Proxmox VM Interaction
Interact with VMs on Proxmox via QEMU monitor. Actions execute sequentially in command-line order.
Usage
~/.claude/skills/proxmox-vm/vm-interact.py <vmid> [actions...]
Actions
| Action | Description |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --screenshot, -s | Take screenshot, save to ~/.cache/proxmox-vm/vm<id>/<timestamp>.png |
| --type "text", -t "text" | Type text (converts chars to QEMU keys) |
| --enter, -e | Press Enter |
| --sendkey <key>, -k <key> | Send QEMU key code (e.g., ctrl-c, ret, shift-a) |
| --info, -i | Show VM network interfaces via guest agent |
| --sleep <secs> | Sleep between actions |
| --stdin | Read commands from stdin (one per line) |
Examples
# Take screenshot
./vm-interact.py 110 --screenshot
# Type command and press Enter
./vm-interact.py 110 --type "ip addr" --enter
# Log in and run command
./vm-interact.py 110 --type "root" --enter --sleep 0.5 --type "password" --enter
# Send Ctrl+C then screenshot
./vm-interact.py 110 --sendkey ctrl-c --screenshot
# Get network info
./vm-interact.py 110 --info
# From stdin
echo -e "type ip addr\nenter\nsleep 1\nscreenshot" | ./vm-interact.py 110 --stdin
QEMU Key Names
Common keys: a-z, 0-9, ret (Enter), spc (Space), tab, minus, equal, comma, dot, slash, backslash, semicolon, apostrophe, bracket_left, bracket_right, grave_accent
Modifiers: shift-X, ctrl-X, alt-X (e.g., shift-a for 'A', ctrl-c for Ctrl+C)
stdin Format
One command per line:
screenshot
type ip addr
enter
sendkey ctrl-c
info
sleep 1.5
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