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kvm pilot for Claude Desktop

io.github.dustintrap/kvm-pilot

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client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install kvm pilot in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kvm-pilot": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kvm-pilot"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KVM_PILOT_PROFILE": "<KVM_PILOT_PROFILE>",
        "KVM_PILOT_MCP_READ_ONLY": "<KVM_PILOT_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "KVM_PILOT_MCP_DRY_RUN": "<KVM_PILOT_MCP_DRY_RUN>",
        "KVM_PILOT_MCP_ALLOW_POWER": "<KVM_PILOT_MCP_ALLOW_POWER>",
        "KVM_PILOT_HOST": "<KVM_PILOT_HOST>",
        "KVM_PILOT_USER": "<KVM_PILOT_USER>",
        "KVM_PILOT_PASSWD": "<KVM_PILOT_PASSWD>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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