pfSense MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERIFY_SSL | No | `false` disables certificate checking entirely — prefer `PFSENSE_CA_FILE`. Boolean settings accept true/false, 1/0, yes/no or on/off. | true |
| API_TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in seconds | 30 |
| AUTH_METHOD | No | Authentication method: `api_key`, `basic`, or `jwt` | api_key |
| PFSENSE_URL | Yes | pfSense URL (e.g., https://192.168.1.1) | |
| MCP_READ_ONLY | No | Only expose read-only tools | false |
| PFSENSE_API_KEY | No | REST API key (for AUTH_METHOD=api_key), created under System > REST API > Keys | |
| PFSENSE_CA_FILE | No | PEM file for pfSense's private/self-signed CA, so verification stays on | |
| PFSENSE_VERSION | No | 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 |
| PFSENSE_PASSWORD | No | pfSense password (for AUTH_METHOD=basic or jwt) | |
| PFSENSE_USERNAME | No | pfSense username (for AUTH_METHOD=basic or jwt) | |
| MCP_ENABLE_LOG_FILES | No | Set `false` to remove `get_log_file` (raw `/var/log/*` reads via command sink) | true |
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
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