Palo Alto Device Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing Palo Alto firewalls through their REST API. This server provides tools for system information retrieval, firewall upgrades, content updates, and certificate management.
Features
Get system information from Palo Alto firewalls
Upgrade firewall PAN-OS versions
Manage HA firewall upgrades through Panorama
Automatically check and install content updates
Certificate management
Run operational mode commands
Prerequisites
Node.js
TypeScript
Palo Alto firewall with REST API access
API key for authentication
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Palo Alto Device Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Manual Installation
Configuration
The server requires the following environment variables:
PANOS_API_KEY: Your Palo Alto firewall API key (required)PANOS_API_BASE_URL: Base URL for the Palo Alto REST API (defaults to 'https://firewall.example.com/restapi/v11.0')
Building
Running
Available Tools
get_system_info: Retrieve system information from the firewallupgrade_firewall: Upgrade the firewall to the latest PAN-OS versionupgrade_ha_firewalls_from_panorama: Upgrade PAN-OS on multiple HA firewalls through Panoramacheck_install_content_updates: Check for and install content updatesmanage_certificates: Manage firewall certificatesrun_operational_mode_command: Execute operational mode commands
Development
This project uses TypeScript and the Model Context Protocol SDK. The main server implementation is in src/index.ts.
License
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