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io.github.mhajder/netbox-mcp · v0.3.0

MCP server for NetBox DCIM/IPAM with read-only and dry-run modes

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claude mcp add netbox-mcp -e NETBOX_URL=<NETBOX_URL> -e NETBOX_TOKEN=<NETBOX_TOKEN> -e NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL=<NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL> -e NETBOX_TIMEOUT=<NETBOX_TIMEOUT> -e NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED=<NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED> -e NETBOX_BRANCH=<NETBOX_BRANCH> -e NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY=<NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY> -e READ_ONLY_MODE=<READ_ONLY_MODE> -e DRY_RUN_MODE=<DRY_RUN_MODE> -e DISABLED_TAGS=<DISABLED_TAGS> -e LOG_LEVEL=<LOG_LEVEL> -e RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE=<RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE> -e RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED=<RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED> -e RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS=<RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS> -e RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES=<RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES> -e TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED=<TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED> -e TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY=<TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY> -e TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS=<TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS> -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.3.0

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netbox-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "netbox-mcp==0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NETBOX_URL": "<NETBOX_URL>",
        "NETBOX_TOKEN": "<NETBOX_TOKEN>",
        "NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL": "<NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL>",
        "NETBOX_TIMEOUT": "<NETBOX_TIMEOUT>",
        "NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED": "<NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED>",
        "NETBOX_BRANCH": "<NETBOX_BRANCH>",
        "NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY": "<NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY>",
        "READ_ONLY_MODE": "<READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "DRY_RUN_MODE": "<DRY_RUN_MODE>",
        "DISABLED_TAGS": "<DISABLED_TAGS>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE": "<RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED": "<RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS": "<RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES": "<RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED": "<TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY": "<TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS": "<TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netbox-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "netbox-mcp==0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NETBOX_URL": "<NETBOX_URL>",
        "NETBOX_TOKEN": "<NETBOX_TOKEN>",
        "NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL": "<NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL>",
        "NETBOX_TIMEOUT": "<NETBOX_TIMEOUT>",
        "NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED": "<NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED>",
        "NETBOX_BRANCH": "<NETBOX_BRANCH>",
        "NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY": "<NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY>",
        "READ_ONLY_MODE": "<READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "DRY_RUN_MODE": "<DRY_RUN_MODE>",
        "DISABLED_TAGS": "<DISABLED_TAGS>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE": "<RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED": "<RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS": "<RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES": "<RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED": "<TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY": "<TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS": "<TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "netbox-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "netbox-mcp==0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NETBOX_URL": "<NETBOX_URL>",
        "NETBOX_TOKEN": "<NETBOX_TOKEN>",
        "NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL": "<NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL>",
        "NETBOX_TIMEOUT": "<NETBOX_TIMEOUT>",
        "NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED": "<NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED>",
        "NETBOX_BRANCH": "<NETBOX_BRANCH>",
        "NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY": "<NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY>",
        "READ_ONLY_MODE": "<READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "DRY_RUN_MODE": "<DRY_RUN_MODE>",
        "DISABLED_TAGS": "<DISABLED_TAGS>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE": "<RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED": "<RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS": "<RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS>",
        "RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES": "<RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED": "<TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY": "<TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY>",
        "TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS": "<TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`NETBOX_URL` Required	NetBox base URL (e.g., https://netbox.example.com)
`NETBOX_TOKEN` Required, secret	NetBox API token: v2 (nbt_<key>.<token>, NetBox 4.5+) or legacy v1
`NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL` Optional	Verify SSL certificates (true/false)
`NETBOX_TIMEOUT` Optional	Total time allowed for one NetBox request, retries included (seconds)
`NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED` Optional	Enable netbox-branching support: branch tools and the 'branch' argument (requires the netbox-branching plugin) (true/false)
`NETBOX_BRANCH` Optional	Default netbox-branching branch (name or schema ID) for every call; requires NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED=true
`NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY` Optional	Discover plugin object types from /api/core/object-types/ (true/false)
`READ_ONLY_MODE` Optional	Hide all write tools (create, update, delete) (true/false)
`DRY_RUN_MODE` Optional	Write tools only simulate changes and never modify NetBox (true/false)
`DISABLED_TAGS` Optional	Comma-separated tool tags to disable (e.g. delete,graphql,branching)
`LOG_LEVEL` Optional	Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)
`RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE` Optional	Maximum tool response size in bytes (unset = unlimited)
`RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED` Optional	Enable rate limiting
`RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS` Optional	Maximum requests per rate limit window
`RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES` Optional	Rate limit window in minutes
`TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED` Optional	Enable FastMCP tool search transform
`TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY` Optional	Tool search strategy (bm25 or regex)
`TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS` Optional	Maximum tool search results returned by search_tools

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, streamable-http)
Package	`ghcr.io/mhajder/netbox-mcp:0.3.0` (OCI, streamable-http)
First published	7 Nov 2026
Last updated	7 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.mhajder/netbox-mcp`

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