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SharkMCP

kriztalz/SharkMCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides network packet capture and analysis capabilities through Wireshark/tshark integration. Designed for AI assistants to perform network security analysis, troubleshooting, and packet inspection.

Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharkmcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/SharkMCP/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

SSLKEYLOGFILE
Author
@kriztalz
Category
Developer Tools, Security
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About SharkMCP

This server was thought for situations where you want your agent to debug a program that sends requests and verify the packet traffic, allowing the following workflow:

Features

  • Async Packet Capture: Start background capture sessions with configurable filters and timeouts.

  • PCAP File Analysis: Analyze existing packet capture files

  • Flexible Output Formats: JSON, custom fields, or traditional text output

  • SSL/TLS Decryption: Support for SSL keylog files to decrypt HTTPS traffic

  • Reusable Configurations: Save and reuse capture/analysis configurations

Tools (4)

  • start_capture_session

    Start background packet capture

  • stop_capture_session

    Stop capture and analyze results

  • analyze_pcap_file

    Analyze existing PCAP files

  • manage_config

    Save/load reusable configurations

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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