespace_add, ibmcloud_cr_images, ibmcloud_cr_image_rm, ibmcloud_cr_quota

IAM (18 tools)

ibmcloud_iam_users, ibmcloud_iam_user_invite, ibmcloud_iam_api_keys, ibmcloud_iam_api_key_create, ibmcloud_iam_api_key_delete, ibmcloud_iam_service_ids, ibmcloud_iam_service_id, ibmcloud_iam_service_id_create, ibmcloud_iam_service_id_delete, ibmcloud_iam_service_api_keys, ibmcloud_iam_service_api_key_create, ibmcloud_iam_access_groups, ibmcloud_iam_access_group, ibmcloud_iam_access_group_create, ibmcloud_iam_access_group_users, ibmcloud_iam_access_group_user_add, ibmcloud_iam_access_group_policies, ibmcloud_iam_access_group_policy_create, ibmcloud_iam_roles

Catalog and Billing (7 tools)

ibmcloud_catalog_search, ibmcloud_catalog_service, ibmcloud_catalog_service_plans, ibmcloud_billing_account_usage, ibmcloud_billing_resource_group_usage, ibmcloud_billing_resource_instances_usage, ibmcloud_billing_org_usage

Plugins (4 tools)

ibmcloud_plugin_list, ibmcloud_plugin_repo_plugins, ibmcloud_plugin_install, ibmcloud_version

Prerequisites

Install the IBM Cloud CLI:

curl -fsSL https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/osx | sh

Install

npm install
npm run build

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ibmcloud": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/ibmcloud-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Architecture

The server wraps the ibmcloud CLI binary, parsing JSON output from each command into structured MCP tool responses. Authentication state is managed by the CLI itself.

Project Structure

src/index.ts    # MCP server with 80+ tool definitions
src/cli.ts      # IBM Cloud CLI execution wrapper
tsconfig.json   # TypeScript configuration
dist/           # Compiled output

License

MIT

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