Unraid MCP

Name: Unraid MCP
Author: dinglebear-ai

by dinglebear-aiversion 2.10.3i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameai.dinglebear/unraid-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

MCP server for Unraid API — provides tools to interact with an Unraid server's GraphQL API.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: UNRAID_API_URL, UNRAID_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: UNRAID_API_URL, UNRAID_API_KEY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unraid": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unraid-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNRAID_API_URL": "your-value",
        "UNRAID_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add unraid --env UNRAID_API_URL=your-value --env UNRAID_API_KEY=your-value -- uvx unraid-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unraid": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unraid-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNRAID_API_URL": "your-value",
        "UNRAID_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "unraid": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unraid-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNRAID_API_URL": "your-value",
        "UNRAID_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

UNRAID_API_URL required env
Base URL of your Unraid server, e.g. http://192.168.1.100.
UNRAID_API_KEY secret required env
Unraid API key for authentication.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain dinglebear.ai (the registry checks domain ownership)
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32568 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 68% of the other 32568 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32568 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Unraid MCP safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: UNRAID_API_URL, UNRAID_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.10.3) reached the registry 18 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Unraid

A monorepo of Unraid tooling: two MCP servers (Python and Rust) and three Unraid OS plugins, plus the Claude/Codex agent integrations that surface them.

Repo name. This repo was renamed unraid-mcp → unraid on 2026-07-27, and

the former standalone runraid and incus-unraid repos were merged in here. Some

deployed plugin install/update URLs still depend on the old-name redirect;

migrating those runtime URLs requires a deliberate release. The **PyPI package, the container image, the Claude plugin, and the

Unraid .plg** are all still named unraid-mcp — only the repo changed.

Components

Path	What it is	Toolchain	Build / test
`unraid-py/`	unraid-mcp — Python MCP server (GraphQL), the flagship. Published to PyPI as `unraid-mcp`.	Python / uv / hatchling	`cd unraid-py && uv run pytest && uv build --wheel`
`unraid-rs/`	runraid — Rust MCP server + CLI (single static binary). Crate `unraid-rmcp` on crates.io, plus the compatibility npm launcher `@dinglebear/unraid`.	Rust / cargo	`cd unraid-rs && cargo fmt --check && cargo clippy --all-targets --features test-support -- -D warnings && cargo test`
`plugins/mcp/`	Unraid OS plugin that ships the Rust `runraid` MCP server onto an Unraid box.	shell `.plg` + Rust + Vue	`bash plugins/mcp/scripts/build-txz.sh`
`plugins/incus/`	Unraid OS plugin running Incus system containers ("dev containers") firewalled off the LAN. Includes a NestJS/GraphQL `unraid-api` backend.	shell `.plg` + NestJS/Vue	`cd plugins/incus && ./scripts/verify-classic-package.sh && ./tests/classic-contract.sh`
`plugins/codex/`	Unraid OS plugin embedding a Codex chathead app-server.	shell `.plg` + React	`cd plugins/codex && ./tests/contract.sh`
`agents/unraid-py/`	Claude Code / Codex plugin (`name: unraid-mcp`) for the Python server.	—	—
`agents/unraid-rs/`	Claude Code / Codex plugin (`name: runraid`) for the Rust server.	—	—

Install the agent plugins (one marketplace command, two manifests)

/plugin marketplace add dinglebear-ai/unraid

/plugin install unraid-mcp@unraid-mcp # Python server /plugin install runraid@unraid-mcp # Rust server

The @unraid-mcp suffix is the marketplace name declared in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json, not the repo name — it stays unraid-mcp even though the repo is now dinglebear-ai/unraid.

Both plugins are published from a single repo. Claude reads .claude-plugin/marketplace.json; Codex reads .agents/plugins/marketplace.json. meta-ci.yml asserts the two list the same plugin set, so they cannot drift.

marketplace add accepts the owner/repo shorthand (or a full git URL / local path). After install, Claude Code prompts for the connection settings (the plugin's userConfig).

Plugin credentials need no manual step

The agent plugins ship no Claude Code hooks, and none are needed: both .mcp.json files map your plugin settings into the server environment directly via ${user_config.*}. agents/unraid-rs wires endpoint, TLS, authentication, and tool-selector settings; agents/unraid-py wires UNRAID_API_URL and UNRAID_API_KEY. Set them in plugin settings and the server picks them up on next launch.

Optional, for non-plugin installs (systemd, Docker) that want ~/.unraid/.env written to disk:

runraid setup plugin-hook          # or: npx -y @dinglebear/unraid setup plugin-hook

unraid-py quickstart (Python MCP server)

The Python server is the flagship. Full documentation — installation, Claude Code / Codex / Gemini setup, configuration, authentication, guardrails, and the tool surface — lives in [`unraid-py/README.md`](unraid-py/README.md) and unraid-py/docs/. It publishes to PyPI as unraid-mcp (import package unraid_mcp) and launches with uvx unraid-mcp.

unraid-rs quickstart (Rust MCP server + CLI)

cargo install --path unraid-rs --locked     # from the repository root

Configure UNRAID_API_URL and UNRAID_API_KEY privately before querying.

runraid setup check # inspect setup without repairing files runraid array # read array state runraid serve mcp # MCP HTTP (default :40010; configure auth)

Env var	Purpose
`UNRAID_API_URL`	Unraid GraphQL endpoint (required)
`UNRAID_API_KEY`	`x-api-key` for the Unraid API (required)
`UNRAID_API_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY`	Accept a self-signed Unraid cert (default `false`)
`UNRAID_RMCP_HOST` / `UNRAID_RMCP_PORT`	MCP bind address (default `0.0.0.0:40010`)
`UNRAID_RMCP_TOKEN`	Static bearer token for `/mcp`
`UNRAID_RMCP_AUTH_MODE`	`bearer` (default) or `oauth`

Full list and the OAuth variables: unraid-rs/AGENTS.md.

Not read-only. The Rust server exposes both queries and mutations. Read actions need the unraid:read scope; mutating actions (VM and Docker lifecycle, array start/stop, notification writes) need unraid:admin.

Development and documentation

Start with AGENTS.md, the canonical contributor guide. CLAUDE.md and GEMINI.md are symlinks to it, including within components. The documentation index links to development and verification, architecture, and release procedures.

Rust MCP supports UNRAID_RMCP_PROJECTION=legacy (default), atomic, or both. All projections share enabled-action policy, scopes, and execution; atomic mode is not a second backend. See the Rust README for selectors and migration.

Releases

There are two release lanes. release-please manages only `unraid-py` and `unraid-rs` — the Python server keeps unprefixed vX.Y.Z tags (the existing audience's scheme) and Rust uses unraid-rs-vX.Y.Z. The Incus and Codex plugins do not use release-please: they are versioned by .github/scripts/plugin_calver.py with fixed-width YYYYMMDD.NNN versions and incus-v* / codex-v* tags (Unraid compares plugin versions as raw strings, so the fixed width is mandatory).

The native MCP plugin is built from the matching unraid-rs-vX.Y.Z tag, and Community Applications reads its rolling manifest from the unraid-plugin-latest release. Plugin .txz payloads ship as GitHub release assets, never tracked in git.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Unraid MCP

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

FlyDocs

README from the maker

Unraid

Components

Install the agent plugins (one marketplace command, two manifests)

Plugin credentials need no manual step

unraid-py quickstart (Python MCP server)

unraid-rs quickstart (Rust MCP server + CLI)

Configure UNRAID_API_URL and UNRAID_API_KEY privately before querying.

Development and documentation

Releases

License