# VMware Workstation Pro

> Use this tool when you need to automate and manage virtual machines in a development or testing environment. It provides programmatic control over VMware Workstation Pro virtual machines through REST API, command-line, and vmcli interfaces, enabling operations such as power management, snapshots, and configuration management. Ideal for automated testing pipelines, development environment provisioning, and infrastructure management workflows.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/zacharyzcr-vmware-workstation-pro  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zacharyzcr-vmware-workstation-pro

## Description

Provides programmatic control over VMware Workstation Pro virtual machines through three distinct interfaces. The REST API client enables modern web-based operations, while the vmrun wrapper offers traditional command-line functionality for power management, snapshots, and guest OS operations. The vmcli integration supports advanced configuration management including chipset settings, disk management, and network configuration. Designed for automated testing pipelines, development environment provisioning, and infrastructure management workflows.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** devops-ci
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/zacharyzcr-vmware-workstation-pro)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zacharyzcr/vmware-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "zacharyzcr-vmware-workstation-pro"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zacharyzcr-vmware-workstation-pro` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zacharyzcr-vmware-workstation-pro/pull`

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