# Claude Code Vm

> Deploy Claude Code and additional tools to a VM for remote development

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-intelligentcode-ai-claude-code-vm`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [intelligentcode-ai](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/intelligentcode-ai)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [intelligentcode-ai](https://github.com/intelligentcode-ai)
- **Source:** https://github.com/intelligentcode-ai/claude-code-vm
- **Website:** https://vanillacore.net

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-intelligentcode-ai-claude-code-vm
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Claude Code VM

Automated deployment system for Claude Code development environments on Debian VMs.

## Features

**Core Components:**
- Claude Code CLI installation and configuration
- Node.js 22 LTS with npm global configuration
- Git with multi-provider credential management (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps)
- Docker CE with user group integration (passwordless container access)
- Docker Compose with latest version auto-resolution
- Kubernetes tools (kubectl, k3s/KIND support)
- 7 MCP servers (4 require no API keys, 3 conditional on API keys)

**Configuration Management:**
- 4-tier progressive deployment architecture (baseline → enhanced → containerized → full Kubernetes)
- Intelligent CLAUDE.md deployment with automatic tier detection and modular template inheritance
- Comprehensive settings.json with 500+ curated allow/deny security rules for Claude Code
- External configuration support (keep config files outside project directory)
- Localhost deployment support (no SSH required)
- Dynamic inventory generation for single or multi-host deployments

**Security & Safety:**
- Curated security ruleset specifically designed for Claude Code VM operations
- SSH access restricted to private network ranges (10.0.0.*, 192.168.*)
- Project-safe cleanup operations (rm -rf within current directory)
- Git safety controls (basic push excluded, force push to main/master denied)
- Credential management without committing sensitive data

**Automation:**
- Ansible-based deployment with Make interface
- Automatic component detection and configuration
- Git repository cloning and management
- External dependency resolution
- Comprehensive validation and testing

## What Makes This Different

- **Progressive complexity**: Start with basic Git+Node.js, scale up to full Kubernetes clusters
- **Context-aware Claude configuration**: CLAUDE.md automatically adapts to your deployment tier
- **Purpose-built security**: 500+ rules specifically crafted for Claude Code VM operations
- **External configuration support**: Keep all config files outside the project directory
- **Zero-SSH localhost support**: Deploy and test configurations on your local machine
- **Modular template system**: CLAUDE.md uses inheritance for maintainable, customizable configurations

## 🚀 Quick Start

```bash
# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/ksamaschke/claude-code-vm.git
cd claude-code-vm
make setup

# Configure your environment (optional but recommended)
nano .env  # Add Git credentials and MCP API keys

# Choose your deployment tier
make deploy-baseline VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer         # Minimal
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer         # + MCPs + Docker
make deploy-containerized VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer    # + Docker Compose + shell
make deploy-full VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer             # + Kubernetes + everything

# Or deploy specific components
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer    # CLAUDE.md and settings.json
```

## 🏗️ 4-Tier Deployment Architecture

### Tier 1: Baseline (`deploy-baseline`)
**Minimal core development environment**
- ✅ **Git** with multi-provider credential management (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, custom)
- ✅ **Node.js 22 LTS** with npm global configuration and PATH setup
- ✅ **Claude Code CLI** installed globally and ready to use
- ✅ **uvx** for isolated Python package execution
- ✅ **Git repository management** (optional) - automatic cloning with branch selection

### Tier 2: Enhanced (`deploy-enhanced`)
**Baseline + AI capabilities + containerization**
- ✅ **Everything from Tier 1**
- ✅ **MCP servers** from template configuration:
  - 🧠 **No API keys needed**: memory, sequential-thinking, puppeteer, doc-forge (4 servers)
  - 🔍 **Require API keys**: brave-search, context7, omnisearch (3 additional servers)
- ✅ **Docker** with user group integration (passwordless container management)
- ✅ **Docker group setup** (needed for puppeteer-docker and other containerized MCPs)

