Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server: ai.dinglebear/unraid

The ai.dinglebear/unraid MCP server is a Rust MCP server and CLI that performs Unraid GraphQL operations across NAS, Docker, VM, and storage workflows. The source also describes a related monorepo that includes Claude/Codex agent integrations for surfacing these capabilities.

🛠️ Key Features

Rust MCP server and CLI
Unraid GraphQL operations
Coverage across NAS, Docker, VM, and storage workflows
Associated monorepo includes two MCP servers (Python and Rust) and three Unraid OS plugins

🚀 Use Cases

Managing Unraid environments via GraphQL workflows
Operating across NAS, Docker, VM, and storage in a homelab setup
Integrating with Claude/Codex agent tooling that exposes server functions

⚡ Developer Benefits

MCP integration for Unraid GraphQL tooling
Availability of both Python and Rust MCP server implementations in the monorepo
Container distribution indicated by a ghcr.io image badge

⚠️ Limitations

Described at the level of Unraid GraphQL operations; specific tool interfaces and constraints are not included in the provided data.

📌 Repo Notes

Repo renamed from unraid-mcp to unraid on 2026-07-27; former standalone runraid and incus-unraid repos are noted as predecessors.

Unraid

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.

Repo name. This repo was renamed unraid-mcp → unraid on 2026-07-27, and the former standalone runraid and incus-unraid repos were merged in here. The old GitHub name still redirects, so existing plugin install/update URLs keep working. The PyPI package, the container image, the Claude plugin, and the Unraid .plg are all still named unraid-mcp — only the repo changed.

Components

Path	What it is	Toolchain	Build / test
`unraid-py/`	unraid-mcp — Python MCP server (GraphQL), the flagship. Published to PyPI as `unraid-mcp`.	Python / uv / hatchling	`cd unraid-py && uv run pytest && uv build --wheel`
`unraid-rs/`	runraid — Rust MCP server + CLI (single static binary). Crate `unraid-rmcp` on crates.io, plus a legacy npm wrapper of the same name.	Rust / cargo	`cd unraid-rs && cargo fmt --check && cargo clippy --all-targets --features test-support -- -D warnings && cargo test`
`plugins/mcp/`	Unraid OS plugin that ships the Rust `runraid` MCP server onto an Unraid box.	shell `.plg` + Rust + Vue	`bash plugins/mcp/scripts/build-txz.sh <ver> <runraid-binary>`
`plugins/incus/`	Unraid OS plugin running Incus system containers ("dev containers") firewalled off the LAN. Includes a NestJS/GraphQL `unraid-api` backend.	shell `.plg` + NestJS/Vue	`cd plugins/incus && ./scripts/verify-classic-package.sh && ./tests/classic-contract.sh`
`plugins/codex/`	Unraid OS plugin embedding a Codex chathead app-server.	shell `.plg` + React	`cd plugins/codex && ./tests/contract.sh`
`agents/unraid-py/`	Claude Code / Codex plugin (`name: unraid-mcp`) for the Python server.	—	—
`agents/unraid-rs/`	Claude Code / Codex plugin (`name: runraid`) for the Rust server.	—	—

Install the agent plugins (one marketplace command, two manifests)

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/plugin marketplace add dinglebear-ai/unraid
/plugin install unraid-mcp@unraid-mcp   # Python server
/plugin install runraid@unraid-mcp      # Rust server

The @unraid-mcp suffix is the marketplace name declared in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json, not the repo name — it stays unraid-mcp even though the repo is now dinglebear-ai/unraid.

Both plugins are published from a single repo. Claude reads .claude-plugin/marketplace.json; Codex reads .agents/plugins/marketplace.json. meta-ci.yml asserts the two list the same plugin set, so they cannot drift.

marketplace add accepts the owner/repo shorthand (or a full git URL / local path). After install, Claude Code prompts for the connection settings (the plugin's userConfig).

Plugin credentials need no manual step

The agent plugins ship no Claude Code hooks, and none are needed: both .mcp.json files map your plugin settings into the server environment directly via ${user_config.*}. agents/unraid-rs wires 10 keys (endpoint, API key, TLS skip, bearer token, four OAuth vars); agents/unraid-py wires UNRAID_API_URL and UNRAID_API_KEY. Set them in plugin settings and the server picks them up on next launch.

Optional, for non-plugin installs (systemd, Docker) that want ~/.unraid/.env written to disk:

bash

runraid setup plugin-hook          # or: npx -y @dinglebear/unraid setup plugin-hook

unraid-py quickstart (Python MCP server)

The Python server is the flagship. Full documentation — installation, Claude Code / Codex / Gemini setup, configuration, authentication, guardrails, and the tool surface — lives in unraid-py/README.md and unraid-py/docs/. It publishes to PyPI as unraid-mcp (import package unraid_mcp) and launches with uvx unraid-mcp.

unraid-rs quickstart (Rust MCP server + CLI)

bash

cd unraid-rs && cargo build --release      # → target/release/runraid
runraid setup plugin-hook                  # writes ~/.unraid/.env
runraid array                              # CLI
runraid serve mcp                          # MCP over HTTP on :40010

Env var	Purpose
`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_HOST` / `UNRAID_RMCP_PORT`	MCP bind address (default `0.0.0.0:40010`)
`UNRAID_RMCP_TOKEN`	Static bearer token for `/mcp`
`UNRAID_RMCP_AUTH_MODE`	`bearer` (default) or `oauth`

Full list and the OAuth variables: unraid-rs/CLAUDE.md.

Not read-only. The Rust server exposes both queries and mutations. Read actions need the unraid:read scope; mutating actions (VM and Docker lifecycle, array start/stop, notification writes) need unraid:admin.

Releases

There are two release lanes. release-please manages only unraid-py and unraid-rs — the Python server keeps unprefixed vX.Y.Z tags (the existing audience's scheme) and Rust uses unraid-rs-vX.Y.Z. The Incus and Codex plugins do not use release-please: they are versioned by .github/scripts/plugin_calver.py with fixed-width YYYYMMDD.NNN versions and incus-v* / codex-v* tags (Unraid compares plugin versions as raw strings, so the fixed width is mandatory).

The native MCP plugin is built from the matching unraid-rs-vX.Y.Z tag, and Community Applications reads its rolling manifest from the unraid-plugin-latest release. Plugin .txz payloads ship as GitHub release assets, never tracked in git.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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