MCP Server for Unraid API - provides tools to interact with an Unraid server's GraphQL API
MCP Server for Unraid API - provides tools to interact with an Unraid server's GraphQL API. Exposed over MCP by the unraid mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
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.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
Path — What it isUNRAID_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_TOKEN — Static bearer token for /mcpUNRAID_RMCP_AUTH_MODE — bearer (default) or oauthYou will need 4 environment variables: UNRAID_API_URL, UNRAID_API_KEY, UNRAID_RMCP_HOST, UNRAID_RMCP_TOKEN. 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.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at unraid-mcp on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Unraid's toolset — Path, UNRAID_API_URL, UNRAID_API_KEY and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.
This entry was verified against Unraid's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Path | What it is |
| 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_TOKEN | Static bearer token for /mcp |
| UNRAID_RMCP_AUTH_MODE | bearer (default) or oauth |
{
"mcpServers": {
"unraid": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["unraid-mcp"],
"env": {
"UNRAID_API_URL": "your-value",
"UNRAID_API_KEY": "your-value",
"UNRAID_RMCP_HOST": "your-value",
"UNRAID_RMCP_TOKEN": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| UNRAID_API_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| UNRAID_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| UNRAID_RMCP_HOST | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Optional |
| UNRAID_RMCP_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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