netbox-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETBOX_URL | No | URL of your NetBox instance. Defaults to https://demo.netbox.dev. | https://demo.netbox.dev |
| NETBOX_TOKEN | Yes | API token from your NetBox user profile (Admin > API Tokens). Required for both reads and writes. | |
| NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL | No | Set to 'false' only if your instance uses a self-signed certificate. | true |
| NETBOX_MCP_READ_ONLY | No | Set to 'true' to disable all create/update/delete tools. Recommended until you are confident in the setup. | false |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| netbox_list_endpointsA | List every supported NetBox 'app.endpoint' value, grouped by app, with a short description of what each endpoint represents. Call this first to discover which endpoint strings are valid for the other tools. |
| netbox_get_schemaA | Get field definitions for a NetBox endpoint (names, types, whether required/read-only, and valid choice values), via an authenticated OPTIONS request. Use this before creating or updating objects to see what fields are valid. |
| netbox_list_objectsA | List/search objects at a NetBox endpoint. |
| netbox_get_objectA | Get a single object from a NetBox endpoint by its numeric ID. |
| netbox_create_objectA | Create a new object at a NetBox endpoint. Disabled when the server is running in read-only mode. |
| netbox_update_objectA | Partially update an existing object at a NetBox endpoint. Only the
fields included in |
| netbox_delete_objectA | Delete an object from a NetBox endpoint. This is permanent. Requires confirm=True to actually perform the deletion, and is disabled when the server is running in read-only mode. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: endpoint discovery, schema introspection, list/search, get by ID, and create/update/delete. The only potential overlap is list_objects vs get_object, but their descriptions make the collection-versus-single-object distinction unambiguous.
All tools follow a consistent netbox_verb_noun pattern (e.g., netbox_list_objects, netbox_create_object, netbox_get_schema). The naming convention is uniform and predictable across the entire set.
Seven tools is well-scoped for a generic NetBox CRUD interface. Each tool covers a distinct operation needed to interact with any NetBox endpoint without being redundant or overwhelming.
The toolset provides full lifecycle coverage for NetBox objects: discovery, schema inspection, listing/searching, retrieving, creating, updating, and deleting. The endpoint-driven design means these operations apply broadly across NetBox's many object types, so there are no obvious dead ends.