What does the ovh mcp server do?

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

How do I install the ovh 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 `OVH_APPLICATION_KEY`, `OVH_APPLICATION_SECRET`, `OVH_CONSUMER_KEY`, `OVH_CLIENT_ID`, `OVH_CLIENT_SECRET`, `CONSUMER_KEY`, `CLIENT_ID`, `CLIENT_SECRET` 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.

Ovh MCP Server — Features, Setup & Tools

Name: Ovh MCP Server
Author: davidlandais

What is the Ovh MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Ovh MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server for the OVH API. Explore and call any OVH endpoint via sandboxed JS.

The short version

A native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives LLMs full access to the OVH API (v1 and v2). Built in Rust for minimal footprint (~19 MB Docker image, ~1.2 MiB RAM).

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: OVH_APPLICATION_KEY, OVH_APPLICATION_SECRET, OVH_CONSUMER_KEY, OVH_CLIENT_ID, OVH_CLIENT_SECRET, CONSUMER_KEY, CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by davidlandais; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How to install the Ovh MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ovh-api": {
      "command": "ovh-api-mcp",
      "args": ["--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "OVH_APPLICATION_KEY": "your_app_key",
        "OVH_APPLICATION_SECRET": "your_app_secret",
        "OVH_CONSUMER_KEY": "your_consumer_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
OVH_APPLICATION_KEY	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
OVH_APPLICATION_SECRET	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
OVH_CONSUMER_KEY	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
OVH_CLIENT_ID	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
OVH_CLIENT_SECRET	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
CONSUMER_KEY	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
CLIENT_ID	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
CLIENT_SECRET	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes

Ovh MCP Server

What is the Ovh MCP server?

The short version

What it needs from you

Getting it running

How it compares

Things to watch

How to install the Ovh MCP server

Configuration

Frequently asked questions

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