The packet-coders-mcp server enables an LLM to interact with and manage network labs (mock or real EVE-NG), offering tools for device visibility, diagnostics, and guarded configuration.

• list_lab_devices — Retrieve the full inventory of lab devices the server can reach, without exposing credentials.

• send_command — Execute a read-only show/display command on a specific device; configuration commands are blocked at the tool level.

• run_health_check — Run basic health diagnostics on a single device or across the entire lab.

• get_ospf_neighbors — Fetch OSPF neighbor state using the correct platform-appropriate command automatically.

• get_bgp_summary — Fetch BGP summary state using the correct platform-appropriate command automatically.

• configure_device — Push configuration lines to a device with strong safety guardrails: dry-run is enabled by default, and actually applying changes requires dry_run=false plus an out-of-band confirmation code that the model never sees (a human must read it from the server console).

Additional capabilities include operating in mock mode (no physical hardware needed), connecting to a live EVE-NG environment, and compatibility with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Ollama, and vLLM with Open WebUI.

Provides tools to manage Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, and NX-OS network devices via SSH, including sending show commands, running health checks, retrieving OSPF and BGP neighbor states, and pushing configuration changes.

1. Click on "Install Server".

2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.

3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@packet-coders-mcp run a health check on the lab"

That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.

Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.