pfSense MCP Server
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Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_HOST | No | Bind address for HTTP mode | 127.0.0.1 |
| MCP_PORT | No | Port for HTTP mode | 3000 |
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Log level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, or ERROR | INFO |
| VERIFY_SSL | No | Set false to disable certificate checking entirely; prefer PFSENSE_CA_FILE instead | true |
| API_TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in seconds | 30 |
| AUTH_METHOD | No | Authentication method: api_key, basic, or jwt | api_key |
| MCP_API_KEY | No | Bearer token for HTTP transport; required when MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http or Docker deployment | |
| PFSENSE_URL | Yes | pfSense URL, for example https://192.168.1.1 | |
| MCP_AUDIT_LOG | No | Path to audit log file in JSON Lines format | |
| MCP_BIND_ADDR | No | Docker Compose only: host address the published port binds to | 127.0.0.1 |
| MCP_READ_ONLY | No | Only expose read-only tools | false |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: stdio or streamable-http | stdio |
| ENABLE_HATEOAS | No | Enable HATEOAS links in API responses | false |
| PFSENSE_API_KEY | No | REST API key, required when using API-key authentication | |
| PFSENSE_CA_FILE | No | PEM file for pfSense's private or self-signed CA, so TLS verification remains enabled | |
| PFSENSE_VERSION | No | pfSense version. Current values include CE_2_8_1, CE_2_9_0, PLUS_25_11_1, PLUS_26_03, PLUS_26_03_1, PLUS_26_07. Legacy values include CE_2_8_0, PLUS_24_11, PLUS_25_11, CE_26_03. | CE_2_8_1 |
| RESPONSE_FORMAT | No | Response format: json or gcf; gcf re-encodes eligible tool results as Graph Compact Format | json |
| PFSENSE_PASSWORD | No | pfSense password, required for basic or JWT authentication | |
| PFSENSE_USERNAME | No | pfSense username, required for basic or JWT authentication | |
| MCP_ALLOWED_TOOLS | No | Comma-separated allowlist of write tools; read tools are always available, and get_log_file is controlled by MCP_ENABLE_LOG_FILES | all |
| MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | No | Comma-separated allowed origins | localhost |
| MCP_ROLLBACK_BUFFER | No | Number of rollback entries kept in memory | 50 |
| MCP_ENABLE_LOG_FILES | No | Set false to remove get_log_file, which reads raw /var/log files via the command sink | true |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_CREATE | No | Maximum creates per 60 seconds | 20 |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_DELETE | No | Maximum deletes per 60 seconds | 10 |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_UPDATE | No | Maximum settings changes per 60 seconds | 30 |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_CRITICAL | No | Maximum critical operations per 300 seconds | 2 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
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Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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