### Tier 3: Containerized (`deploy-containerized`)
**Enhanced + orchestration + productivity**
- ✅ **Everything from Tier 2**
- ✅ **Docker Compose** with latest version auto-resolution
- ✅ **Enhanced bashrc** with Docker aliases and shortcuts
- ✅ **Shell integrations**: `dps`, `dcp`, `dcup`, `dcdown`, `dexec`, `dlogs` aliases
- ✅ **Productivity enhancements** for container development

### Tier 4: Full (`deploy-full`)
**Everything + Kubernetes + comprehensive tooling**
- ✅ **Everything from Tier 3**
- ✅ **Kubernetes tools**: kubectl, helm, kompose with bash completions
- ✅ **k3s cluster** (default) or **KIND** (alternative) - choose your Kubernetes backend
- ✅ **NGINX Ingress Controller** for production-ready ingress
- ✅ **Comprehensive bashrc**: Kubernetes aliases (`k`, `kgp`, `kgs`, `kdesc`, etc.)
- ✅ **Advanced functions**: `kctx`, `kns`, `drun`, `cdls`, `ff`
- ✅ **User CLAUDE.md** with environment-specific guidance

## 📋 Prerequisites

- **Local machine**: Ansible 2.9+ installed
- **Target VM**: Debian 12+ (Bookworm) with SSH access
- **Network**: SSH port 22 open between local and target
- **Permissions**: Target user with sudo access
- **Optional**: Git PATs for repository access, API keys for MCP servers

## 📁 Project Structure & Configuration

### Default Configuration Directory: `config/`
The project uses the `config/` directory for default configuration files:

```
config/
├── env.example                # Template for .env file with Git credentials and API keys
├── git-repos.env.example      # Template for Git repository configuration
├── mcp-servers.template.json  # Template for MCP server configuration
├── CLAUDE.common.md           # Common base configuration (shared by all)
├── CLAUDE.minimal.md          # Minimal deployment configuration
├── CLAUDE.enhanced.md         # Enhanced deployment with MCP/Docker
├── CLAUDE.containerized.md    # Containerized with Docker Compose
└── CLAUDE.full.md            # Full deployment with Kubernetes
```

### Configuration Files
1. **Environment File** (`.env`)
   - Default location: `config/.env` (create from `config/env.example`)
   - Override with: `ENV_FILE=/path/to/your/.env`
   - Contains: Git credentials, API keys for MCP servers

2. **MCP Configuration** (`mcp-servers.json`)
   - Default location: `config/mcp-servers.json`
   - Override with: `MCP_FILE=/path/to/your/mcp-servers.json`
   - Contains: MCP server definitions and settings
   - **Auto-generated**: If no config exists, system copies `config/mcp-servers.template.json` as default

3. **Git Repository Configuration** 
   - Default: Same as ENV_FILE
   - Override with: `GIT_CONFIG_FILE=/path/to/your/git-repos.conf`
   - Contains: Repository URLs, branches, and management settings

### First-Time Setup
```bash
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ksamaschke/claude-code-vm.git
cd claude-code-vm

# 2. Run setup to create default configuration
make setup  # Creates config/.env from template

# 3. Edit configuration files
nano config/.env  # Add your Git PATs and API keys

# 4. Deploy
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer
```

## ⚙️ Configuration Options

### Kubernetes Backend Selection
```bash
# Use k3s (default - production-ready, lightweight)
make deploy-full VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev KUBERNETES_BACKEND=k3s

# Use KIND (development-focused, runs in Docker)
make deploy-full VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev KUBERNETES_BACKEND=kind
```

### Git Repository Management
```bash
# Deploy only Git repositories (after initial deployment)
make deploy-git-repos VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev

# Enable automatic repository cloning during deployment
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev MANAGE_GIT_REPOSITORIES=true

# Use separate Git configuration file
make deploy-git-repos VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev GIT_CONFIG_FILE=.git-repos.env

# Supports multiple Git URL formats in config files:
# GITHUB_URL=https://github.com/user/repo.git  (simple format)
# GIT_REPO_URL=https://github.com/user/repo.git (single repo)
# GIT_REPO_1_URL=... (multiple repos)
```

