Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server

What is Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server?

Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with Alibaba Cloud APIs, enabling AI assistants to manage resources such as ECS, Cloud Monitor, OOS, OSS, VPC, and RDS, and to analyze, build, and deploy applications to Alibaba Cloud ECS instances.

How to use Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server?

Install uv, then configure the MCP client with the command uvx alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest and set the environment variables ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET. Use a compatible MCP client like Cline, Cursor, or Qoder to interact with the server.

Key features of Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server

• Manage ECS instances: create, start, stop, reboot, delete, and run commands
• View VPCs, VSwitches, and manage RDS instances
• List, create, delete OSS buckets and view objects
• Get ECS CPU, memory, and disk usage metrics
• Deploy applications to ECS via OOS with automatic artifact upload
• Analyze project technology stack and deployment methods (npm, Python, etc.)

Use cases of Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server

• Automate cloud resource operations like starting/stopping instances
• Deploy applications to Alibaba Cloud ECS with one command
• Monitor ECS instance performance using Cloud Monitor metrics
• Manage OSS buckets and objects without manual API calls
• Analyze project structure and deploy code to multiple ECS instances

FAQ from Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server

What prerequisites are needed to use Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server?

You must install uv, have an Alibaba Cloud account with Access Key ID and Secret, and a compatible MCP client such as Cline or Cursor.

How do I configure the server?

Add a JSON configuration to your MCP client with the command uvx alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest and provide the ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables.

Which Alibaba Cloud products are supported?

The server supports ECS, VPC, RDS, OSS, Cloud Monitor, and OOS, with individual tools listed for each product.

Can the server deploy applications automatically?

Yes, it can analyze a project’s technology stack, build artifacts, upload them to OSS, and deploy to ECS instances using the OOS_CodeDeploy tool.

What limitations or authentication requirements exist?

The server requires valid Alibaba Cloud Access Key credentials. No other limitations are mentioned in the README.