Oxidized

MCP server for Oxidized - network device configuration backup tool.

Exposes Oxidized data as MCP tools so that LLM assistants can query, compare and analyse network device configurations via natural language.

Features

Tool	Description
list_devices	List all devices managed by Oxidized
find_devices	Find devices by exact or partial name, full name, or IP address
get_device_status	Show backup status and last run details for a device
get_device_versions	List all stored configuration versions for a device
get_device_config_with_blame	Show current config with per-line version annotation
get_config_with_inline_diff	Show current config with inline change markers vs a reference version
get_diff_between_versions	Unified diff between two historical versions with configurable context lines

All device-specific tools accept an exact device name or a unique partial name. Matching is case-insensitive. If a partial name matches multiple devices, the server returns the matching candidates and asks for a more specific name or group instead of calling Oxidized with an ambiguous device name.

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Oxidized with oxidized-web running (REST API enabled)
• Docker (recommended)

Quick Start

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Oxidized URL and credentials
docker compose up -d

The MCP server listens on port 8000 (Streamable HTTP transport).

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
OXIDIZED_URL	Base URL of your Oxidized instance	required
OXIDIZED_USER	Basic Auth username	required
OXIDIZED_PASS	Basic Auth password	required
MCP_PORT	Port the MCP server listens on	8000

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client (e.g. Claude Desktop mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oxidized": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

• "List all devices and show me which ones failed their last backup."
• "Find the device containing HFGBF253 in its name."
• "Show the status of the device matching 253-IT."
• "List all stored versions for HFGBF253-IT in the Firewalls group."
• "Show me the current config of router01 and annotate each line with the version that last changed it."
• "Show me the current config of switch02 and highlight all changes compared to version 12."
• "Show the diff between version 12 and version 14 for firewall01 with 10 lines of context."

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
python -m mcp_oxidized.server

License

MIT