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 | Log level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, or ERROR. | INFO |
| VERIFY_SSL | No | Set false to disable certificate checking entirely. Prefer PFSENSE_CA_FILE. | 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 | Yes | 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. | false |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: stdio or streamable-http. | stdio |
| ENABLE_HATEOAS | No | Enable HATEOAS links in API responses. | false |
| PFSENSE_API_KEY | No | REST API key (used with api_key authentication). | |
| PFSENSE_CA_FILE | No | PEM file for pfSense's private/self-signed CA, so verification stays on. | |
| PFSENSE_VERSION | No | pfSense version. Current values include CE_2_8_1, CE_2_9_0, PLUS_25_11_1, PLUS_26_03, PLUS_26_03_1, and PLUS_26_07. Legacy values include CE_2_8_0, PLUS_24_11, PLUS_25_11, and CE_26_03. | CE_2_8_1 |
| RESPONSE_FORMAT | No | Set gcf to re-encode tool results as Graph Compact Format (requires the gcf extra). | json |
| PFSENSE_PASSWORD | No | pfSense password (used with basic or jwt authentication). | |
| PFSENSE_USERNAME | No | pfSense username (used with basic or 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 operations per 300 seconds. | 2 |
Instructions
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Tools
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