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maintenanceNetwork diagnostics — ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, port scanning, and connectivity testing via MCP.
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mcp-nettools
by aaronckj
mcp-nettools is an MCP server providing 235 tools for network diagnostics, service health checks, and infrastructure probing. Key capabilities include:
Core network diagnostics: ping, traceroute, port scanning, ARP table, Wake-on-LAN, speedtest, TCP banners, ping sweep, local ports, network interfaces.
DNS, IP & address intelligence: DNS lookups (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME), reverse DNS, bulk lookups, subnet info, geolocation, WHOIS, MAC vendor lookup, BGP/ASN, DNSSEC, SPF, DKIM, DMARC.
TLS & certificates: SSL certificate inspection (expiry, issuer, SANs), TLS version testing, bulk certificate checks.
HTTP & web: HTTP status/redirects, security headers audit, POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH requests, WordPress and Ghost health checks.
Mail, remote access & network protocols: SMTP, IMAP, POP3, SSH, RDP, VNC, LDAP, SMB, NFS, FTP, NTP, SNMP, SIP, MQTT.
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Neo4j, CouchDB, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, etcd, VictoriaMetrics, NocoDB, PocketBase.
Message queues & streaming: Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZooKeeper.
Containers, orchestration & identity: Docker, Kubernetes, Consul, Vault, Traefik, MinIO, Portainer, Cockpit, Headscale, NetBird, Authentik, Authelia, Keycloak, Vaultwarden, Bitwarden.
Observability & monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alertmanager, Tempo, Jaeger, Zipkin, Mimir, Vector, SigNoz, Kibana, Uptime Kuma, Gatus, Healthchecks, Netdata, Glances, Beszel, Dashdot, Dozzle, Scrutiny, changedetection.io, Speedtest Tracker, LibreNMS, ntopng, Checkmk, Icinga, Zabbix, Pi-hole, AdGuard, Technitium, CrowdSec, Wazuh, Frigate.
Git, CI/CD & dev tools: Gitea, Forgejo, GitLab, Gitness, code-server, File Browser, n8n, Windmill, Directus, Strapi, Appwrite, Hoppscotch, Stirling-PDF, FlareSolverr, IT Tools.
*Media servers & arr stack: Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Navidrome, Audiobookshelf, Kavita, Komga, Calibre-Web, Immich, PhotoPrism, TubeArchivist, Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Bazarr, Prowlarr, Jackett, Overseerr, Jellyseerr, Tautulli, qBittorrent, Transmission, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Mylar3, SearXNG, Whoogle, Invidious, Nitter, Redlib.
Self-hosted apps & productivity: Nextcloud, Seafile, Syncthing, Home Assistant, Paperless, Outline, BookStack, Wiki.js, DokuWiki, HedgeDoc, Trilium, Memos, Joplin Server, OnlyOffice, Collabora, Grist, Miniflux, FreshRSS, Mealie, Tandoor, Grocy, Monica, Vikunja, Planka, Kimai, Snipe-IT, OpenProject, Leantime, Organizr, Heimdall, Homarr, Homepage, Flame, Kasm, Guacamole, Actual Budget, Firefly III, Maybe, Invoice Ninja, Wallos, Linkwarden, Linkding, Shiori, Hoarder, Karakeep, Wallabag, ArchiveBox, Baikal, Radicale, Mattermost, Matrix Synapse, Discourse, ntfy, Gotify, listmonk, Plausible, Umami, Matomo, LimeSurvey, Rallly, Penpot, Zipline, DocuSeal, Ollama, Open WebUI, AnythingLLM.
Server utility: Liveness health check endpoint.
Allows performing internet speed tests (download and upload) using the nearest Speedtest server.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp-nettoolsping google.com"
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.
mcp-nettools
MCP server for network diagnostics. Exposes 8 tools for use with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any MCP client.
Tools
Tool | Description |
| ICMP ping — reachability and round-trip times |
| DNS record lookup (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME) |
| TCP port open/closed check |
| Network path tracing |
| Download/upload speed test via nearest server |
| Send WoL magic packet to a MAC address |
| SSL certificate expiry, issuer, days remaining |
| MAC address OUI vendor lookup |
Related MCP server: mcp-nettools
Quick Start
uvx (no install required)
uvx mcp-nettoolsDocker
docker run -i ghcr.io/aaronckj/mcp-nettools:latestClaude Code
claude mcp add nettools -- uvx mcp-nettoolsClaude Desktop
Add to ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nettools": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-nettools"]
}
}
}Or with Docker:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nettools": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/aaronckj/mcp-nettools:latest"]
}
}
}Requirements
For ping and traceroute tools, the server needs system binaries:
Linux:
apt install iputils-ping traceroutemacOS: both are pre-installed
Docker: included in the image
License
MIT
Maintenance
–Maintainers
–Response time
–Release cycle
–Releases (12mo)
Commit activity
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