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bx33661/Wireshark-MCP

Name: bx33661/Wireshark-MCP
Author: Various

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.

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About bx33661/Wireshark-MCP

Wireshark-MCP is a Python-based MCP server that lets AI assistants analyze network packet captures. It accepts .pcap files and answers plain-English questions by running tshark queries against the data.

Best for

Developers and security analysts who want to query packet captures through an AI assistant

Use cases

Ask an AI to explain suspicious traffic patterns in a .pcap file
Automate network forensics by feeding captures to an assistant
Query packet details without manually writing tshark commands

Notes

131 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-22. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Bridges natural language questions with real tshark analysis
Lightweight Python server easy to integrate into MCP workflows
Open source with 131 stars and active community interest

Cons

Requires tshark installed separately on the host system
Limited to .pcap file input; no live capture support
Dependent on the AI assistant's ability to interpret network data

Key facts

What we have checked

Days since the last commit: 1; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
GitHub forks: 44; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
GitHub stars: 358; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Open issues: 1; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Releases in the last 90 days: 3; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub

Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

pip install wireshark-mcp

Tools exposed

wireshark_open_file
wireshark_quick_analysis
wireshark_case
wireshark_analyze_protocol
wireshark_index
wireshark_aggregate

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Install

Add bx33661/Wireshark-MCP to your client

Not verified yet

Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.

Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio bx33661-wireshark-mcp -- uvx wireshark-mcp@0.6.5

Version 0.6.5 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bx33661-wireshark-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wireshark-mcp@0.6.5"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.6.5 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bx33661-wireshark-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wireshark-mcp@0.6.5"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.6.5 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "bx33661-wireshark-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wireshark-mcp@0.6.5"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.6.5 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.bx33661-wireshark-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["wireshark-mcp@0.6.5"]

Version 0.6.5 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What bx33661/Wireshark-MCP connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.6.5Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.6.5Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.6.5Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.6.5Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.6.5Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Health and security

Is bx33661/Wireshark-MCP looked after, and what do its setup files show

Health score

56 out of 100

Does someone look after this repository? It does not say the code is good or safe. Worked out from GitHub signals checked 26 Oct 2026. How it is worked out

Part	Points	What we saw
Recent activity	30 of 30	Last push 1 days ago
Releases	15 of 15	3 releases in 90 days
Issue replies	Not counted	The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off)
Maintainer	0 of 15	Owned by a single user
Official source	0 of 20	Community server

Security check static checks

100 out of 100

Reads what is published about the server: package advisories, licence, secrets in the documented setup and tool permissions. Nothing is installed or run, so this is not a security assessment. Checked 26 Oct 2026 by edna-static-v1 PyPI:wireshark-mcp@4.0.0. What it checks

Licence: MIT

Note The lab has not recorded this server's tool list yet, so tool permissions were not checked.

Sources

Where this comes from

GitHubRegistry
Checked 26 Oct 2026 · Days since the last commit, GitHub forks, GitHub stars, Open issues, Releases in the last 90 days

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Changelog

What changed

No changes recorded yet. Releases, price changes and deprecations appear here, with their dates, once we track them for this record.

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