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VCF Agentic AI Hub (Code Assist) MCP Server Fling

10.05.2026 by William Lam // 12 Comments

Creating scripts to help automate repetitive tasks or generate reports is a common need for every VMware administrator, and with Agentic coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, to name a few, the barrier to entry has been significantly lowered. In fact, when I spoke with attendees at VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026 about their use of coding agents, I saw a dramatic shift compared to the previous year, from maybe 20% to now over 80%!

However, one key challenge you may have experienced when using AI models (LLMs) is that they can still hallucinate and make up a non-existent REST API endpoint or PowerCLI cmdlet. LLMs are designed to always provide an answer, even when that answer may be wrong.

To help address this challenge and provide modern LLMs with the required VCF context for developing scripts and automation, a new Fling has just been released called VCF Agentic AI Hub (VCF-AI), which is delivered as a standalone virtual appliance. VCF-AI includes a VCF Code Assist MCP Server that currently supports code generation for the following VCF SDKs:

  • VCF PowerCLI
    • vCenter Server
    • vSAN
    • VCF Operations
    • SDDC Manager
    • NSX
    • vSphere Supervisor
    • HCX
    • SRM
  • VCF Python SDK
    • vCenter Server
    • vSAN
    • vSAN Data Protection
    • VCF Operations
    • VCF Installer
    • SDDC Manager
    • NSX
    • vSphere Supervisor
    • VCF Operations for Networks
    • Log Management
    • VCF Fleet and SDDC LCM

VCF-AI includes all the OpenAPI specifications and documentation for the two SDKs, which cover a number of VCF components along with skill files that have been created by VCF Engineering to allow users to easily create automation using their favorite Agentic coding agent.

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Categories // PowerCLI, VMware Cloud Foundation Tags // MCP, PowerCLI, python, VCF

VCF 9.1.1 - OCuLink External Graphics (eGPU) Dock with integrated PSU for GPU Passthrough with VKS

10.01.2026 by William Lam // 2 Comments

For those who have been following my VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) exploration with deploying my own AI models and using them with Coding Agents running on VCF, I have found that these AI workloads can really push the thermals on my NVIDIA RTX 4000 running inside my Minisforum MS-A2, eventually causing the GPU to start throttling.

Earlier this year, I had shared a solution from a colleague who wanted to leverage a more capable GPU with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) and was able to externalize the GPU using an OCuLink-based eGPU dock that is also compatible with the MS-A2.

I was initially going to use the same eGPU solution, which would have also required purchasing a separate PSU to power the GPU. While looking at my options, I came across another OCuLink eGPU dock (AG01) from Aoostar that had an integrated PSU (up to 800W), was plug-and-play ready, and certainly had a much cleaner aesthetic design.

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Categories // ESXi, Private AI Services, VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere Kubernetes Service Tags // VCF 9.1.1

VCF 9.1.1 - Connecting Pi Coding Agent to VCF Private AI Services (PAIS)

09.17.2026 by William Lam // Leave a Comment

If you have used Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenAI Codex, you have already experienced Agentic AI, whether it is coding an application, creating a quick script, or debugging an issue. The use cases are infinite, and like many, you can easily burn through your token quota when using the latest state-of-the-art Frontier AI models, which are simply amazing!

While spending some time playing with our latest VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) release (here and here), I have also been trading notes with colleagues doing something similar but rolling their own local AI stack using just vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) running on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1.1. Through those conversations, I came to learn about Pi, not the number, but a lightweight coding agent and agent harness that can connect to a number of AI model providers, including those providing an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

Since VCF PAIS provides an OpenAI-compatible endpoint that can serve one or more AI models, you can now have your own Agentic AI using Pi running within your on-premises environment using various open weight models! 😎

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Categories // VMware Cloud Foundation Tags // VCF 9.1.1

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William is Distinguished Platform Engineering Architect in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Division at Broadcom. His primary focus is helping customers and partners build, run and operate a modern Private Cloud using the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform.

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