Is Cisco Nso Mcp Server safe to use?

Cisco Nso Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Cisco Nso Mcp Server?

Cisco Nso Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Cisco Nso Mcp Server do?

Cisco Nso Mcp Server provides 9 tools: get_device_ned_ids, get_device_groups, get_device_platform, get_device_config, get_device_state and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Cisco Nso Mcp Server?

Cisco Nso Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Cisco Nso Mcp Server actively maintained?

Cisco Nso Mcp Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 157 days ago. It has 14 GitHub stars.

Cisco Nso Mcp Server

Name: Cisco Nso Mcp Server
Author: NSO-developer

cisco-nso-mcp-server · by NSO-developer

14 9 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 157d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

9 tools · ~480 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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DevOps

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nso": {
      "env": {
        "LOG_FILE": "/path/to/your/logs/nso-mcp.log"
      },
      "args": [
        "cisco-nso-mcp-server",
        "--nso-address=127.0.0.1",
        "--nso-port=8080",
        "--nso-username=admin",
        "--nso-password=admin"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Cisco Nso Mcp Server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Cisco NSO (Network Services Orchestrator) that exposes NSO data and operations as MCP primitives (Tools, Resources, etc.) that can be consumed by an MCP-compatible client, enabling AI-powered network automation through natural language interactions.

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OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked cisco-nso-mcp-server against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (9)

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~480 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (1)

environment

Provides a curated summary of the NSO environment including device count, Operating System Distribution, Unique Operating System Count, Unique Model Count, Model Distribution, Device Series Distribution, Device Groups and Members

https://resources.cisco-nso-mcp.io/environment

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cisco Nso Mcp Server safe to use?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Cisco Nso Mcp Server?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Cisco Nso Mcp Server do?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server provides 9 tools: get_device_ned_ids, get_device_groups, get_device_platform, get_device_config, get_device_state and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Cisco Nso Mcp Server?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Cisco Nso Mcp Server actively maintained?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 157 days ago. It has 14 GitHub stars.

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DevOps

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nso": {
      "env": {
        "LOG_FILE": "/path/to/your/logs/nso-mcp.log"
      },
      "args": [
        "cisco-nso-mcp-server",
        "--nso-address=127.0.0.1",
        "--nso-port=8080",
        "--nso-username=admin",
        "--nso-password=admin"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Cisco Nso Mcp Server does

Test This Server

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README

Cisco NSO MCP Server

Sample Custom Client

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how AI models interact with external tools and services. MCP enables:

Tool Definition: Structured way to define tools that AI models can use
Tool Discovery: Mechanism for models to discover available tools
Tool Execution: Standardized method for models to call tools and receive results
Context Management: Efficient passing of context between tools and models
Framework Agnostic: Works across multiple AI frameworks including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and others
Interoperability: Provides a common language for AI systems to communicate with external tools

Features

Stdio Transport: By default, this MCP server uses stdio transport for process-bound communication
Tool-First Design: Network operations are defined as discrete tools with clear interfaces
Asynchronous Processing: All network operations are implemented asynchronously for better performance
Structured Responses: Consistent response format with status, data, and metadata sections
Environment Resources: Provides contextual information about the NSO environment
NSO Integration: Uses cisco-nso-restconf library for a clean, Pythonic interface to NSO's RESTCONF API
Flexible Logging: Configurable logging to stdout and/or file via environment variables. When the LOG_FILE environment variable is set, logs are sent to both stdout and the specified file. If the log file cannot be created or written to, the server falls back to stdout-only logging with an error message
Multiple Client Support: Works with any MCP-compatible client including Windsurf Cascade and custom Python applications

Available Tools and Resources

Tools

Tool Name	Description	Inputs	Returns
`get_device_ned_ids`	Retrieves Network Element Driver (NED) IDs from Cisco NSO		A dictionary with a list of NED IDs
`get_device_groups`	Retrieves device groups from Cisco NSO		A dictionary with a list of device groups
`get_device_platform`	Gets platform information for a specific device in Cisco NSO	'device_name' (string)	A dictionary with platform information for the specified device
`get_device_config`	Gets full configuration for a specific device in Cisco NSO	'device_name' (string)	A dictionary with configuration for the specified device
`get_device_state`	Gets state for a specific device in Cisco NSO	'device_name' (string)	A dictionary with state for the specified device
`check_device_sync`	Checks sync status for a specific device in Cisco NSO	'device_name' (string)	A dictionary with sync status for the specified device
`sync_from_device`	Syncs from a specific device in Cisco NSO	'device_name' (string)	A dictionary with sync status for the specified device
`get_service_types`	Gets service types in Cisco NSO		A dictionary with service types
`get_services`	Gets services for a specific service type in Cisco NSO	'service_type' (string)	A dictionary with services for the specified service type

Resources

https://resources.cisco-nso-mcp.io/environment: Provides a curated summary of the NSO environment:
- _Device count, Operating System Distribution, Unique Operating System

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

80/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−20

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked cisco-nso-mcp-server against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (9)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~480 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (1)

environment

https://resources.cisco-nso-mcp.io/environment

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cisco Nso Mcp Server safe to use?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Cisco Nso Mcp Server?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Cisco Nso Mcp Server do?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server provides 9 tools: get_device_ned_ids, get_device_groups, get_device_platform, get_device_config, get_device_state and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Cisco Nso Mcp Server?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Cisco Nso Mcp Server actively maintained?: Cisco Nso Mcp Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 157 days ago. It has 14 GitHub stars.