Schema | Wireshark MCP Server

Wireshark MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`WIRESHARK_PCAP_DIR`	No	Directory on remote host for pcap files	/tmp/mcp-pcaps
`WIRESHARK_SSH_HOST`	No	SSH hostname or IP of the remote machine	kali
`WIRESHARK_SSH_USER`	No	SSH username (optional if using SSH config)

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
tshark_list_interfacesA	List available network interfaces on the remote Kali machine for packet capture
tshark_captureB	Start packet capture on the remote Kali machine. Returns captured packets in JSON format. Requires sudo on the remote host.
tshark_read_pcapB	Read and analyze a pcap file from the remote Kali machine. Returns packets in JSON format.
tshark_filterC	Apply a display filter to a pcap file and return matching packets. Useful for extracting specific traffic.
tshark_statsC	Get protocol statistics from a pcap file. Shows protocol hierarchy, conversations, and endpoints.
tshark_follow_streamA	Follow and reconstruct a TCP, UDP, or HTTP stream from a pcap file. Shows the full conversation.
tshark_extract_filesC	Extract files from HTTP, DICOM, IMF, SMB, or TFTP traffic in a pcap file.
tshark_decodeC	Decode specific packets with detailed protocol information. Useful for deep packet inspection.
tshark_extract_credentialsB	Search for potential credentials in network traffic (HTTP Basic Auth, FTP, Telnet, etc.)
tshark_export_objectsB	List and export HTTP objects (files) from a pcap capture

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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