central_run_show_commands
Execute show commands on a device; auto-validates against the device's supported command catalog and returns the catalog on any mismatch
How to use it
central_run_show_commands is exposed by the Central MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the central_run_show_commands tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Central MCP Server
uvx --prerelease=allow central-mcp-serverOther tools in Central MCP Server (24)
Bounce ports or toggle PoE on CX/AOS-S switches and gateways — fetches live interface state and requires user confirmation before executing
Look up a single client by MAC address
Look up a single device by serial number or device name
Active, cleared, or deferred alerts for a site — filter by device type or category
Detailed snapshot for a single AP by serial number; optionally embed richer radio (RF health) and uplink-port data via include.
Time-series trends for an AP, a radio (radionumber), or an uplink port (portindex) over a time window — CPU/memory/power/throughput, RF channel/noise, port errors.
Filtered list of access points — filter by site, serial number, status, model, firmware version, deployment, or cluster
Filtered list of clients — filter by connection type, status, VLAN, WLAN, and more
Capacity trend samples for a cluster — client and device (AP/switch) counts and percentages vs maximum capacity over a time window.
Filtered list of devices — filter by type, site, model, serial number, and more
Events for a site, device, or client within a time window
Event count breakdown by type with responsemode="full" (counts) or responsemode="compact" (ranked event id/name pairs + lists)
Snapshot of a gateway cluster — members and per-member tunnel health; optionally add cluster tunnels, VLAN-mismatch summary, and connectivity graph via include.
Detailed snapshot for a single gateway by serial number; optionally add ports, tunnels, uplinks, and VLANs via include.
Time-series trends for a gateway, port (portnumber), tunnel (tunnelname), or uplink (linktag) over a time window — CPU/memory/availability/temperature, throughput, errors.
Filtered list of gateways — filter by site, serial number, device name, model, status (title-case Online/Offline), or cluster name.
Detailed health metrics for one or more sites (device/client/alert counts, health score)
Lightweight mapping of all site names to IDs and health scores
Detailed snapshot for a single switch (or stack conductor) by serial number; optionally add interfaces, VLANs, PoE, LAG, VSX, stack members, and hardware health via include.
Time-series trends for a switch at hardware scope (CPU/memory/temperature/PoE/power) or interface scope (throughput/error counters) over a time window — all metrics returned per sample.
Filtered list of switches — filter by site, model, status (title-case Online/Offline), or deployment (Standalone/Stack/VSX); each item embeds a current hardware-trend snapshot.
Throughput trend samples (tx/rx bps) for a specific WLAN over a selected time window
Configured WLANs (SSIDs) with optional filtering by WLAN name, site, and sort fields; filter by serialnumber to list WLANs broadcast by a specific AP.
Run a live network diagnostic (ping, traceroute, http, https, tcp, nslookup) against a device — device family resolved automatically from serial number