Professional network analysis with tshark. Security audits, deep-dives, and threat detection.
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Wireshark MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Professional network analysis with tshark. Security audits, deep-dives, and threat detection.
An MCP server that wraps tshark (and optional Wireshark suite tools) into a structured analysis interface. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and 18+ other MCP clients.
The server publishes 2 tools. What each one is for:
Category — HighlightsStatistics — Protocol hierarchy, endpoints, conversations, I/O graph, expert info, service response time, flow graphConfiguration is passed through the environment: WIRESHARK_MCP_MAX_RESULT_CHARS. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
The server ships on PyPI as wireshark-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Wireshark's toolset — Category, Statistics — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by bx33661; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Category | Highlights |
| Statistics | Protocol hierarchy, endpoints, conversations, I/O graph, expert info, service response time, flow graph |
{
"mcpServers": {
"wireshark": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["wireshark-mcp"],
"env": {
"WIRESHARK_MCP_MAX_RESULT_CHARS": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| WIRESHARK_MCP_MAX_RESULT_CHARS | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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