What is Nomad Mcp Server

Nomad MCP Server is a server that provides a set of tools for managing Nomad clusters through the Model Control Protocol (MCP) interface.

Use cases

Use cases include automating job deployments, managing cluster resources, scaling applications, and implementing access control through ACLs.

How to use

To use Nomad MCP Server, clone the repository, install dependencies using ‘go mod tidy’, and run the MCP inspector with ‘npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector go run main.go’. Configure the server with the required environment variables, such as NOMAD_ADDR and NOMAD_TOKEN.

Key features

Key features include job management (listing, getting, running, stopping, restarting, scaling), deployment management, namespace management, node management, allocation management, variable management, volume management, ACL management, and access to job templates.

Where to use

Nomad MCP Server can be used in cloud computing environments, DevOps practices, and any scenario requiring orchestration and management of Nomad clusters.

Golang-based MCP server connecting to Nomad

MCP Nomad Go

Features ⚙ Browse With Inspector ⚙ Use With Claude ⚙ Contributing ↗ ⚙ About MCP ↗

Features

# List variables in a namespace
list_variables namespace="my-namespace" prefix="my/path" per_page=10

# Get a specific variable
get_variable path="my/path" namespace="my-namespace"

# Create a variable
create_variable path="my/path" key="username" value="john" namespace="my-namespace"

# Delete a variable
delete_variable path="my/path" namespace="my-namespace"

Browse With Inspector

To use the latest published version with Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx @kocierik/mcp-nomad

Options Available

  -nomad-addr string
    	Nomad server address (default "http://localhost:4646")
  -port string
    	Port for SSE server (default "8080")
  -transport string
    	Transport type (stdio or sse) (default "stdio")

Environment Variables

• NOMAD_ADDR: Nomad HTTP API address (default: http://localhost:4646)
• NOMAD_TOKEN: Nomad ACL token (optional)

Use With Claude

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Installation Options

Using Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @kocierik/mcp-nomad --client claude

Using mcp-get

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @kocierik/mcp-nomad

Prebuilt from npm

npm install -g @kocierik/mcp-nomad

Update your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_nomad": {
      "command": "mcp-nomad",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "NOMAD_TOKEN": "${NOMAD_TOKEN}",
        "NOMAD_ADDR": "${NOMAD_ADDR}"
      }
    }
  }
}

From GitHub Releases

Download the binary and configure Claude Desktop like so:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_nomad": {
      "command": "mcp-nomad",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "NOMAD_TOKEN": "${NOMAD_TOKEN}",
        "NOMAD_ADDR": "${NOMAD_ADDR}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Building from Source

go get github.com/kocierik/mcp-nomad
go install github.com/kocierik/mcp-nomad

Using Docker linux

docker run -i --rm --network=host kocierik/mcpnomad-server:latest

Using Docker macos/windows

docker run -i --rm \
  -e NOMAD_ADDR=http://host.docker.internal:4646 \
  kocierik/mcpnomad-server:latest

For Claude macos/windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_nomad": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "NOMAD_TOKEN=secret-token-acl-optional",
        "-e",
        "NOMAD_ADDR=http://host.docker.internal:4646",
        "mcpnomad/server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For Claude linux:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_nomad": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "NOMAD_ADDR=http://172.17.0.1:4646",
        "-e",
        "NOMAD_TOKEN=secret-token-acl-optional",
        "kocierik/mcpnomad-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.