### External Configuration Files
```bash
# Use external environment file
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev ENV_FILE=/path/to/production.env

# Use external MCP configuration
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev MCP_FILE=/path/to/custom-mcp.json

# Use external Claude settings
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev CLAUDE_SETTINGS_FILE=/path/to/custom-settings.json

# Use all external configs
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  ENV_FILE=/external/configs/production.env \
  MCP_FILE=/external/configs/my-mcp-servers.json \
  CLAUDE_SETTINGS_FILE=/external/configs/restrictive-settings.json
```

## 🛠️ Essential Commands

```bash
# Setup and validation
make help                    # Show comprehensive help with all deployment options
make setup                   # Initialize environment files (.env, mcp-servers.json)
make check-config            # Validate configuration before deployment
make test-connection         # Test SSH connectivity to target VM
make validate               # Verify all deployed components are working
make clean                  # Clean up temporary files and logs

# 4-tier deployments
make deploy-baseline        # Tier 1: Git + Node.js + Claude Code + uvx
make deploy-enhanced        # Tier 2: Baseline + MCPs + Docker
make deploy-containerized   # Tier 3: Enhanced + Docker Compose + bashrc
make deploy-full           # Tier 4: Everything + Kubernetes + comprehensive tooling

# Component-specific deployments
make deploy-claude-config   # Deploy CLAUDE.md and settings.json (supports localhost)
make deploy-mcp            # Deploy/update MCP servers on target VM
make deploy-git-repos      # Clone and manage Git repositories on target VM
make list-remote SSH_HOST= SSH_USER=  # List MCP servers on remote VM
```

### 4. Claude Configuration (CLAUDE.md and settings.json)

The system automatically deploys both `CLAUDE.md` and `settings.json` files to `~/.claude/` on target VMs:
- **CLAUDE.md**: Provides Claude Code with context about the deployment environment
- **settings.json**: Defines allow/deny rules for safe operation within the VM

**CLAUDE.md Features:**
- **Auto-detection**: Automatically selects the right configuration based on deployment tier
- **Modular templates**: Uses inheritance (common → minimal → enhanced → containerized → full)
- **Override support**: Use custom templates with `claude_config_template` parameter
- **Include processing**: Templates can include other templates for modularity

**settings.json Features:**
- **500+ security rules**: Comprehensive allow/deny rules for safe VM operations
- **Development-focused**: Docker, Kubernetes, Git (branch/merge), Make, npm, find, file operations
- **Network access**: SSH/SCP to private networks (10.0.0.*, 192.168.1.*, 192.168.0.*)
- **Project-safe cleanup**: rm -rf allowed within current directory (./* and ./*/*)
- **Security boundaries**: Blocks destructive ops, privilege escalation, credential exposure
- **Git safety**: Basic push excluded (requires explicit permission), force push to main/master denied
- **Configurable**: Use templates (`CLAUDE_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE`) or external files (`CLAUDE_SETTINGS_FILE`)
- **Inspired by**: [claude-settings](https://github.com/dwillitzer/claude-settings) project

**Usage:**
```bash
# Auto-detection (default) - deploys both CLAUDE.md and settings.json
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev

# Deploy CLAUDE.md and settings.json only
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev

# Use custom templates or external files
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  CLAUDE_CONFIG_TEMPLATE=config/CLAUDE.custom.md \
  CLAUDE_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE=config/custom-settings.json

# Use external configuration files
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  CLAUDE_SETTINGS_FILE=/path/to/external-settings.json

# Force override existing files
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  CLAUDE_CONFIG_FORCE_OVERRIDE=true \
  CLAUDE_SETTINGS_FORCE_OVERRIDE=true

# Deploy to localhost (no SSH required)
make deploy-claude-config VM_HOST=localhost TARGET_USER=$USER
```

See [docs/claude-config.md](docs/claude-config.md) for detailed documentation.

