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Create a VPC
An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create a VPC Create a new VPC and optionally associated VPC Subnets. - Users must have the add_vpc grant to access this operation. - A successful request triggers a vpc_create event and subnet_create events for… [POST /v4/vpcs]
Name on the gateway: linode_api__post_vpc · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
subnets | array | A list of subnets associated with the VPC. |
created | string | __Filterable__, __Read-only__ The date-time of VPC creation. |
description | string | A written description to help distinguish the VPC. |
id | integer | __Filterable__, __Read-only__ The unique ID of the VPC. |
label required | string | __Filterable__ The VPC's label, for display purposes only. - Needs to be… |
region required | string | __Filterable__ The Region for the VPC. |
updated | string | __Filterable__, __Read-only__ The date-time of the most recent VPC update. |
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:
{
"name": "linode_api__post_vpc",
"arguments": {
"label": "…",
"region": "…"
}
}Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:
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 create a vpc tool with subnets set to ….