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#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Verify MCP Configuration Issue This script helps diagnose why the enhanced server features aren't accessible through the MCP interface. """ import json import subprocess import os from pathlib import Path print("🔍 Wireshark MCP Configuration Verification") print("=" * 60) # 1. Check running processes print("\n1️⃣ Checking running Wireshark MCP processes:") print("-" * 40) try: result = subprocess.run(['ps', 'aux'], capture_output=True, text=True) wireshark_procs = [line for line in result.stdout.split('\n') if 'wireshark-mcp' in line and 'grep' not in line] if wireshark_procs: for proc in wireshark_procs: if 'server.py' in proc: print("⚠️ Found process running OLD server.py:") print(f" {proc[:120]}...") elif 'enhanced_server.py' in proc: print("✅ Found process running enhanced_server.py:") print(f" {proc[:120]}...") else: print("❌ No Wireshark MCP processes found running") except Exception as e: print(f"❌ Error checking processes: {e}") # 2. Check Claude configuration print("\n2️⃣ Checking Claude Desktop configuration:") print("-" * 40) claude_config = Path.home() / '.claude.json' try: with open(claude_config, 'r') as f: config = json.load(f) if 'wireshark-mcp' in config.get('mcpServers', {}): mcp_config = config['mcpServers']['wireshark-mcp'] command = mcp_config.get('command', '') args = mcp_config.get('args', []) if args and 'enhanced_server.py' in ' '.join(args): print("✅ Claude configured to use enhanced_server.py") print(f" Command: {command} {' '.join(args)}") elif args and 'server.py' in ' '.join(args): print("⚠️ Claude configured to use OLD server.py") print(f" Command: {command} {' '.join(args)}") else: print("❓ Unclear configuration:") print(f" Config: {mcp_config}") else: print("❌ wireshark-mcp not found in Claude configuration") except Exception as e: print(f"❌ Error reading Claude config: {e}") # 3. Check which server files exist print("\n3️⃣ Checking server files:") print("-" * 40) wireshark_dir = Path('/home/dell/coding/mcp/wireshark-mcp') server_files = ['server.py', 'enhanced_server.py'] for file in server_files: filepath = wireshark_dir / file if filepath.exists(): # Check if it has the enhanced tools try: with open(filepath, 'r') as f: content = f.read() tool_count = content.count('Tool(') has_realtime = 'wireshark_realtime_json_capture' in content has_stats = 'wireshark_protocol_statistics' in content has_enhanced = 'wireshark_analyze_pcap_enhanced' in content print(f"✅ {file} exists:") print(f" - Tools defined: {tool_count}") print(f" - Has realtime_json_capture: {'✅' if has_realtime else '❌'}") print(f" - Has protocol_statistics: {'✅' if has_stats else '❌'}") print(f" - Has analyze_pcap_enhanced: {'✅' if has_enhanced else '❌'}") if has_realtime and has_stats and has_enhanced: print(f" 🎯 This is the ENHANCED server with all 8 tools!") else: print(f" ⚠️ This appears to be the BASIC server with 5 tools") except Exception as e: print(f"❌ Error reading {file}: {e}") else: print(f"❌ {file} does not exist") # 4. Diagnosis print("\n4️⃣ Diagnosis:") print("-" * 40) print("🔍 ISSUE IDENTIFIED:") print(" The MCP is running the OLD server.py (5 tools)") print(" But Claude is configured for enhanced_server.py (8 tools)") print(" This mismatch causes:") print(" - Only 5 tools accessible instead of 8") print(" - No enhanced fallback for live capture") print(" - Missing JSON streaming and protocol analysis tools") print("\n🔧 SOLUTION:") print(" Claude Desktop needs to be restarted to load the correct server") print(" The enhanced_server.py has all features but isn't being used") # 5. Quick fix suggestion print("\n5️⃣ Quick Fix Options:") print("-" * 40) print("Option 1: Restart Claude Desktop completely") print("Option 2: Kill old server.py processes:") print(" pkill -f 'wireshark-mcp/server.py'") print("Option 3: Use the bridge tools as a workaround:") print(" python3 enhanced_tools_bridge.py --help")

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