NetBox MCP
mcpkey · packageMCP server for NetBox DCIM/IPAM with read-only and dry-run modes
run it
on your own machines, one way per deploy method# once, as root:
# as_mcp DIR COMMAND...: runs COMMAND as the mcp user in DIR, its home, sandboxed as the
# units are: a package's install scripts can write to DIR only, as the server later can
as_mcp() {
local dir="$1"; shift
systemd-run --quiet --wait --pipe --collect --uid=mcp --gid=mcp \
-p WorkingDirectory="$dir" -p Environment=HOME="$dir" -p ReadWritePaths="$dir" \
-p NoNewPrivileges=true -p ProtectSystem=strict -p ProtectHome=true -p PrivateTmp=true \
-- "$@" </dev/null
}
install -d -m 0750 -o mcp -g mcp /var/lib/mcp/netbox
# netbox: its packages, installed whole before its unit starts (no session installs)
systemctl stop mcp-my-agent-netbox.service 2>/dev/null || true
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/netbox uv tool install netbox-mcp==0.1.0
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/netbox uv tool install mcp-proxy
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# netbox (io.github.mhajder/netbox-mcp), recipe baremetal (generated).
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent"; started by mcp-my-agent-netbox.service.
set -euo pipefail
export HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=8101
exec uvx mcp-proxy --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8101 --pass-environment -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0
[Unit]
Description=MCP server netbox (toolset my-agent), generated by Hub
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=mcp
Group=mcp
EnvironmentFile=/etc/mcp/my-agent.env
Environment=HOME=/var/lib/mcp/netbox
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/mcp/netbox
ExecStart=/opt/mcp/my-agent/bin/netbox.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
NoNewPrivileges=true
ProtectSystem=strict
ProtectHome=true
PrivateTmp=true
ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/mcp/netbox
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8101:8000 -e NETBOX_URL -e NETBOX_TOKEN -e NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL -e NETBOX_TIMEOUT -e NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED -e NETBOX_BRANCH -e NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY -e READ_ONLY_MODE -e DRY_RUN_MODE -e DISABLED_TAGS -e LOG_LEVEL -e RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE -e RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED -e RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS -e RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES -e TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED -e TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY -e TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim sh -c 'uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0'
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-19T00:39:31+00:00).
# Each package server runs behind a stdio->HTTP bridge and listens on localhost only.
# cp .env.example .env # fill the ${VAR}s
# docker compose up -d && bash smoke.sh
# Remote servers are not here: clients reach them directly (see clients/).
name: mcp-my-agent
services:
netbox:
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
command:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0
ports:
- 127.0.0.1:8101:8000
volumes:
- uv-cache:/root/.cache/uv
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD
- python3
- -c
- import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/status')
interval: 30s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 2m
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
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}
volumes:
npm-cache: {}
uv-cache: {}
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-19T00:39:31+00:00).
# kubectl create namespace mcp
# kubectl -n mcp create secret generic mcp-credentials --from-env-file=.env
# kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml
# Services are cluster-internal: <name>.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8000/mcp. Put an ingress
# with auth in front before exposing any of them.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: mcp
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: netbox
namespace: mcp
labels: &id001
app: netbox
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels: *id001
template:
metadata:
labels: *id001
spec:
containers:
- name: netbox
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: NETBOX_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_URL
- name: NETBOX_TOKEN
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_TOKEN
- name: NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL
- name: NETBOX_TIMEOUT
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_TIMEOUT
- name: NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED
- name: NETBOX_BRANCH
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_BRANCH
- name: NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY
- name: READ_ONLY_MODE
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: READ_ONLY_MODE
- name: DRY_RUN_MODE
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: DRY_RUN_MODE
- name: DISABLED_TAGS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: DISABLED_TAGS
- name: LOG_LEVEL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: LOG_LEVEL
- name: RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE
- name: RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED
- name: RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS
- name: RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES
- name: TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED
- name: TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY
- name: TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
args:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /status
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: netbox
namespace: mcp
spec:
selector:
app: netbox
ports:
- port: 8000
targetPort: http
name: http
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-19T00:39:31+00:00).
# Credentials come from the Secret 'mcp-credentials' (kubectl create secret generic ... --from-env-file=.env).
# Each server under `servers` is one Deployment + Service; the keys after it configure
# upstream charts a worker verified.
servers:
netbox:
enabled: true
replicas: 1
port: 8000
path: /mcp
container:
name: netbox
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: NETBOX_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_URL
- name: NETBOX_TOKEN
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_TOKEN
- name: NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL
- name: NETBOX_TIMEOUT
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_TIMEOUT
- name: NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED
- name: NETBOX_BRANCH
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_BRANCH
- name: NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY
- name: READ_ONLY_MODE
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: READ_ONLY_MODE
- name: DRY_RUN_MODE
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: DRY_RUN_MODE
- name: DISABLED_TAGS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: DISABLED_TAGS
- name: LOG_LEVEL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: LOG_LEVEL
- name: RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE
- name: RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED
- name: RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS
- name: RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES
- name: TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED
- name: TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY
- name: TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
args:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /status
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
# helm install my-agent helm/my-agent -n mcp
in the cloud
one click: the provider's deploy form opens filled in, in your own account- koyeb
-
The form opens with CHANGE_ME for each value you supply: NETBOX_URL, NETBOX_TOKEN, NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL, NETBOX_TIMEOUT, NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED, NETBOX_BRANCH, NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY, READ_ONLY_MODE, DRY_RUN_MODE, DISABLED_TAGS, LOG_LEVEL, RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE, RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED, RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS, RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES, TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED, TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY, TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS. Fill them in before you deploy.
Clients connect to the service's https://…koyeb.app address plus /mcp.
- azure
-
A Container Apps environment with one app per server, each with HTTPS ingress and one replica. The portal asks for each value you supply as a secure parameter; the deployment's outputs list the endpoints.
connect to it
copy what your client needsuvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0 # env: NETBOX_URL, NETBOX_TOKEN, NETBOX_VERIFY_SSL, NETBOX_TIMEOUT, NETBOX_BRANCHING_ENABLED, NETBOX_BRANCH, NETBOX_PLUGIN_DISCOVERY, READ_ONLY_MODE, DRY_RUN_MODE, DISABLED_TAGS, LOG_LEVEL, RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE, RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED, RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS, RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES, TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED, TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY, TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
{
"mcpServers": {
"netbox": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"netbox-mcp==0.1.0"
],
"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": "${TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS}"
}
}
}
}
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Registers every server with Claude Code (run once; `claude mcp list` to check).
set -euo pipefail
set -a; [ -f .env ] && source .env; set +a
claude mcp add netbox -e "NETBOX_URL=${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=${TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS}" -- uvx netbox-mcp==0.1.0
{
"mcpServers": {
"netbox": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"netbox-mcp==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"NETBOX_URL": "${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": "${TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS}"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"netbox": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"netbox-mcp==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"NETBOX_URL": "${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}"
}
}
}
}
name: my-agent target: local servers: - hub: io.github.mhajder/netbox-mcp
- not probed yet: tools unpinned, ingest lists them
tools
runs · 1
the latest tests of this entry by the hub and its workers, newest first| date | worker | method | status | sandbox | reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 21:29 | local-mac-vm | docker | needs auth | gvisor | docker: credentials=placeholder: the container exited: | Exception Group Traceback (most recent call last): | …aexit__(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb) | ^^^^^^^^^^^^… |