- MCP Server for Network Administration

Name: - MCP Server for Network Administration
Author: solaconsay

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About - MCP Server for Network Administration

NetSensei is an MCP server to assist network administrators. It provides various network utilities and tools such as ping, traceroute, Nmap scans, and packet sniffing using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to communicate and process network-related commands.

#netsensei #network-administration #ai-assistant

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "NetSensei": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "C:\\path\\to\\cloned\\repo\\main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is NetSensei?

NetSensei is an MCP server that assists network administrators by providing network utilities such as ping, traceroute, Nmap scans, packet sniffing, and SSH command execution through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How to use NetSensei?

Add NetSensei to your Claude Desktop configuration using a JSON snippet, or integrate it with OpenWebUI via mcpo on a specified port. The server runs from a local clone of the repository using uv.

Key features of NetSensei

Ping test with detailed connectivity output
Traceroute to identify network paths
Nmap scans with customizable arguments
Packet sniffing using tshark with filters
SSH connection and command execution per device platform
AI assistant for automating routine network tasks

Use cases of NetSensei

Quickly test network connectivity to a remote host
Discover the network path to a specific destination
Scan a subnet for live hosts and open services
Capture and analyze network traffic (DNS, HTTP, ICMP)
Remotely execute commands on network devices via SSH

FAQ from NetSensei

What are the runtime dependencies for NetSensei?

NetSensei requires Python 3.x, the MCP Python SDK, uvicorn, tshark (Wireshark’s command-line tool), nmap, and netmiko. tshark must be accessible from the system path.

How do I integrate NetSensei with Claude Desktop?

Add the following entry to your Claude Desktop config file, replacing the path with your local clone: {"mcpServers": {"NetSensei": {"command": "uv", "args": ["run", "--with", "mcp[cli]", "mcp", "run", "C:\\path\\to\\cloned\\repo\\main.py"]}}}.