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# Wireshark MCP Server Implementation Summary ## ✅ Implementation Status: COMPLETE All 18 Wireshark MCP tools have been successfully implemented in `enhanced_server.py`: ### Original Tools (8) 1. ✅ `wireshark_system_info` - Get system information and available network interfaces 2. ✅ `wireshark_validate_setup` - Validate Wireshark installation and dependencies 3. ✅ `wireshark_generate_filter` - Generate Wireshark display filters from natural language 4. ✅ `wireshark_live_capture` - Capture live network traffic with intelligent filtering 5. ✅ `wireshark_analyze_pcap` - Analyze existing PCAP files with comprehensive reporting 6. ✅ `wireshark_realtime_json_capture` - Capture live traffic in real-time JSON format 7. ✅ `wireshark_protocol_statistics` - Generate comprehensive protocol statistics 8. ✅ `wireshark_analyze_pcap_enhanced` - Enhanced PCAP analysis with streaming support ### Advanced Tools (10) 9. ✅ `wireshark_pcap_time_slice` - Extract specific time windows from PCAP captures 10. ✅ `wireshark_pcap_splitter` - Split PCAP files by various criteria using editcap 11. ✅ `wireshark_pcap_merger` - Intelligently merge multiple PCAP files using mergecap 12. ✅ `wireshark_hex_to_pcap` - Convert hex dumps to PCAP format using text2pcap 13. ✅ `wireshark_http_analyzer` - Deep HTTP/HTTPS traffic analysis with security insights 14. ✅ `wireshark_dns_analyzer` - Comprehensive DNS query analysis and anomaly detection 15. ✅ `wireshark_ssl_inspector` - SSL/TLS traffic inspection and certificate analysis 16. ✅ `wireshark_latency_profiler` - Network latency analysis and performance profiling 17. ✅ `wireshark_threat_detector` - Security threat detection and network anomaly analysis 18. ✅ `wireshark_remote_capture` - Remote packet capture via SSH with tcpdump ## Implementation Details ### Code Structure - **Total Lines**: ~3,700 lines - **Tool Classes**: 10 advanced async classes (lines 493-1297) - **Tool Definitions**: 18 complete tool definitions in `list_tools()` (lines 1300-1800) - **Handler Routing**: All 18 tools properly routed in `call_tool()` (lines 1803-1850) - **Handler Functions**: 10 async handler functions for advanced tools (lines 2267-2408) ### Key Features - Asynchronous implementation for all tools - Comprehensive error handling and validation - Intelligent fallback mechanisms for permission issues - Extended capture support (5+ minutes) - Security-focused analysis capabilities - Remote capture functionality via SSH ### Verification ```bash ✅ All 18 tools are properly implemented! ✅ Tool Definitions: 18 ✅ Handler Cases: 18 ✅ Tool Count Updated: Shows "Total Tools Available: 18" ``` ## Next Steps To use all 18 tools: 1. Restart the MCP server or reload the configuration 2. All tools will be available through the Claude Code MCP interface 3. Test each tool using the provided input schemas ## Testing Status The implementation is complete but requires MCP server restart to make all tools available through the Claude interface. Currently, only 9 tools are visible due to the server running the old configuration.

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