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Wireshark MCP

Wireshark MCP

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Integrates network packet capture and analysis with AI systems via the Model Context Protocol, offering live traffic capture, pcap file analysis, protocol intelligence, flow tracking, anomaly detection, and secure, cross-platform communication for enhanced network insights.

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May 30, 2025
Updated Jun 4, 2025

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Wireshark MCP (Model Context Protocol)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating Wireshark network analysis capabilities with AI systems like Claude. This implementation provides direct integration with Claude without requiring manual copy/paste of prompts.

What is Wireshark MCP?

Wireshark MCP provides a standardized way for AI assistants to access and analyze network packet data through Wireshark. It bridges the gap between low-level network data and high-level AI understanding by implementing the Model Context Protocol.

The server provides tools for:

  1. Capturing live network traffic
  2. Analyzing existing pcap files
  3. Extracting protocol-specific information
  4. Summarizing network flows

Quick Start

Installation

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/sarthaksiddha/Wireshark-mcp.git cd Wireshark-mcp # Install dependencies pip install -e .

Running the MCP Server

# Run with stdio transport (for Claude Desktop) python mcp_server.py --stdio # Run with SSE transport (for other MCP clients) python mcp_server.py --host 127.0.0.1 --port 5000

Configuring Claude Desktop

To configure Claude Desktop to use the Wireshark MCP server:

  1. Open Claude Desktop
  2. Go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config
  3. Add the following configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "wireshark": { "command": "python", "args": [ "/path/to/wireshark-mcp/mcp_server.py", "--stdio" ] } } }

Replace /path/to/wireshark-mcp with the actual path to your repository.

Available Tools

The Wireshark MCP server provides the following tools:

  • capture_live_traffic: Capture live network traffic using tshark
  • analyze_pcap: Analyze an existing pcap file
  • get_protocol_list: Get a list of supported protocols

Example Usage in Claude

Once configured, you can use the Wireshark MCP server in Claude with queries like:

  • "Capture 30 seconds of network traffic on my system and show me what's happening"
  • "Analyze my network.pcap file and tell me if there are any suspicious activities"
  • "What protocols can I focus on when analyzing network traffic?"

Key Features

  • Packet Summarization: Convert large pcap files into token-optimized summaries
  • Protocol Intelligence: Enhanced context for common protocols (HTTP, DNS, TLS, SMTP, etc.)
  • Flow Tracking: Group related packets into conversation flows
  • Anomaly Highlighting: Emphasize unusual or suspicious patterns
  • Query Templates: Pre-built prompts for common network analysis tasks
  • Visualization Generation: Create text-based representations of network patterns
  • Multi-level Abstraction: View data from raw bytes to high-level behaviors
  • Web Interface: Browser-based UI for easier analysis and visualization
  • Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Integration: Expose packet analysis as an A2A-compatible agent
  • Advanced Security Framework: Comprehensive security controls for data protection and communication
  • IP Address Protection: Multiple strategies for anonymizing sensitive network addresses
  • Secure Communication: Robust message signatures for secure agent-to-agent communication
  • Cross-Platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Documentation

  • Claude Integration Guide - Detailed guide for connecting with Claude AI
  • A2A Module Documentation - Guide for using the Agent-to-Agent integration
  • A2A Security Guide - Security considerations for A2A integration
  • IP Protection Guide - Detailed guide on IP address anonymization and obfuscation
  • Security Manager Guide - Comprehensive guide to the unified security framework
  • Message Security Signatures - Guide for secure message signing and verification
  • Web Interface README - Information on using the web interface
  • Utility Scripts - Helpful scripts for PCAP analysis

Basic Usage

from wireshark_mcp import WiresharkMCP, Protocol from wireshark_mcp.formatters import ClaudeFormatter # Initialize with a pcap file mcp = WiresharkMCP("capture.pcap") # Generate a basic packet summary context = mcp.generate_context( max_packets=100, focus_protocols=[Protocol.HTTP, Protocol.DNS], include_statistics=True ) # Format it for Claude formatter = ClaudeFormatter() claude_prompt = formatter.format_context( context, query="What unusual patterns do you see in this HTTP traffic?" ) # Save to file for use with Claude with open("claude_prompt.md", "w") as f: f.write(claude_prompt)

Using with Claude

There are three main ways to use Wireshark MCP with Claude:

1. Direct MCP Integration (NEW)

For seamless integration with Claude Desktop:

# Run the MCP server with stdio transport python mcp_server.py --stdio

Then configure Claude Desktop as described in the "Configuring Claude Desktop" section above. This method provides direct integration without any copy/paste needed.

2. Simple Script Approach

For quick analysis without complex setup (requires copy/paste):

python scripts/simple_pcap_analysis.py path/to/your/capture.pcap

This generates a markdown file you can copy and paste into Claude at claude.ai.

3. API Integration

For programmatic integration with Claude's API:

from claude_client import ClaudeClient # Your implementation from wireshark_mcp import WiresharkMCP from wireshark_mcp.formatters import ClaudeFormatter # Process the PCAP file mcp = WiresharkMCP("capture.pcap") context = mcp.generate_context() # Format for Claude formatter = ClaudeFormatter() prompt = formatter.format_context(context, query="Analyze this network traffic") # Send to Claude API client = ClaudeClient(api_key="your_api_key") response = client.analyze(prompt)

See the Claude Integration Guide for detailed API instructions.

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+
  • Wireshark/tshark installed and in your PATH
  • fastmcp Python package

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Areas where help is especially appreciated:

  • Additional protocol analyzers
  • Performance optimizations
  • Documentation and examples
  • Testing with diverse packet captures
  • Web interface enhancements

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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