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IT-MCP

by acampkin95

IT-MCP

Node-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps a curated collection of macOS administration, diagnostics, and optimisation tasks. Tools are exposed over the MCP interface so they can be orchestrated by compatible AI assistants or automation frameworks.

Highlights

  • System health snapshots (uptime, load, memory, disk, launch services)

  • Tunable cleanup routines with safe dry-run previews

  • Log aggregation with predicate and process filters

  • Homebrew hygiene reports and application sizing

  • Network inspection (connections, listeners, firewall, Wi-Fi, bandwidth)

  • Guided tcpdump packet capture with managed output locations

  • Email diagnostics covering MX records, authentication, connectivity, and mailbox consumption

  • Microsoft 365 and Intune tenant insights via the m365 CLI

  • VPN troubleshooting, ad-hoc SSH execution, and remote Ubuntu/Debian health reports

  • Web operations tooling for server process visibility and HTTP performance probes

  • Network port scanning and firewall diagnostics using netcat and native macOS tooling

  • Structured thinking framework and thought tracking utilities for planning sessions

  • Related-thought analysis, progress tracking, and import/export helpers for thinking pipelines

  • First capture automatically bootstraps from existing Markdown notes (*.md, Claude.md, Agents.md) when present

  • DevOps task planner converts thought history into CI/CD stages, debugging tracks, and Linear/Notion-ready payloads

  • Compliance auditing and evidence packaging aligned with Essential 8 and NIST frameworks

  • Network infrastructure diagnostics covering path tracing, firewall policy audits, and dual-stack health

  • Security scanning orchestration for CodeQL and OpenVAS (with optional install automation)

  • Ubuntu & Debian administration tooling (APT, systemd, Nginx, PM2, advanced Docker/PostgreSQL, SMB/NFS/ACL, firewall & security hardening, storage buckets, Kubernetes ops)

  • Remote Windows administration via PowerShell remoting (service/process control, event logs, firewall, scheduled tasks)

  • Windows Server management extensions for updates, roles/features, and live performance telemetry

  • Cross-vendor firewall troubleshooting playbooks (Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS, Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Check Point, pfSense)

  • PAN-OS CLI runner for direct operational commands over SSH

  • Deep macOS diagnostics & repair workflows (local or remote via SSH)

  • Database server diagnostics covering PostgreSQL, Redis, Keycloak, Nginx, and firewall posture

  • Structured reporting hub that links tool outputs into the Structured Thinking timeline for cross-tool insights

  • Wireless diagnostics for macOS (signal status, nearby scan, throughput sampling, Wi-Fi subsystem logs)

  • Capability-aware execution router ready for delegated remote agents across macOS/Linux/Windows

Getting Started

npm install npm run build

Run during development with TypeScript sources:

npm run dev

Ship the compiled server over stdio (useful for MCP shells such as Claude Desktop):

npm start

MCP Tools

Tool

Purpose

Notable parameters

system-overview

Consolidated uptime, load, memory, disk, and top processes

topProcesses

(1-50)

list-launch-daemons

Lists launchd services for startup triage

filter

substring

m365-intune-summary

Microsoft 365/Intune overview using the m365 CLI

includeUsers

,

includeGroups

,

includeIntuneDevices

,

includeServiceHealth

web-service-status

Checks nginx/Apache/Node processes, optional headers & Lighthouse audit

url

,

includeHeaders

,

includeLighthouse

,

timeoutSeconds

web-performance-probe

Curl-based timing probe for a URL

url

,

method

,

headers[]

,

timeoutSeconds

network-port-scan

TCP/UDP port scan with optional nmap

host

,

ports

,

protocol

,

timeoutSeconds

,

useNmap

firewall-diagnostics

pfctl and application firewall status

none

structured-thinking-framework

Provides staged thinking framework

includeExamples

,

customStages[]

thought-tracker

Records sequential thoughts with metadata

entries[]

,

autoNumbering

devops-task-plan

Builds DevOps tasks, CI/CD pipeline, and debug tracks from thought history

goal

,

context

,

assumptions[]

,

constraints[]

,

stages[]

,

storagePath

structured-diagnostics

Audits structured thinking coverage, stale entries, and high-priority follow-ups

staleHours

,

storagePath

structured-report

Generates Markdown/JSON reports from structured thinking timeline

format

,

includeTimeline

,

maxEntries

,

storagePath

compliance-audit

Runs Essential 8/NIST assessments and builds evidence packages

systems[]

,

controls[]

,

framework

,

generateEvidence

,

evidenceName

network-infra-diagnostics

Generates path traces, firewall reviews, and dual-stack checks

source

,

destination

,

includeFirewallAnalysis

,

firewallPolicy[]

,

performDualStackCheck

firewall-toolkit

Builds vendor-aware firewall troubleshooting runbooks

vendor

,

scenario

,

context

mac-diagnostics

Deep macOS analytics & repair (local or SSH)

mode

,

operation

,

suite

,

repairAction

,

host

,

username

database-diagnostics

Database host health (Postgres/Redis/Keycloak/Nginx/firewall/system)

mode

,

suites[]

