Wireshark MCP

Give your AI assistant a packet analyzer. Drop a .pcap file, ask questions in plain English - get answers backed by real tshark data. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with tshark, wireshark and network security and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-05 · ★ 255 · #9 OF 204 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Wireshark MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set WIRESHARK_MCP_MAX_RESULT_CHARS before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add bx33661-wireshark-mcp -- uvx wireshark-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bx33661-wireshark-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wireshark-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package wireshark-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.bx33661 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Wireshark MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v3.0.0 · 2026-09-05

3.0.0 - 2026-09-05 · English · Added · wireshark_aggregate for capture-wide counts, grouped distributions, distinct cardinality, top-k output, and time buckets. · Stable result contract: envelope_response standardizes…

v2.0.0 · 2026-07-28

v1.2.0 · 2026-05-10

1.2.0 - 2026-05-10 · Performance, token optimization, and new protocol analysis tools. · Added · QUIC/HTTP3 analysis - wireshark_analyze_quic extracts QUIC version, connection IDs, SNI, and HTTP/3 frames · WebSocket…

04 · Who maintains Wireshark MCP

wireshark-mcp is maintained by bx33661. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/bx33661/wireshark-mcp
website: https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP
category: security - ranked #9 of 204 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-05)
registry: io.github.bx33661/wireshark-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-16)
packages: pypi:wireshark-mcp

06 · Wireshark MCP FAQ

What is Wireshark MCP?

Give your AI assistant a packet analyzer. Drop a .pcap file, ask questions in plain English - get answers backed by real tshark data. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Wireshark MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-05 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Wireshark MCP?

Run `uvx wireshark-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (WIRESHARK_MCP_MAX_RESULT_CHARS) to set first. Set WIRESHARK_MCP_MAX_RESULT_CHARS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Wireshark MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Wireshark MCP

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