• INVENTORY
  • RECOVERY
  • POWER
  • HUMAN

How to control bare metal servers with your AI

Connect your AI to Vultr to manage physical hardware. Once linked, your agent handles power states and OS reinstalls through simple commands.

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Short answer

Can I manage Vultr bare metal with my AI?

Yes. Your AI uses the Vultr connector to find, power, and reset physical instances. You get direct control over hardware states through natural language. Here is how it works.

Hardware outcomes

What your AI manages

The specific ways your agent interacts with Vultr hardware.

INVENTORY

Instance visibility

Your AI identifies all active physical hardware in your account. You can see exactly what is running or idle.

RECOVERY

System resets

The AI handles reboots or OS reinstalls when things go wrong. This gets your environment back to a clean state.

POWER

Direct power control

You can shut down or start up hardware instantly. Your agent executes the power commands to match your request.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

The AI performs the actions, but you keep final authority. You decide which specific instance gets a reboot or a wipe.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI translates your intent into specific hardware commands.

  1. Identify hardware

    The AI scans your Vultr account to find the specific physical instance you want to manage.

    list_bare_metals

  2. Change power state

    Your agent sends commands to turn hardware on or off based on your instructions.

    start_bare_metalhalt_bare_metal

  3. Perform a reboot

    If a system is unresponsive, the AI triggers a standard restart of the physical machine.

    reboot_bare_metal

  4. Wipe and reinstall

    The AI can trigger a full operating system reinstallation on the target hardware.

    reinstall_bare_metal

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger hardware actions.

Starting points

Swap out the instance names or IDs for your actual Vultr hardware identifiers.

Vultr Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_8fm9Gd2lm000hX3yyJvC9RxdT0e1Xbcjm2eR2BBk/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Vultr capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vultr-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_8fm9Gd2lm000hX3yyJvC9RxdT0e1Xbcjm2eR2BBk/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • List all my bare metal instances in Vultr.

  • Reboot the instance named production-db-01.

  • Halt the bare metal server with ID b-12345.

  • Reinstall the OS on my web-server-primary instance.

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Start here

Connect Vultr once, then ask.

Link your account with one click. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can start managing hardware immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can my AI delete my Vultr account?

    No. The AI only has tools to manage the state of bare metal instances.

  • 02

    Will the AI reinstall an OS without asking me?

    No. Your AI client will typically ask for confirmation before executing destructive actions like a reinstall.

  • 03

    Can the AI create new bare metal instances?

    No. The current tools only allow for managing existing hardware through power and OS commands.

  • 04

    Does the AI see my Vultr login password?

    No. Vinkius manages the connection securely so your sensitive credentials are never exposed to the AI.

  • 05

    Can the AI change my billing settings?

    No. The AI is limited to the hardware management tools provided in the manifest.

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