A side-by-side look at the VMware Aria and VMware Aria Operations MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose VMware Aria for monitoring work as a local process; choose VMware Aria Operations for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIG, VMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD.VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIG, VMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | other | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIGVMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD | VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIGVMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View VMware Aria | View VMware Aria Operations |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"zw008-vmware-aria": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"vmware-aria",
"vmware-aria"
],
"env": {
"VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIG": "YOUR_VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIG_HERE",
"VMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD": "YOUR_VMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"vmware-aria-operations": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"vmware-aria",
"vmware-aria"
],
"env": {
"VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIG": "YOUR_VMWARE_ARIA_CONFIG_HERE",
"VMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD": "YOUR_VMWARE_ARIA_PROD_PASSWORD_HERE"
}
}
}
}