get_vcn
Retrieve detailed information about a specific Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Virtual Cloud Network (VCN), including CIDR blocks, DNS configuration, and default resources by providing its OCID.
Instructions
Get detailed information about a specific VCN.
Args:
vcn_id: OCID of the VCN to retrieve
Returns:
Detailed VCN information including CIDR blocks, DNS configuration, and default resourcesInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| vcn_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_server_oci/tools/network.py:55-93 (handler)Core handler function that executes the tool logic: retrieves VCN details from OCI API and formats the response.
def get_vcn(network_client: oci.core.VirtualNetworkClient, vcn_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Get details of a specific VCN. Args: network_client: OCI VirtualNetwork client vcn_id: OCID of the VCN Returns: Details of the VCN """ try: # Get the VCN details vcn = network_client.get_vcn(vcn_id).data # Format the VCN details vcn_details = { "id": vcn.id, "name": vcn.display_name, "lifecycle_state": vcn.lifecycle_state, "cidr_block": vcn.cidr_block, "time_created": str(vcn.time_created), "compartment_id": vcn.compartment_id, "dns_label": vcn.dns_label, "default_dhcp_options_id": vcn.default_dhcp_options_id, "default_route_table_id": vcn.default_route_table_id, "default_security_list_id": vcn.default_security_list_id, } # Add IPv6 CIDR blocks if available if hasattr(vcn, 'ipv6_cidr_blocks') and vcn.ipv6_cidr_blocks: vcn_details["ipv6_cidr_blocks"] = vcn.ipv6_cidr_blocks logger.info(f"Retrieved details for VCN {vcn_id}") return vcn_details except Exception as e: logger.exception(f"Error getting VCN details: {e}") raise - mcp_server_oci/mcp_server.py:619-636 (registration)MCP tool registration for 'get_vcn' tool, including wrapper with error handling that delegates to the core handler.
@mcp.tool(name="get_vcn") @mcp_tool_wrapper( start_msg="Getting VCN details for {vcn_id}...", success_msg="Retrieved VCN details successfully", error_prefix="Error getting VCN details" ) async def mcp_get_vcn(ctx: Context, vcn_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Get detailed information about a specific VCN. Args: vcn_id: OCID of the VCN to retrieve Returns: Detailed VCN information including CIDR blocks, DNS configuration, and default resources """ return get_vcn(oci_clients["network"], vcn_id)