,

host

,

username

scan_security_vulnerabilities

Installs/runs CodeQL & OpenVAS scans

installCodeql

,

installOpenvas

,

codeql{}

,

openvas{}

ubuntu-admin

Executes Ubuntu administration commands

action

, plus service/docker/postgres/network/filesystem/virtualmin/security/kubernetes options

debian-admin

Executes Debian administration commands

action

, plus service/docker/postgres/network/filesystem/virtualmin/security/kubernetes options

windows-admin

Executes remote Windows administration via PowerShell Remoting

action

,

host

, plus service/process/event-log/firewall/update/role/performance options

panos-cli

Runs PAN-OS CLI commands over SSH (with presets)

host

,

username

,

command

,

preset

, SSH options

wireless-diagnostics

Runs macOS Wi-Fi diagnostics (status, scans, performance, logs)

interface

,

includeScan

,

includePerformance

,

includeLogs

,

pingHost

thought-export

Exports tracked thoughts to JSON/Markdown

format

,

includeMetadata

thought-import

Imports thoughts from JSON/Markdown payloads

format

,

content

thought-summary

Generates summaries and related-thought analysis

entries[]

,

autoNumbering

email-mx-lookup

Retrieves MX records for a domain

domain

email-connectivity-test

Probes SMTP/IMAP endpoints for TCP reachability

checks[]

(host, protocol, port, timeout)

email-auth-check

Inspects SPF, DKIM, and DMARC TXT records

domain

,

dkimSelectors[]

vpn-diagnostics

Collects macOS VPN configuration and process information

includeWifi

ssh-exec

Runs an arbitrary SSH command against a remote host

host

,

username

,

command

,

port

,

identityFile

ubuntu-health-report

Remote Ubuntu health snapshot via SSH

host

,

username

,

identityFile

,

port

debian-health-report

Remote Debian health snapshot via SSH

host

,

username

,

identityFile

,

port

mailbox-quota-check

Measures mailbox storage usage with optional breakdown

path

,

includeBreakdown

cleanup-runbook

Cache purge, downloads pruning, optional Time Machine thinning

dryRun

,

purgeSystemCaches

,

purgeDownloadsOlderThanDays

,

thinTimeMachineSnapshotsGb

log-review

Collects log excerpts using

log show

lastMinutes

,

predicate

,

process

,

limit

software-maintenance

Surfaces Homebrew updates and optional cleanups

performCleanup

,

includeApplications

network-inspect

Netstat, listeners, optional firewall/Wi-Fi/bandwidth sampling

includeFirewall

,

includeWifiScan

,

bandwidthSampleSeconds

packet-capture

Time-bounded

tcpdump

capture

interface

,

durationSeconds

,

filterExpression

,

outputDirectory

All tools emit both human-readable text blocks and machine-friendly structuredContent payloads.

Privilege & Safety Model

  • The server prefixes sensitive commands with sudo by default. Disable this behaviour by exporting IT_MCP_ALLOW_SUDO=false before launch if you prefer to run everything as an unprivileged user.

  • Always run cleanup-runbook in the default dry-run mode first. Only rerun with dryRun=false after vetting the previewed commands.

  • Packet captures are stored in ./captures unless IT_MCP_CAPTURE_DIR or the outputDirectory input is provided. Rotate captures and restrict access appropriately.

  • Commands that stream large volumes of data (nettop, tcpdump, log show) are bounded with sensible defaults; adjust parameters cautiously when running on production hosts.

  • Windows administration tooling depends on PowerShell 7 (pwsh) being available in the container and WinRM/PowerShell remoting access to the target host. Provide credentials via environment variables (default WINDOWS_REMOTE_PASSWORD) when needed.

Environment Variables

Variable

Default

Effect

IT_MCP_ALLOW_SUDO

true

Controls whether

sudo

is auto-prefixed for privileged commands

IT_MCP_CAPTURE_DIR

<cwd>/captures

Base directory for packet capture output files

IT_MCP_LOG_LEVEL

debug

(when not in production)

Controls winston log level (

error

,

warn

,

info

,

debug

, etc.)

Extending The Server

  • Add new services under src/services/ to wrap reusable command logic.

  • Register additional MCP tools in src/tools/registerTools.ts.

  • Update the instructions string in src/index.ts so clients know how to use new capabilities.

  • Always prefer CommandRunner for shell execution so you inherit consistent sudo, timeout, and error handling semantics.

  • The execution router (ExecutionRouter) maps tool requests to local execution or future remote agents; implement agent dispatch in RemoteAgentService when rolling out remote workers.

Testing & Validation

  • npm run build compiles the TypeScript sources.

  • npm run lint enforces lint rules (install ESLint globally or via npm install first).

  • Consider running tools in dry-run mode initially when integrating with downstream automations.

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hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Provides comprehensive macOS, Linux, and Windows system administration, diagnostics, and optimization tools including network inspection, security scanning, compliance auditing, database diagnostics, and structured DevOps task planning.

  1. Highlights
    1. Getting Started
      1. MCP Tools
        1. Privilege & Safety Model
          1. Environment Variables
            1. Extending The Server
              1. Testing & Validation

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