proxmox-vm

name	proxmox_vm
description	Interact with Proxmox VMs - screenshots, keystrokes, network info (user)

Proxmox VM Interaction

Interact with VMs on Proxmox via QEMU monitor. Actions execute sequentially in command-line order.

Usage

vm-interact <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 110 --screenshot

# Type command and press Enter
vm-interact 110 --type "ip addr" --enter

# Log in and run command
vm-interact 110 --type "root" --enter --sleep 0.5 --type "password" --enter

# Send Ctrl+C then screenshot
vm-interact 110 --sendkey ctrl-c --screenshot

# Get network info
vm-interact 110 --info

# From stdin
echo -e "type ip addr\nenter\nsleep 1\nscreenshot" | vm-interact 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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