Iptime MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 74 installs a week from npm. Last commit 19 Oct 2026.
Manage ipTIME routers through a local, safety-gated MCP server with firmware-aware capabilities.
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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 mcp add iptime-mcp -e 'IPTIME_ROUTER_URL=<IPTIME_ROUTER_URL>' -e 'IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME=<IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME>' -e 'IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD=<IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y iptime-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"iptime-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"iptime-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD>",
"IPTIME_ROUTER_URL": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_URL>",
"IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.iptime-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "iptime-mcp"]
env = { IPTIME_ROUTER_URL = "<IPTIME_ROUTER_URL>", IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME = "<IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME>", IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD = "<IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"iptime-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"iptime-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD>",
"IPTIME_ROUTER_URL": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_URL>",
"IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"iptime-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"iptime-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD>",
"IPTIME_ROUTER_URL": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_URL>",
"IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME": "<IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<IPTIME_ROUTER_URL> (URL of the ipTIME router administrator interface on a trusted local network or VPN), <IPTIME_ROUTER_USERNAME> (Router administrator username), <IPTIME_ROUTER_PASSWORD> (Router administrator password).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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