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Upload an image

An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Upload an image Creates a new private image container and returns a URL as the upload_to object in the response. Use this URL to upload your own disk image to the container. > 👍 There's a tutorial > > This… [POST /v4/images/upload]

Name on the gateway: linode_api__post_upload_image · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
cloud_initbooleanWhether the uploaded Image supports cloud-init.
descriptionstringDescription for the uploaded image.
label requiredstringLabel for the uploaded image.
region requiredstringThe region to upload to. Once uploaded, the image can be used in any region. >…
tagsarrayTags you can use to organize images. A tag can be from 3 to 100 characters…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "linode_api__post_upload_image",
  "arguments": {
    "label": "…",
    "region": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the upload an image tool with cloud_init set to ….

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