What does the illumio mcp server do?

It connects Illumio to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Illumio directly.

How do I install the illumio mcp server?

Register the server in your MCP client's configuration file and restart the client. This page carries ready-made configuration blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

What credentials does it need?

It reads `PCE_HOST`, `PCE_PORT`, `PCE_ORG_ID`, `API_KEY`, `API_SECRET`, `MCP_PUBLIC_URL`, `MCP_OAUTH_ISSUER`, `MCP_OAUTH_JWKS_URL` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

Illumio MCP Server — Setup Guide for Claude

Name: Illumio MCP Server
Author: alexgoller

What is the Illumio MCP server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides an interface to interact with Illumio PCE (Policy Compute Engine). This server enables programmatic access to Illumio workload management, label operations, traffic flow analysis. The illumio mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it rather than through you.

Configuration

You will need 8 environment variables: PCE_HOST, PCE_PORT, PCE_ORG_ID, API_KEY, API_SECRET, MCP_PUBLIC_URL, MCP_OAUTH_ISSUER, MCP_OAUTH_JWKS_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Python 3.8+ - Access to an Illumio PCE instance - Valid API credentials for the PCE

Adding it to your client

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

When to reach for it

Plenty of cloud and infrastructure servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. It is maintained by alexgoller; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the illumio mcp server does with a few real requests.

How to install the Illumio MCP server

"mcpServers": {
    "illumio-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/illumio-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "illumio-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PCE_HOST": "your-pce-host",
        "PCE_PORT": "your-pce-port",
        "PCE_ORG_ID": "1",
        "API_KEY": "api_key",
        "API_SECRET": "api_secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

Python 3.8+ - Access to an Illumio PCE instance - Valid API credentials for the PCE

Variable	Description	Required
PCE_HOST	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Optional
PCE_PORT	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
PCE_ORG_ID	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
API_KEY	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
API_SECRET	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
MCP_PUBLIC_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes
MCP_OAUTH_ISSUER	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
MCP_OAUTH_JWKS_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes

Illumio MCP Server

What is the Illumio MCP server?

Configuration

Adding it to your client

When to reach for it

Caveats

How to install the Illumio MCP server

Configuration

Frequently asked questions

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