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F5 BIG-IP MCP Server for Claude

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
F5_HOSTYesThe hostname or management IP address of the F5 BIG-IP device.
F5_USERYesThe BIG-IP username used to authenticate to iControl REST. A dedicated read-only user is recommended.
F5_TIMEOUTNoOptional timeout value for BIG-IP requests. Increase this on busy devices if the server reports that the BIG-IP did not answer.
F5_PASSWORDYesThe password for the BIG-IP user used to authenticate to iControl REST.
F5_CA_BUNDLENoOptional path to a CA certificate bundle used to verify the BIG-IP management certificate.
F5_VERIFY_SSLNoWhether to verify the BIG-IP management TLS certificate. Defaults to false for lab use, where self-signed certificates are common.

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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