mcp-server-vyos

MCP server for VyOS router management via the HTTPS REST API. Provides both router management tools and live VyOS documentation lookup.

Installation

pip install mcp-server-vyos

Configuration

Set environment variables:

• VYOS_URL — Router API endpoint (e.g., https://vyos.example.com)
• VYOS_API_KEY — API key for authentication
• VYOS_READ_ONLY — Set to true to disable all mutating tools (config changes, reboot, poweroff, etc.)

VyOS Router Setup

Enable the HTTPS API on your VyOS router:

configure
set service https api keys id my-mcp-key key <your-api-key>
set service https api rest
commit
save

Claude Code

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vyos": {
      "command": "mcp-server-vyos",
      "env": {
        "VYOS_URL": "https://vyos.example.com",
        "VYOS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Read-Only Mode

For safe, query-only access (monitoring, investigation, documentation lookup), enable read-only mode:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vyos": {
      "command": "mcp-server-vyos",
      "env": {
        "VYOS_URL": "https://vyos.example.com",
        "VYOS_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "VYOS_READ_ONLY": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

This registers only non-mutating tools: vyos_info, vyos_retrieve, vyos_return_values, vyos_exists, vyos_config_diff, vyos_show, vyos_docs_search, and vyos_docs_read.

Tools

Router Management

Tool	Description
vyos_info	System info (no auth required)
vyos_retrieve	Read configuration at a path
vyos_return_values	Get multi-valued config node values
vyos_exists	Check if a config path exists
vyos_config_diff	Show config differences (saved vs running, or by revision)
vyos_show	Run operational show commands
vyos_validate	Validate config syntax (temporary apply with auto-rollback)
vyos_configure	Apply config with commit-confirm (safe default)
vyos_confirm	Confirm a pending commit-confirm
vyos_save	Save running config to disk
vyos_load	Load a configuration file
vyos_merge	Merge config file or string into running config
vyos_generate	Generate keys, certificates, etc.
vyos_reset	Reset operations
vyos_reboot	Reboot the router
vyos_poweroff	Power off the router
vyos_image_add	Add a system image from URL
vyos_image_delete	Delete a system image

Documentation

Tool	Description
vyos_docs_search	Search VyOS documentation by topic
vyos_docs_read	Read a specific documentation page

Documentation is fetched live from the vyos-documentation repository, so it stays in sync with the latest VyOS releases. Results are cached for 1 hour.

Safety

• Configuration changes use commit-confirm by default -- changes auto-revert after 5 minutes unless confirmed with vyos_confirm
• Destructive operations (vyos_reboot, vyos_poweroff, vyos_image_delete) include warning descriptions
• API keys are never logged or included in tool outputs
• Self-signed TLS certificates are accepted by default (common on VyOS)

Development

uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest
ruff check .

License

MIT