Is Netbox Mcp Server safe to use?

Netbox 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 Apache-2.0.

How do I install Netbox Mcp Server?

Netbox Mcp Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What can Netbox Mcp Server do?

Netbox Mcp Server provides 3 tools: get_objects, get_object_by_id, get_changelogs. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Netbox Mcp Server?

Netbox Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Netbox Mcp Server actively maintained?

Netbox Mcp Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 174 GitHub stars.

Netbox Mcp Server

Name: Netbox Mcp Server
Author: netboxlabs

Official

by netboxlabs

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for read-only interaction with NetBox data in LLMs

174 3 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

Apache-2.0 license

Actively maintained

Last commit 2d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

3 tools · ~344 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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netbox-mcp-server": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Netbox Mcp Server does

⚠️ Breaking Change in v1.0.0: The project structure has changed. > If upgrading from v0.1.0, update your configuration: > - Change uv run server.py to uv run netbox-mcp-server > - Update Claude Desktop/Code configs to use netbox-mcp-server instead of server.py > - Docker users: rebuild images with updated CMD > - See CHANGELOG.md for full details

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Is Netbox Mcp Server safe to use?: Netbox 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 Apache-2.0.
How do I install Netbox Mcp Server?: Netbox Mcp Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Netbox Mcp Server do?: Netbox Mcp Server provides 3 tools: get_objects, get_object_by_id, get_changelogs. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Netbox Mcp Server?: Netbox Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Netbox Mcp Server actively maintained?: Netbox Mcp Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 174 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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netbox-mcp-server": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Netbox Mcp Server does

⚠️ Breaking Change in v1.0.0: The project structure has changed. > If upgrading from v0.1.0, update your configuration: > - Change uv run server.py to uv run netbox-mcp-server > - Update Claude Desktop/Code configs to use netbox-mcp-server instead of server.py > - Docker users: rebuild images with updated CMD > - See CHANGELOG.md for full details

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

README

NetBox MCP Server

⚠️ Breaking Change in v1.0.0: The project structure has changed. If upgrading from v0.1.0, update your configuration:

Change uv run server.py to uv run netbox-mcp-server

Update Claude Desktop/Code configs to use netbox-mcp-server instead of server.py

Docker users: rebuild images with updated CMD

See CHANGELOG.md for full details

This is a simple read-only Model Context Protocol server for NetBox. It enables you to interact with your data in NetBox directly via LLMs that support MCP.

The server is intentionally simple: easy to get started with, hard to misuse (read-only by default, no plugin surface), and easy to fork and adapt. Forking under Apache 2.0 is a first-class path for users who need capabilities beyond the project's scope.

Community

For chat, use cases, and general MCP discussion, join the NetBox community at netdev.chat. The #ai channel is the right home for MCP integrations, questions, and sharing use cases. Bugs and feature ideas specific to this server go in issues.

Tools

Tool	Description
get_objects	Retrieves NetBox core objects based on their type and filters
get_object_by_id	Gets detailed information about a specific NetBox object by its ID
get_changelogs	Retrieves change history records (audit trail) based on filters

Note: Core NetBox object types are always available. Plugin object types can be auto-discovered. See Plugin Object Type Discovery. Advanced features (GraphQL, dynamic model discovery, etc.) are deliberately out of scope. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full scope statement and rationale.

Usage

Create a read-only API token in NetBox with sufficient permissions for the tool to access the data you want to make available via MCP.

Install dependencies:

# Using UV (recommended)
uv sync

# Or using pip
pip install -e .

Verify the server can run: NETBOX_URL=https://netbox.example.com/ NETBOX_TOKEN=<your-api-token> uv run netbox-mcp-server
Add the MCP server to your LLM client. See below for some examples with Claude.

Claude Code

Stdio Transport (Default)

Add the server using the claude mcp add command:

claude mcp add --transport stdio netbox \
  --env NETBOX_URL=https://netbox.example.com/ \
  --env NETBOX_TOKEN=<your-api-token> \
  -- uv --directory /path/to/netbox-mcp-server run netbox-mcp-server

Important notes:

Replace /path/to/netbox-mcp-server with the absolute path to your local clone
The -- separator distinguishes Claude Code flags from the server command
Use --scope project to share the configuration via .mcp.json in version control
Use --scope user to make it available across all your projects (default is local)

After adding, verify with /mcp in Claude Code or claude mcp list in your terminal.

HTTP Transport

For HTTP transport, first start the server manually:

# Start the server with HTTP transport (using .env or environment variables)
NETBOX_URL=https://netbox.example.com/ \
NETBOX_TOKEN=<your-api-token> \
TRANSPORT=http \
uv run netbox-mcp-server

Then add the running server to Claude Code:

# Add the HTTP MCP server (note: URL must include http:// or https:// prefix)
claude mcp add --transport http netbox http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp

Important notes:

The URL must include the protocol prefix (http:// or https://)
The default endpoint is /mcp when using HTTP transport
The server must be running before Claude Code can connect
Verify the connection with claude mcp list - you should see a ✓ next to the server name

Claude Desktop

Add the server configuration to your Claude Desktop config file. On Mac, edit `~/Library/Application

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Why this score

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

Score breakdown

77/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−23

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Inventory

Tools (3)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~344 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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Have you used this server?

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Netbox Mcp Server safe to use?: Netbox 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 Apache-2.0.
How do I install Netbox Mcp Server?: Netbox Mcp Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Netbox Mcp Server do?: Netbox Mcp Server provides 3 tools: get_objects, get_object_by_id, get_changelogs. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Netbox Mcp Server?: Netbox Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Netbox Mcp Server actively maintained?: Netbox Mcp Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 174 GitHub stars.