MCP Tools Reference: compute.googleapis.com
Tool:start_instance
Starts a Google Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) instance. Requires project, zone, and instance name as input. Proceed only if there is no error in response and the status of the operation isDONE without any errors. To get details of the operation, use theget_zone_operation tool.
The following sample demonstrate how to usecurl to invoke thestart_instance MCP tool.
| Curl Request |
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curl--location'https://compute.googleapis.com/mcp'\--header'content-type: application/json'\--header'accept: application/json, text/event-stream'\--data'{ "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "start_instance", "arguments": { // provide these details according to the tool'sMCPspecification}},"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1}' |
Input Schema
Request message for starting an instance.
McpStartInstanceRequest
| JSON representation |
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{"project":string,"zone":string,"name":string} |
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project |
Required. Project ID for this request. |
zone |
Required. The zone of the instance. |
name |
Required. Identifier. The instance name. |
Output Schema
Response message for starting an instance.
McpStartInstanceResponse
| JSON representation |
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{"operationName":string} |
| Fields | |
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operationName |
The operation name of the instance start. |
Tool Annotations
Destructive Hint: ✅ | Idempotent Hint: ❌ | Read Only Hint: ❌ | Open World Hint: ❌
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Last updated 2025-12-29 UTC.