Asuswrt MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 135 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 28 Apr 2026.
Secure AsusWRT router administration via SSH — 42+ tools, guarded mutations
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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 asuswrt-mcp -e 'ASUSWRT_HOST=<ASUSWRT_HOST>' -e 'ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME=<ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME>' -e 'ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD=<ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD>' -- uvx asuswrt-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"asuswrt-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"asuswrt-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASUSWRT_HOST": "<ASUSWRT_HOST>",
"ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD": "<ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD>",
"ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME": "<ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.asuswrt-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["asuswrt-mcp"]
env = { ASUSWRT_HOST = "<ASUSWRT_HOST>", ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME = "<ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME>", ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD = "<ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"asuswrt-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"asuswrt-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASUSWRT_HOST": "<ASUSWRT_HOST>",
"ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD": "<ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD>",
"ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME": "<ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"asuswrt-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"asuswrt-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASUSWRT_HOST": "<ASUSWRT_HOST>",
"ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD": "<ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD>",
"ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME": "<ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<ASUSWRT_HOST> (Router IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1)), <ASUSWRT_SSH_USERNAME> (SSH username for router authentication), <ASUSWRT_SSH_PASSWORD> (SSH password for router authentication).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ASUSWRT_SSH_KEY_FILE (Path to SSH private key file (alternative to password)), ASUSWRT_ALLOW_MUTATIONS (Enable mutation tools (default: false)).
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