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MCP-Packet-Tracer
by Mats2208
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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MCP-Packet-Tracer · Summary

AI-powered Cisco Packet Tracer automation via MCP with 30 tools for network topology generation, validation and deployment.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

MCP-Packet-Tracer · Use cases

  • Automating network topology creation from natural language descriptions
  • Validating and troubleshooting network configurations in real-time
  • Generating reusable network templates and configurations for education

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

MCP-Packet-Tracer · Install

git clone https://github.com/Mats2208/MCP-Packet-Tracer
cd MCP-Packet-Tracer
pip install -e .

For Claude Desktop, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packet-tracer": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "packet_tracer_mcp", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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