Wireshark MCP Server

If you already use Wireshark, the wireshark mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Wireshark Packet Analyzer with MCP Integration This project integrates the MCP (Message Communication Protocol) server with Wireshark to analyze and interact with network packets. The tool enables packet capture, analysis, and management.

What the server does

Wireshark MCP Demo Video

A powerful integration between Wireshark and MCP (Machine Control Protocol) that enables natural language interaction with network analysis through Claude Desktop.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

• Real — time packet dissection and analysis

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

Where it fits

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Wireshark's toolset — Real — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by shubham-s-pandey; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Worth knowing first

• It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
• Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.