GNS3 lab automation MCP server with AI agent integration
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# GNS3 MCP Server Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GNS3 network lab automation. Control GNS3 projects, nodes, and device consoles through Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client. **Version**: 0.49.0 ## Features - **15 Tools**: CRUD-style GNS3 automation (v0.47.0: 53% consolidation from 32 tools) - **25 Resources**: Read-only data access (projects, nodes, links, sessions, topology reports) - **CRUD Pattern**: Consolidated tools with `action` parameters (`project(action="open")`, `node(action="create")`, etc.) - **Batch Operations**: Console and SSH operations use batch-only APIs for atomic execution - **Wildcard Support**: Node operations support patterns (`*`, `Router*`, `R[123]`, JSON arrays) - **Project Management**: Create, open, close GNS3 projects - **Node Control**: Start/stop/restart nodes with wildcard patterns and parallel execution - **Console Access**: Telnet console automation with pattern matching and grep filtering - **SSH Automation**: Network device automation via Netmiko (200+ device types) - **Network Topology**: Batch connect/disconnect links, create drawings, export diagrams - **Docker Integration**: Configure container networks, read/write files - **Tool Discovery**: `search_tools()` with category/capability/resource filtering - **Claude Desktop Support**: All resources accessible via tools (`query_resource`, `list_projects`, `list_nodes`, `get_topology`) - **Security**: API key authentication (HTTP mode), service privilege isolation, HTTPS support ## Installation **Supported Platform:** Windows only ### Quick Start (Claude Code - Recommended) **Prerequisites:** - Windows 10/11 - GNS3 server running and accessible - Claude Code installed - **uv package manager** (for uvx): Install with `pip install uv` or download from https://github.com/astral-sh/uv **Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended - Faster)** ```powershell # Single command - no .env file needed! claude mcp add --transport stdio gns3-mcp ` --env GNS3_HOST=192.168.1.20 …
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