## 💡 Smart Features

### 🤖 AI-Enhanced Development
- **Claude Code CLI** with configurable MCP servers for enhanced AI capabilities
- **MCP servers** from `config/mcp-servers.template.json`:
  - No API keys needed: memory, sequential-thinking, puppeteer, doc-forge (4 servers)
  - Require API keys: brave-search, context7, omnisearch (3 servers)
  - Fully customizable through template or custom configuration files
  - GitHub/GitLab repository integration with PAT support
  - Sequential thinking for complex problem solving
  - Browser automation with Puppeteer (both local and Docker)
- **Environment-aware CLAUDE.md** generation on target VM with deployment-specific guidance
- **uvx integration** for running AI tools and Python packages in isolation

### 🐳 Container & Orchestration Intelligence
- **Dynamic Docker Compose version resolution** - always gets the latest stable version
- **Smart Kubernetes backend selection** - k3s for production, KIND for development
- **Automatic ingress configuration** - NGINX Ingress with k3s, built-in with KIND
- **User group management** - passwordless Docker and proper permissions

### 📁 Git Multi-Provider Excellence
- **Universal Git credential management** - GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, custom servers
- **Pattern-based configuration**: `GIT_{NAME}_{FIELD}` for unlimited Git server support
- **Automated repository management** with branch selection and post-clone commands
- **SSH key generation** and global Git configuration

### 🚀 Shell Productivity Enhancements
- **Docker aliases**: `dps`, `dpa`, `di`, `drm`, `dexec`, `dlogs`, `dcp`, `dcup`, `dcdown`, `dcps`, `dclogs`
- **Kubernetes aliases**: `k`, `kgp`, `kgs`, `kgd`, `kdesc`, `klogs`, `kexec`, `kapply`, `kdelete`
- **Custom functions**: 
  - `drun ` - Quick container execution
  - `kctx [context]` - Kubernetes context switching
  - `kns [namespace]` - Namespace switching
  - `cdls ` - Change directory and list
  - `ff ` - Fast file find
- **Auto-completions** for kubectl, Docker, and all major tools

## 🎯 Use Cases & Examples

### Development Team Setup
```bash
# Containerized development environment with Git automation
make deploy-containerized VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer \
  MANAGE_GIT_REPOSITORIES=true GIT_CONFIG_FILE=team-repos.env
```

### AI/ML Development
```bash
# Full environment with uvx for Python tools and Kubernetes for ML workloads
make deploy-full VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=datascientist \
  KUBERNETES_BACKEND=k3s
```

### Microservices Development
```bash
# KIND for local Kubernetes development with Docker Compose fallback
make deploy-full VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=developer \
  KUBERNETES_BACKEND=kind
```

### Minimal CI/CD Agent
```bash
# Baseline environment for lightweight build agents
make deploy-baseline VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=ci-agent
```

## 🔧 Advanced Configuration

### Using External Configuration Files
```bash
# Use configuration files from another location
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  ENV_FILE=/path/to/external/.env \
  MCP_FILE=/path/to/external/mcp-servers.json \
  GIT_CONFIG_FILE=/path/to/external/git-repos.conf

# Example: Using configurations from another project
make deploy-full VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  ENV_FILE=~/my-configs/.env \
  MCP_FILE=~/my-configs/mcp-servers.json
```

### Authentication Options
```bash
# SSH key authentication
make deploy-enhanced VM_HOST=192.168.1.100 TARGET_USER=dev \
  TARGET_

…

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [intelligentcode-ai](https://github.com/intelligentcode-ai)
- **Source:** [intelligentcode-ai/claude-code-vm](https://github.com/intelligentcode-ai/claude-code-vm)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://vanillacore.net

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** yes
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-intelligentcode-ai-claude-code-vm
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/intelligentcode-ai
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