# Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server

Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants operate Alibaba Cloud resources such as Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, Relational Database Service (RDS), and. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/5494/alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server

## Description

Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants operate Alibaba Cloud resources such as Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, Relational Database Service (RDS), and Object Storage Service (OSS), and build and deploy applications to ECS.

## Platform availability

Available on 0 of 9 platforms.

## Health score

41/100 (Fair), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 48 (last commit 248 days ago)
- Popular: 42 (131 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 25 (0 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/acuvity/mcp-server-alibaba-cloud-ops
- Official website: https://astral.sh

## Common questions

### What must be installed before starting alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server?

Install uv first, for example using the provided install script on macOS and Linux.

### What command should the MCP client use to start the server?

Set the command to uvx and pass alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest as the argument.

### Which Alibaba Cloud credentials must be configured?

Provide ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET in the MCP server environment.

### Do configuration changes take effect immediately?

No, add the configuration manually and restart the client for changes to take effect.

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