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Wireshark MCP

10 tools. 0 can modify or destroy data without limits.

Read-only server. Low risk, but rate limits prevent runaway API costs.

Last updated: 11 Jun 2026

0 can modify or destroy data

10 read-only

10 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 11/06/2026

How to control Wireshark MCP ↓

TOOL MAP

What Wireshark MCP exposes to your agents

Read (10) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (0)

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THE RISK

What can go wrong

Even read-only tools carry cost. An agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up bills.

POLICY

How to control Wireshark MCP

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Wireshark MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Cap read operations

{
  "analyze_errors": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "analyze_errors_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Wireshark MCP — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON WIRESHARK →

Free to start. No card required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 10 Wireshark MCP tools

READ 10 tools

Read analyze_errors 分析数据包中的错误 Read analyze_pcap 分析 pcap 文件 Read analyze_protocols 分析特定协议的数据包 Read capture_live 实时抓包分析 Read conversation_stats 基于 tshark -z conv,XXX 的会话统计工具 Read extract_fields 提取特定字段信息 Read get_packet_statistics 获取数据包统计信息 Read get_protocols 获取支持的协议列表 Read io_stat 基于 tshark -z io,stat 的 I/O 统计工具 Read list_interfaces 列出所有可用的网络接口

FAQ

Questions about Wireshark MCP

Is the Wireshark MCP server safe to use without restrictions? +

The Wireshark MCP server is primarily read-only with 10 read tools. While it cannot modify data, an agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up costs. Rate limiting is still recommended.

How many tools does the Wireshark MCP server expose? +

10 tools across 1 categories: Read. 10 are read-only. 0 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Wireshark MCP? +

Register the Wireshark MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Wireshark MCP tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 10 Wireshark MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON WIRESHARK →

Free to start. No card required.

10 Wireshark MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.