Wireshark MCP Server

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Wireshark MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 805 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

Professional network analysis with tshark. Security audits, deep-dives, and threat detection.

Installs per day peak 414 · avg 129 · -38% w/w

a month agotoday

805

Installs / week

pypi · wireshark-mcp

364

Stars

1 open issue

1 Nov 2026

Last commit

from GitHub

MIT

License

Python

What the code does

We read the source, 23 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable src/wireshark_mcp/installer/_writer.py:141, [пакет] src/wireshark_mcp/installer/_writer.py:141

        config_path = os.path.join(config_dir, config_file)

Known vulnerability in the package wireshark-mcp · GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg

Known vulnerability in the package wireshark-mcp · PYSEC-2026-3426

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Wireshark MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Wireshark MCP?

Wireshark MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package wireshark-mcp was installed 805 times last week.

How do I connect Wireshark MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls wireshark-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Wireshark MCP?

The pypi package wireshark-mcp was installed 805 times in the last week. Week over week that is -38%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Wireshark MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 364 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.