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 | DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR | INFO |
| VERIFY_SSL | No | Set false to disable certificate checking entirely — prefer PFSENSE_CA_FILE. Accepts true/false, 1/0, yes/no or on/off; any other value stops the server at startup | 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 using streamable-http) | |
| PFSENSE_URL | No | pfSense URL (e.g., https://192.168.1.1) | |
| MCP_AUDIT_LOG | No | Path to audit log file (JSON lines) | |
| 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 (search, get, diagnose) | false |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | stdio or streamable-http | stdio |
| ENABLE_HATEOAS | No | Enable HATEOAS links in API responses | false |
| PFSENSE_API_KEY | No | REST API key (from System > REST API > Keys); used when AUTH_METHOD=api_key | |
| PFSENSE_CA_FILE | No | PEM file for pfSense's private/self-signed CA, so verification stays on. Omit if the pfSense certificate is signed by a public CA | |
| PFSENSE_VERSION | No | pfSense version. Current: CE_2_8_1, CE_2_9_0, PLUS_25_11_1, PLUS_26_03, PLUS_26_03_1, PLUS_26_07. Legacy (still accepted): CE_2_8_0, PLUS_24_11, PLUS_25_11, CE_26_03 | CE_2_8_1 |
| RESPONSE_FORMAT | No | gcf re-encodes tool results as Graph Compact Format for fewer tokens (requires the gcf extra) | json |
| PFSENSE_PASSWORD | No | pfSense password (for basic/jwt authentication) | |
| PFSENSE_USERNAME | No | pfSense username (for basic/jwt authentication) | |
| MCP_ALLOWED_TOOLS | No | Comma-separated allowlist of write tools. Read tools are always available; get_log_file is controlled by MCP_ENABLE_LOG_FILES | all |
| MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | No | Comma-separated allowed origins | localhost |
| MCP_ROLLBACK_BUFFER | No | Rollback entries kept in memory | 50 |
| MCP_ENABLE_LOG_FILES | No | Set false to remove get_log_file (raw /var/log/* reads via command sink) | true |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_CREATE | No | Max creates per 60 seconds | 20 |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_DELETE | No | Max deletes per 60 seconds | 10 |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_UPDATE | No | Max settings changes (update_*, apply_*, enable_*/disable_*) per 60 seconds | 30 |
| MCP_RATE_LIMIT_CRITICAL | No | Max critical ops per 300 seconds | 2 |
Instructions
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