MCP server for VAST Data API - enables LLMs to interact with VAST storage infrastructure
Connect Vast MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. MCP server for VAST Data API - enables LLMs to interact with VAST storage infrastructure. The vast mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables LLMs to interact with VAST Data storage APIs. This server exposes VAST Data management endpoints as tools for comprehensive storage infrastructure management and automation.
This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the VAST Data storage API, allowing LLMs like GitHub Copilot and Claude to interact with VAST storage infrastructure through natural language commands.
npm on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
viewsGetAll — List all file system viewsviewsGetById — Get specific view detailsviewsCreate — Create new file system views (NFS, SMB, S3)viewsUpdate — Update view configurationviewsDelete — Delete a viewquotasGetAll — List all quotasquotasGetById — Get specific quota detailsquotasCreate — Create new quotas with hard/soft limitsquotasUpdate — Update quota configurationquotasDelete — Delete a quotavippoolsGetAll — List all VIP poolsvippoolsGetById — Get specific VIP pool detailsConfiguration is passed through the environment: VAST_API_BASE_URL, VAST_API_USERNAME, VAST_API_PASSWORD, LOG_LEVEL, OPENAPI_SPEC_PATH. 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.
Among the file and storage access 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. Vast MCP's toolset — viewsGetAll, viewsGetById, viewsCreate and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jim-coyne; 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.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| viewsGetAll | List all file system views |
| viewsGetById | Get specific view details |
| viewsCreate | Create new file system views (NFS, SMB, S3) |
| viewsUpdate | Update view configuration |
| viewsDelete | Delete a view |
| quotasGetAll | List all quotas |
| quotasGetById | Get specific quota details |
| quotasCreate | Create new quotas with hard/soft limits |
| quotasUpdate | Update quota configuration |
| quotasDelete | Delete a quota |
| vippoolsGetAll | List all VIP pools |
| vippoolsGetById | Get specific VIP pool details |
| vippoolsCreate | Create new VIP pools |
| vippoolsUpdate | Update VIP pool configuration |
{
"mcpServers": {
"vast": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "npm"],
"env": {
"VAST_API_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"VAST_API_USERNAME": "your-value",
"VAST_API_PASSWORD": "your-value",
"LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
"OPENAPI_SPEC_PATH": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| VAST_API_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| VAST_API_USERNAME | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| VAST_API_PASSWORD | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| OPENAPI_SPEC_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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